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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HF 250: Relating to carrying and possessing weapons without a permit, and providing penalties

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

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to carrying and possessing weapons without a permit.4 relating to the crime of carrying dangerous weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor, without a valid permit or in other enumerated circumstances. Instead, the bill section creates a new crime of going armed with a knife in the commission of a crime, an aggravated misdemeanor.4 and the commission of the delinquent act is on school grounds.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 4 against

For: Iowa Gun Owners; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 27, 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/HF250