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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 168: Relating to a lost or stolen firearm, and providing penalties

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to a lost or stolen firearm. The bill requires the owner of a firearm to report a lost or stolen firearm to the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the place where the firearm is believed to have been lost or stolen within hours of discovering that the firearm has been lost or stolen. A person who violates the bill commits a simple misdemeanor punishable with a scheduled fine in the amount of $50.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 4 for, 2 against

For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowans for Gun Safety; League of Women Voters of Iowa; March For Our Lives Iowa

Against: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

In plain words

  1. February 1, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF168