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SENATE
FILE
2263
BY
SCHULTZ
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
February
24,
2026
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
carrying,
transportation,
and
possession
1
of
weapons,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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DIVISION
I
1
FIREARMS,
AMMUNITION,
OR
DANGEROUS
WEAPONS
——
PUBLICLY
2
ACCESSIBLE
PARKING
LOTS
3
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
724.4F
Dangerous
weapons
in
4
publicly
accessible
parking
lots.
5
1.
A
person
may
carry,
transport,
or
possess
a
dangerous
6
weapon
in
a
privately
owned
motor
vehicle
on
the
real
property
7
comprising
a
publicly
accessible,
nonsecure
parking
lot
that
8
is
operated
by
the
state
or
a
county,
city,
or
township
in
the
9
state
if
the
carrying,
transportation,
or
possession
of
the
10
dangerous
weapon
is
otherwise
lawful
under
the
laws
of
this
11
state
and
if
the
dangerous
weapon
remains
out
of
sight
and
12
inside
a
locked
vehicle
on
the
real
property
when
the
vehicle
13
is
unoccupied.
14
2.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
a
parking
lot
at
a
15
facility,
including
an
armory,
owned
or
operated
by
the
16
national
guard.
17
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“facility”
and
“national
18
guard”
mean
the
same
as
defined
in
section
29A.1.
19
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
20
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
21
DIVISION
II
22
FIREARMS
IN
VEHICLES
TRANSPORTING
FOSTER
CHILDREN
23
Sec.
3.
Section
237.3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
24
following
new
subsection:
25
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
14.
Rules
of
the
department
shall
not
26
prohibit
the
otherwise
lawful
carrying,
transportation,
or
27
possession
of
a
firearm,
regardless
of
whether
the
firearm
is
28
loaded,
in
motor
vehicles
used
to
transport
a
child
in
foster
29
care.
30
DIVISION
III
31
FIREARMS
OR
OFFENSIVE
WEAPONS
IN
OR
NEAR
SCHOOLS
AND
PUBLIC
32
PARKS
33
Sec.
4.
Section
724.4A,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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724.4A
Weapons
free
zones
Schools
and
public
parks
——
1
enhanced
penalties.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section
,
“weapons
free
zone”
means
3
the
area
in
or
on,
or
within
one
thousand
feet
of,
the
real
4
property
comprising
a
public
or
private
elementary
or
secondary
5
school,
or
in
or
on
the
real
property
comprising
a
public
park.
6
A
weapons
free
zone
shall
not
include
that
portion
of
a
public
7
park
designated
as
a
hunting
area
under
section
461A.42
.
8
2.
Notwithstanding
sections
902.9
and
903.1
,
a
person
who
9
commits
a
public
offense
involving
a
firearm
or
offensive
10
weapon,
within
a
weapons
free
zone
the
area
in
or
on,
or
within
11
one
thousand
feet
of,
the
real
property
comprising
a
public
or
12
private
elementary
or
secondary
school,
or
in
or
on
the
real
13
property
comprising
a
public
park
,
in
violation
of
this
or
any
14
other
chapter
shall
be
subject
to
a
fine
of
twice
the
maximum
15
amount
which
that
may
otherwise
be
imposed
for
the
public
16
offense.
This
section
shall
not
apply
to
any
portion
of
a
17
public
park
designated
as
a
hunting
area
under
section
461A.42.
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