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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026

HF 537: Relating to property exempt from execution, including firearms

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 amends Code section 627.6 (general exemptions), which lists property that a debtor who is an Iowa resident may hold exempt from execution. The bill changes the exemption regarding firearms from “one shotgun, and either one rifle or one musket” to “one long gun and one handgun”.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. February 16, 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/HF537