HF 2080: Relating to firearms by limiting civil liability of federal firearms licensees who enter into voluntary firearm hold agreements with individuals

What it does

This bill establishes firearm hold agreements, and provides a limitation of liability for federal firearms licensees who enter into such agreements. The bill defines a firearm hold agreement to mean a private transaction between a federal firearms licensee and an individual owner where the licensee takes possession of the owner’s lawful firearm at the owner’s request, holds the firearm for an agreed period of time, and returns the firearm according to the terms of the transaction. The bill provides that no person shall have a cause of action against a federal firearms licensee operating lawfully in this state for any act or omission arising from or subsequent to a firearm hold agreement and resulting in personal injury or death of a person.

House subcommittee · named January 23, 2024

• Rep. Mike Vondran (R) · mike.vondran@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D) · elinor.levin@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Phil Thompson (R)

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Iowa; National Rifle Association of America

Against: March For Our Lives Iowa

In plain words

1. January 18, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
2. January 23, 2024House subcommittee named: Vondran, Levin, Thompson and P
3. February 5, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 7, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. February 8, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2421
6. February 19, 2024Withdrawn