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A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles. Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles. Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Firearms
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
SINCLAIR and SCHULTZ
Last action
2025-05-06
Official status
Signed by Governor . S.J. 943 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles. Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles.
  • Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-06 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . S.J. 943 .

  2. 2025-05-06 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 942 .

  3. 2025-04-29 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1075 .

  4. 2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 906 .

  5. 2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 42, nays 8. S.J. 905 .

  6. 2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature

    Senate concurred with S-3060 . S.J. 904 .

  7. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1034 .

  8. 2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House, with amendment S-3060 . S.J. 656 .

  9. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 850 .

  10. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 93, nays 3. H.J. 838 .

  11. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1174 adopted. H.J. 838 .

  12. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for HF 925 . H.J. 837 .

  13. 2025-03-25 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1174 filed. H.J. 814 .

  14. 2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Passed on file. H.J. 750 .

  15. 2025-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 678 .

  16. 2025-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 663 .

  17. 2025-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 545 .

  18. 2025-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 39, nays 7. S.J. 542 .

  19. 2025-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  20. 2025-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 259 .

  21. 2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  22. 2025-01-28 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2025 11:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.

  23. 2025-01-23 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Schultz, Knox, and Webster. S.J. 137 .

  24. 2025-01-22 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 123 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles. Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 6, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 106, an Act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincere Y,
( 4 100-­Kim R ynolds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 106
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE CONVEYANCE OF FIREARMS IN OR ON CERTAIN
VEHICLES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 321G.13, subsection 2, Code 2025, is
amended to read as follows:
2. a. A persen shall net eperatc or ride a 3nowmobilc with
a firearm in the person's posses3ion unle33 it is unloaded and
enclo3cd in a arrying a3e, except a3 otherwi3e provided.
However, a nonambulatory person may arry an uneascd and
a snowmobile.
Senate File 106, p. 2
ems--mom—eperateer ride a snewmebilwi-th a
loaded fir arm, whether co- ne algid or not, without a permit to
terry weapons, if the person operatc3 or ride3 on land owned,
pessesoed, or rented by the person and the person's conduct is
otherwise lawful.
pistol or revolver, whether cone alcd or not, if the person is
po33e33cd, or rented by the person, and the person"3 conduct i3
othcrwi3c lawful.
e: A person shall not discharge a firearm while on a
snowmobile, except that a nonambulatory person may discharge a
firearm from a snowmobile while lawfully hunting if the person
is not operating or riding a moving snowmobile.
Sec. 2. Section 321I.14, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
2. a. A persen shall net eperate er ride an all - terrain
unloaded and enelo3ed in a carrying a3e, except a3 otherwi3e
and unloaded fir arm while operating or riding an all terrain
vehicle.
b. ( 1) A person may operate er ride an all terrain vehicle
with a loaded fir arm, whether cone aled or not, without a
land owned , po­o3e33cd, or rented by the person and the person " 3
eeîrd• " • rs otherwise law f u-l .
a loaded pistol or revolver, whether cone algid or not, if the
per3on is operating or riding the all terrain vehicle on land
person's conduct is otherwi3e lawful.
e` A person shall not discharge a firearm while on an
all- terrain vehicle, except that a nonambulatory person may
discharge a firearm from an all- terrain vehicle while lawfully
hunting if the person is not operating or riding a moving
all- terrain vehicle.
Sec. 3. Section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph q, Code
2025, is amended by striking the paragraph.
Senate File 106, p. 3
REPEAL. Section 483A.36, Code 2025, is repealed.
AMY SINQLAIR
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 106, Ninety-first General
Approved 2025