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

SF 2253: Establishing a mental health firearm safety fund

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 establishes a mental health firearm safety fund (fund) under the control of the department of health and human services (HHS) to be funded with moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by HHS for placement in the fund. The bill allows HHS to use moneys in the fund to award grants to organizations for the purposes of training staff at a firearms retailer or a firearm range on how to recognize signs that a person may be considering suicide; providing suicide prevention materials for distribution at a firearms retailer or a firearm range; or providing voluntary, temporary firearm storage for the lawful owner of a firearm who is or may be experiencing a mental health emergency.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 19, 2024

  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 7, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee
  2. February 19, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Celsi and Kraayenbrink

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/SF2253