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HF 168Died when the session ended · February 1, 2023

Relating to a lost or stolen firearm, and providing penalties

Topics:Crime & correctionsFirearmsPublic safety & emergencies

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2023
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary If you realize a gun you own is lost or stolen, you must tell your local police within a few hours. Failing to report it could result in a fine of $50.1

Read the official explanation

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.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§724.33

Amends§805.8C

How the Code works3

Lobbying

4 for · 2 against · 0 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 116 Relating to a lost or stolen firearm, and providing penalties
    88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee

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  • SF 2125 Relating to lost or stolen firearms, and providing penalties
    91st General Assembly · In committee
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