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

SF 2128: Relating to securing firearms and establishing a private cause of action 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 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.

Sponsors

Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. Art Staed (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2026

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 4 against

Against: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Gun Owners; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 27, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 28, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Bousselot

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/SF2128