91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2718: Relating to the seizure of firearms, providing penalties, and including effective date 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 establishes the “Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act” related to the seizure of firearms. For purposes of the bill, “red flag law” is defined as any firearm control law, order, or measure that directs the seizure of any firearm of an individual; or any federal or state rule, statute, or judicial order that prohibits a resident from owning or receiving any firearm, or any order for the removal or surrender of any firearm, unless such resident is lawfully in custody or has been released after the execution of a bail bond after having been charged with a violent felony.
Sponsors
Rep. Jeff Shipley (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2026
- Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 3 for, 7 against
For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Gun Owners; VALOR Iowa
Against: Dubuque Coalition for Nonviolence (CNV); Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowans for Gun Safety; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Warren County Attorney's Office
In plain words
- February 24, 2026Filed in the House
- March 4, 2026Passed the House, 67–29
- March 5, 2026Arrived in the Senate
- March 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Quirmbach and Taylor
- March 18, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
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/HF2718