HSB 199 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

This bill repeals existing restrictions on carrying firearms while operating snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Iowa. It removes requirements that firearms must be unloaded and enclosed in a case, and eliminates the $35 fine for carrying an unloaded firearm and $70 fine for carrying a loaded firearm improperly. The bill also repeals associated fines and provisions that previously limited when loaded firearms could be carried on these vehicles, regardless of land ownership. This change directly affects anyone operating snowmobiles or ATVs in Iowa, removing specific firearm carriage restrictions during operation. The policy shift simplifies rules for carrying firearms on these vehicles without requiring unloaded/cased storage or land ownership exceptions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025
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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 12, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 925.
legislature
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 2.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 24, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2025 4:00PM House Lounge.
legislature
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Meggers, Gosa and Wengryn.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Public Safety.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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