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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SF 2161: Prohibiting a governing board of a public college or university from adopting or enforcing any policy or rule that prohibits a person with a valid permit to carry weapons from carrying, transporting, or possessing a dangerous weapon in the buildings or on the grounds of such a college or university, and including civil penalties

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 6, 2020

  • Sen. Jerry Behn (R)
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Jeff Edler (R)

Lobbying · 1 for, 11 against

For: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.

Against: Board of Regents, State of Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of Community College Trustees; Iowa Central Community College; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowans for Gun Safety; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; Planned Parenthood North Central States

In plain words

  1. February 5, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 6, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Behn, Celsi and Edler

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF2161