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

HF 536: Relating to firearm, hunting, and wildlife instruction provided to students enrolled in grades six through eight in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including 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 relates to firearm, hunting, and wildlife instruction provided to students enrolled in grades six through eight in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. The bill requires the director of the department of natural resources to develop, in consultation with the department of public safety, and distribute to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, an age-appropriate model program for students enrolled in grades six through eight that includes instruction related to firearm safety, handling, and storage; Iowa hunting laws and regulations; wildlife conservation and ethical hunting practices; and emergency preparedness, outdoor survival skills, and first aid.

Sponsors

Rep. Jason Gearhart (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 3, 2025

  • Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 11 against

For: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; National Rifle Association of America; VALOR Iowa

Against: Dubuque Coalition for Nonviolence (CNV); Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa State Education Association; Iowans for Gun Safety; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. March 3, 2025House subcommittee named: Johnson, C., Gjerde and Hora
  3. March 4, 2025Subcommittee 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/HF536