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

SF 2221: Relating to payment card transactions involving firearms and ammunition, and providing civil 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 payment card transactions of firearms and ammunition. The bill prohibits a financial institution, or an agent of a financial institution, from requiring the use of a firearms code in a way that distinguishes a firearms retailer from other retailers. “Financial institution”, “firearms code”, and “firearms retailer” are defined in the bill. The bill also prohibits a financial institution from declining a payment card transaction involving a firearms retailer based on the assignment of a firearms code.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 7, 2024

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · kerry.gruenhagen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.

Against: Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
  2. February 7, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bisignano and Gruenhagen

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/SF2221