---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to firearms by limiting civil liability of federal firearms licensees who enter into voluntary firearm hold agreements with individuals."
description: "A bill for an act relating to firearms by limiting civil liability of federal firearms licensees who enter into voluntary firearm hold agreements with individuals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2421"
citation: "Iowa HF 2421 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil liability", "firearms", "tort law", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e695d6a-4c6d-4979-b05f-cc1b4d032c06"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2421&ga=90"
source_hash: "e75a576df10f149ad608bec2820259b87ed8c7e73d86ad9148eddab6e9368cd3"
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 2421 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to firearms by limiting civil liability of federal firearms licensees who enter into voluntary firearm hold agreements with individuals.

## 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/HF2421.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2421_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2421.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **89–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-19** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 2. `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-20** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-02-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-20** Message from House.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Subcommittee: Webster, Schultz, and Weiner.
- **2024-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2024 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2024-03-06** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-24** 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/7e695d6a-4c6d-4979-b05f-cc1b4d032c06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).