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House
File
925
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
925
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
199)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
conveyance
of
firearms
in
or
on
certain
1
vehicles.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
2799HV
(1)
91
sb/js
H.F.
925
Section
1.
Section
321G.13,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
a.
A
person
shall
not
operate
or
ride
a
snowmobile
with
3
a
firearm
in
the
person’s
possession
unless
it
is
unloaded
and
4
enclosed
in
a
carrying
case,
except
as
otherwise
provided.
5
However,
a
nonambulatory
person
may
carry
an
uncased
and
6
unloaded
firearm
while
operating
or
riding
a
snowmobile.
7
b.
(1)
A
person
may
operate
or
ride
a
snowmobile
with
a
8
loaded
firearm,
whether
concealed
or
not,
without
a
permit
to
9
carry
weapons,
if
the
person
operates
or
rides
on
land
owned,
10
possessed,
or
rented
by
the
person
and
the
person’s
conduct
is
11
otherwise
lawful.
12
(2)
A
person
may
operate
or
ride
a
snowmobile
with
a
loaded
13
pistol
or
revolver,
whether
concealed
or
not,
if
the
person
is
14
operating
or
riding
the
snowmobile
on
land
that
is
not
owned,
15
possessed,
or
rented
by
the
person,
and
the
person’s
conduct
is
16
otherwise
lawful.
17
c.
A
person
shall
not
discharge
a
firearm
while
on
a
18
snowmobile,
except
that
a
nonambulatory
person
may
discharge
a
19
firearm
from
a
snowmobile
while
lawfully
hunting
if
the
person
20
is
not
operating
or
riding
a
moving
snowmobile.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
321I.14,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
2.
a.
A
person
shall
not
operate
or
ride
an
all-terrain
24
vehicle
with
a
firearm
in
the
person’s
possession
unless
it
is
25
unloaded
and
enclosed
in
a
carrying
case,
except
as
otherwise
26
provided.
However,
a
nonambulatory
person
may
carry
an
uncased
27
and
unloaded
firearm
while
operating
or
riding
an
all-terrain
28
vehicle.
29
b.
(1)
A
person
may
operate
or
ride
an
all-terrain
vehicle
30
with
a
loaded
firearm,
whether
concealed
or
not,
without
a
31
permit
to
carry
weapons,
if
the
person
operates
or
rides
on
32
land
owned,
possessed,
or
rented
by
the
person
and
the
person’s
33
conduct
is
otherwise
lawful.
34
(2)
A
person
may
operate
or
ride
an
all-terrain
vehicle
with
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a
loaded
pistol
or
revolver,
whether
concealed
or
not,
if
the
1
person
is
operating
or
riding
the
all-terrain
vehicle
on
land
2
that
is
not
owned,
possessed,
or
rented
by
the
person,
and
the
3
person’s
conduct
is
otherwise
lawful.
4
c.
A
person
shall
not
discharge
a
firearm
while
on
an
5
all-terrain
vehicle,
except
that
a
nonambulatory
person
may
6
discharge
a
firearm
from
an
all-terrain
vehicle
while
lawfully
7
hunting
if
the
person
is
not
operating
or
riding
a
moving
8
all-terrain
vehicle.
9
Sec.
3.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
q,
Code
10
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
11
Sec.
4.
REPEAL.
Section
483A.36,
Code
2025,
is
repealed.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
relates
to
the
conveyance
of
firearms
in
or
on
16
certain
vehicles.
17
Current
law
prohibits
a
person
from
operating
or
riding
a
18
snowmobile
or
all-terrain
vehicle
with
a
loaded
firearm
in
the
19
person’s
possession
unless
the
person
is
operating
or
riding
20
the
snowmobile
or
all-terrain
vehicle
on
land
that
is
owned,
21
possessed,
or
rented
by
the
person,
and
the
person’s
conduct
is
22
otherwise
lawful.
Additionally,
a
person
may
operate
or
ride
23
a
snowmobile
or
all-terrain
vehicle
with
a
loaded
pistol
or
24
revolver
on
land
that
is
not
owned,
possessed,
or
rented
by
the
25
person,
if
the
person’s
conduct
is
otherwise
lawful.
The
bill
26
strikes
these
prohibitions
and
exceptions.
27
Unless
otherwise
permitted
by
law,
current
law
generally
28
prohibits
a
person
from
having
or
carrying
a
gun
in
or
on
a
29
vehicle
on
a
public
highway
unless
the
gun
is
taken
down
or
30
totally
contained
in
a
fastened
case
and
with
its
barrels
and
31
attached
magazines
unloaded.
A
person
conveying
an
assembled,
32
unloaded
gun
is
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine
of
$35.
A
person
33
conveying
a
loaded
gun
is
subject
to
a
scheduled
fine
of
$70.
34
The
bill
repeals
the
prohibition
and
strikes
the
associated
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scheduled
fines.
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