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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 1034: Providing for an individual income tax credit for the purchase of firearm safety devices and including retroactive and other applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill creates an individual income tax credit for the purchase of firearm safety devices. “Firearm safety device” is defined to mean a device designed to prevent a firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device or a qualified gun safe.1, and which is purchased for the personal, noncommercial use of the taxpayer. The credit is equal to the sales price of the firearm safety device, not to exceed $500. Any credit in excess of the taxpayer’s liability is not refundable but may be credited to the tax liability for the following year.

Sponsors

Rep. Ann Meyer (R)

Cost

Less revenue: up to $1.5M

The proposed individual income tax credit in HF 1034 is projected to decrease net individual income tax liability and State General Fund revenue by the following amounts: • FY 2026 = $0.9 million • FY 2027 = $1.2 million • FY 2028 = $1.3 million • FY 2029 = $1…

Senate subcommittee · named May 14, 2025

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 16 for, 2 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Dubuque Coalition for Nonviolence (CNV); Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Iowa Psychological Association; Iowa Trappers Association; and 4 more

Against: Dubuque Coalition for Nonviolence (CNV); Iowans for Gun Safety

In plain words

  1. April 24, 2025Filed in the House
  2. April 28, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. May 12, 2025Passed the House, 90–0
  4. May 12, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  5. May 14, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Bisignano and Schultz

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/91/HF1034