---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act establishing which actions may be brought against firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, or dealers. (Formerly HSB 116.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act establishing which actions may be brought against firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, or dealers. (Formerly HSB 116.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 621"
citation: "Iowa HF 621 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["distributors", "firearms", "immunity", "imports", "manufacturing", "sales", "tort law", "trade", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2021-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8038375f-ccaa-4a76-9b73-6e9d5ab98198"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 621&ga=89"
source_hash: "fe801163a3524b139bd9fabf6839ed8bc456e67032ffbf1ea8337f7ed8d89992"
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 HF 621 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act establishing which actions may be brought against firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, or dealers. (Formerly HSB 116.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/89/attachments/HF621.html)
2. **Amendment H-1215** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1215.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1216** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1216.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1218.pdf)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF621_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF621.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-1215 be adopted? — **39–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1216 be adopted? — **38–59** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1218 be adopted? — **38–59** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **60–37** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **31–17** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Amendments H-1215, H-1216 and H-1218 filed.
- **2021-03-17** Amendment H-1215 lost.
- **2021-03-23** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-17** Amendment H-1216 lost.
- **2021-03-23** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-17** Amendment H-1218 lost.
- **2021-03-23** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-17** Passed House, yeas 60, nays 37. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-23** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-18** Message from House.
- **2021-03-18** Read first time, attached to similar SF 514. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Substituted for SF 514.
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 17. `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-23** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-02** 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/8038375f-ccaa-4a76-9b73-6e9d5ab98198`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).