---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to merchant category codes for transactions involving firearms and ammunition, firearm registries and records, and providing civil penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to merchant category codes for transactions involving firearms and ammunition, firearm registries and records, and providing civil penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2464"
citation: "Iowa HF 2464 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["consumer affairs", "credit", "credit cards", "financial institutions", "firearms", "public records", "records and publications", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6930dc4-1076-495b-8b70-c9abe0f756aa"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2464&ga=90"
source_hash: "c08ab1b10a0505eb4bd6eb27ad1864127d9125e030fa8b177a690c48570fca76"
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 2464 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to merchant category codes for transactions involving firearms and ammunition, firearm registries and records, and providing civil penalties.

## 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/90/attachments/HF2464.html)
2. **Amendment H-8018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8018.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8315** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8315.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5129** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5129.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2464.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2464.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2464_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2464.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **68–27** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **73–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-19** Amendments H-8018 and H-8020 filed.
- **2024-02-20** Amendments H-8018 and H-8020 adopted.
- **2024-02-20** Passed House, yeas 68, nays 27. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-20** Message from House.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-27** Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Dawson.
- **2024-02-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/28/2024 10:00AM Senate Lounge.
- **2024-02-28** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-09** Amendment S-5129 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-11** Amendment S-5129 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-12** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-12** Senate amendment H-8315 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-16** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8315.
- **2024-04-16** Passed House, yeas 73, nays 24. `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-16** Message from House.
- **2024-04-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** 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/d6930dc4-1076-495b-8b70-c9abe0f756aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).