---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to damages against participants in firearms regulation violations by political subdivisions, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to damages against participants in firearms regulation violations by political subdivisions, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2556"
citation: "Iowa HF 2556 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["damages", "fees", "firearms", "local government", "tort law"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe672650-9c5b-4805-9d53-01e7284421f6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2556&ga=90"
source_hash: "b55d2616fc050ebe926d5803e9e266cf0d5b0029c4b28be15d5a3833b13dee3f"
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 2556 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to damages against participants in firearms regulation violations by political subdivisions, and including effective date provisions.

## 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/HF2556.html)
2. **Amendment H-8095** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8095.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8110.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2556.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2556.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2556_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2556.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **84–11** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **40–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-28** Amendment H-8095 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29** Amendment H-8110 to amendment H-8095 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Amendment H-8095 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Passed House, yeas 84, nays 11. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-02-29** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-04** Message from House.
- **2024-03-04** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee: Webster, Petersen, and Reichman.
- **2024-03-11** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2024 11:00AM Senate Lounge.
- **2024-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-11** Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 5. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-12** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** 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/fe672650-9c5b-4805-9d53-01e7284421f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).