89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 253: Relating to the possession of unlawfully produced firearms, the reporting of lost or stolen firearms, 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
This bill relates to the possession of unlawfully produced firearms and reporting lost or stolen firearms. The bill provides definitions for “serial number”, “three-dimensional printer”, “undetectable firearm”, and “untraceable firearm”. The bill prohibits a person from using a three-dimensional printer or similar device to produce a firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component or importing, selling, shipping, delivering, possessing, transferring, transporting, purchasing, or receiving a firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component produced by a three-dimensional printer if the firearm, firearm receiver, magazine, or firearm component does not have a serial number.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 3 for, 2 against
For: Brady United Against Gun Violence; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowans for Gun Safety
Against: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff
In plain words
- 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 Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF253