Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF430: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the seizure of firearms without the adjudication of a contested court case, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions
Status: In committee, February 24, 2026
An Act relating to the seizure of firearms without the adjudication of a contested court case, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the seizure of firearms without the adjudication of a contested court case, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
From the introduced text, February 17, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the seizure of firearms without the adjudication of a contested court case, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2143YH (2) sb/js H.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 724.33 Anti-red flag gun seizure. 1. This section may be cited and referred to as the "Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act". 2. For purposes of this section: a. "Law-abiding citizen" means a person that is not otherwise precluded under state law from possessing a firearm. b. "Red flag law" means any of the following: (1) A firearm control law, order, or measure that directs the temporary or permanent seizure of any firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition of an individual without the adjudication of a contested court case. (2) A federal statute, federal rule, federal executive order, or federal judicial order or finding, or any state statute, state rule, state executive order, or state judicial order or finding, that does any of the following: (a) Prohibits a resident from owning, possessing, transporting, transferring, or receiving any firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition without the conviction of a violent felony crime or other disqualification under section 724.8B. (b) Orders the removal or requires the surrender of any firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition from a resident without …
Sponsors
- Tom Shipley (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2718 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. H.J. 367 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 367 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:15PM RM 102.
- : Subcommittee: Wheeler, Wilburn and Wills, J. H.J. 196 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 336 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 367 . (February 19, 2026): 14 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: firearms, courts
Common questions
- What is HF430?
- HF430 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the seizure of firearms without the adjudication of a contested court case, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
- What does HF430 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the seizure of firearms without the adjudication of a contested court case, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
- What is the status of HF430?
- In committee as of February 24, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 614 . (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF430?
- Tom Shipley (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for HF430?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0430&ga=91
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