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

SF 2263: Relating to the carrying, transportation, and possession of weapons, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the carrying, transportation, and possession of weapons by certain persons and in certain locations. The bill is organized by divisions. DIVISION I —— DANGEROUS WEAPONS IN PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARKING LOTS. This division allows a person to carry, possess, or transport a dangerous weapon on the real property comprising a publicly accessible, nonsecure parking lot that is operated by the state or a county, city, or township in the state if the dangerous weapon is out of sight and inside a locked, privately owned vehicle and if the carrying, transportation, or possession of the dangerous weapon is otherwise lawful under the laws of the state.

Sponsors

Sen. Jason Schultz (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 10, 2026

  • Rep. Steven C. Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 10 against

For: 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 Community College Trustees; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Iowans for Gun Safety; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 11, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Quirmbach and Westrich
  3. February 17, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  5. February 24, 2026Passed the Senate, 35–12
  6. February 26, 2026Arrived in the House
  7. March 10, 2026House subcommittee named: Holt, Wheeler and Wilburn
  8. March 12, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  9. March 18, 2026Approved by the House committee
  10. March 18, 2026Committee vote: 15–5
  11. April 16, 2026Passed the House, 60–26

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF2263