89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 343: Relating to the carrying of weapons including on the grounds of a school, community college, or university, 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 carrying of weapons including on school grounds or in the buildings or on the grounds of a community college or university. DIVISION I —— CARRYING AND POSSESSING WEAPONS INCLUDING ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.4 by striking the current penalty for carrying dangerous weapons. Instead, the bill amends the current crime of going armed with a knife in the commission of a crime, an aggravated misdemeanor, to provide that a person who goes armed with a knife on or about the person, or who used the knife in the commission of a crime, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 4 against
For: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 2, 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/HF343