HF2162 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to shooting from roads, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2616 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: WOOD and HORA
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2616 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to shooting from roads, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2616 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to shooting from roads, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2616 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2616 .
2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 327 .
2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 327 .
2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 12:15PM RM 102.
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Wood, Cooling and Mommsen. H.J. 166 .
2026-01-26 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 151 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to shooting from roads, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2616 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

2162

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2162

BY

WOOD

and

HORA

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

shooting

from

roads,

and

making

penalties

1

applicable.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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6035YH

(2)

91

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H.F.

2162

Section

1.

Section

481A.54,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

2A.

A

person

shall

not

shoot

any

rifle,

3

shotgun

with

a

slug

load,

pistol,

or

revolver

from

any

road,

as

4

defined

in

section

306.3,

subsection

8.

5

EXPLANATION

6

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

7

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

8

This

bill

relates

to

shooting

from

roads.

The

bill

prohibits

9

a

person

from

shooting

any

rifle,

shotgun

with

a

slug

load,

10

pistol,

or

revolver

from

any

road.

The

bill

defines

“road”

11

as

the

entire

width

between

property

lines

through

private

12

property

or

the

designated

width

through

public

property

of

13

every

way

or

place

of

whatever

nature

if

any

part

of

such

way

or

14

place

is

open

to

the

use

of

the

public,

as

a

matter

of

right,

15

for

purposes

of

vehicular

traffic.

The

bill

does

not

apply

to

16

any

peace

officer

or

military

personnel

in

the

performance

of

17

their

official

duties.

18

A

person

who

unlawfully

shoots

any

rifle,

shotgun,

pistol,

19

or

revolver

from

any

road

is

subject

to

a

scheduled

fine

of

20

$30.

21

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