HF 2421: 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.

Senate subcommittee · named February 20, 2024

• Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

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. February 8, 2024Filed in the House
2. February 19, 2024Passed the House, 89–2
3. February 20, 2024Arrived in the Senate
4. February 20, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Schultz and Weiner
5. March 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 13, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
7. April 17, 2024Passed the Senate, 46–0
8. April 24, 2024Sent to the Governor
9. May 1, 2024Signed into law