Bills › 89th General Assembly

HF 129Died when the session ended · January 21, 2021

Prohibiting the sale, transfer, or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Topics:FirearmsPublic safety & emergencies

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2021
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill prohibits the sale, transfer, or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, provides a penalty, and includes effective date and applicability provisions. The bill provides that a person who sells, transfers, or possesses any large capacity ammunition feeding device commits an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. Under the bill, a “large ammunition feeding device” means a magazine, belt, drum, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than rounds of ammunition.

Read the full explanation

The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to any large capacity ammunition feeding device sold, transferred, or possessed on or after the effective date.

Full bill text1

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§724.26A

How the Code works2

Lobbying

2 for · 3 against · 0 undecided · Who →

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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 65 Prohibiting the sale, transfer, or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices…
    88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee
  • HF 124 Prohibiting the sale or transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, providing p…
    88th General Assembly · In committee · very similar
    Cleared committee

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  • SF 2080 Prohibiting the sale or transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, providing p…
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