89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 119: Relating to the imposition of civil liability on parents or guardians when minors cause injury with firearms
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to civil liability of parents or guardians when a minor causes injury with a firearm. The bill provides that if a parent or guardian either permits a minor to have a firearm or leaves the firearm in a place accessible to the minor, and the minor discharges the firearm, civil liability shall be imputed to a parent or guardian having custody and control of the minor for purposes of civil damages for any injury to the person or property of a person other than the minor proximately caused by the discharge, and the parent or guardian shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages resulting from the act.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 0 for, 4 against
Against: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; National Rifle Association of America; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff
In plain words
- January 21, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF119