Relating to securing firearms and establishing a private cause of action and including applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2026
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2026
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

This bill relates to securing firearms and establishing a private cause of action. Under the bill, if a firearm owner fails to secure their firearm against theft, or against the acquisition or use by an unauthorized person, and as a result the firearm is later used to commit a criminal offense by a third party, any person harmed by that offense may bring a civil action against the firearm owner. The bill provides that a firearm owner has an affirmative defense if the firearm was stolen and the theft was reported to law enforcement before the criminal offense occurred. The bill applies to causes of action that arise on or after July 1, 2026.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 28, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jason Schultz REmail
• Sen. Matt Blake DEmail
• Sen. Mike Bousselot REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§686E.1

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works