89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 128: Relating to the sale or transfer of firearms, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions
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 the sale or transfer of firearms, provides penalties, and includes applicability provisions. The bill prohibits a person from selling or transferring a firearm to another person without receiving verification from a federally licensed firearms dealer that information regarding the prospective purchaser or transferee has been submitted to the department of public safety for a criminal history background check and that a determination has been received by the department of public safety that the prospective purchaser or transferee is not prohibited under either state or federal law from possessing a firearm.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 6 against
For: Iowans for Gun Safety; League of Women Voters of Iowa
Against: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Gun Owners; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; National Rifle Association of America; National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff
In plain words
- January 21, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
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/89/HF128