---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to carrying weapons and operating or riding a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying a loaded firearm. (Formerly SF 227 and SF 296.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to carrying weapons and operating or riding a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying a loaded firearm. (Formerly SF 227 and SF 296.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2231"
citation: "Iowa SF 2231 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["all-terrain vehicles", "firearms", "snowmobiles", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-12"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df972795-b0f5-44ca-a90c-035c069d1e27"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2231&ga=87"
source_hash: "eaa68e9256d23fa5fa8b1d2e756ed25b21aeaac3f694983bd7a98a973af7bd75"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 2231 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to carrying weapons and operating or riding a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying a loaded firearm. (Formerly SF 227 and SF 296.) Effective 7-1-18.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/87/attachments/SF2231.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2231.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **84–12** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-12** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-03-07** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-08** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Subcommittee: Wills, Bacon and Ourth.
- **2018-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2018-03-14** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-19** Passed House, ayes 84, nays 12. `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-20** Message from House.
- **2018-04-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df972795-b0f5-44ca-a90c-035c069d1e27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).