---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to persons going armed with portable devices or weapons that direct an electronic current, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3101.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to persons going armed with portable devices or weapons that direct an electronic current, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3101.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2321"
citation: "Iowa SF 2321 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["electronic weapons", "stun guns", "tasers", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-19"
last_action: "2018-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a12e6522-3e9d-43a2-a2aa-2f00f1e20cf8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2321&ga=87"
source_hash: "4f61c1bf5e410f465e5933ae30525ad187de8c2f7b24de79242cd49a95507e3a"
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 2321 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to persons going armed with portable devices or weapons that direct an electronic current, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3101.) 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/SF2321.html)
2. **Amendment S-5134** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5134.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5135** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5135.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/SF2321.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2321.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-19** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-03-12** Amendment S-5134 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-12** Amendment S-5135 to S-5134 filed, adopted.
- **2018-03-12** Amendment S-5134 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-12** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-12** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-13** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Subcommittee: Windschitl and Hein and Oldson.
- **2018-03-13** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/14/2018 1:00PM House Lounge.
- **2018-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-29** Passed House, ayes 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-02** Message from House.
- **2018-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-16** 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/a12e6522-3e9d-43a2-a2aa-2f00f1e20cf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).