---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to weapons, including mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or transportation of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon, and the sharing of identifying information of persons prohibited from acquiring a pistol or revolver by court order, and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to weapons, including mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or transportation of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon, and the sharing of identifying information of persons prohibited from acquiring a pistol or revolver by court order, and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 462"
citation: "Iowa SF 462 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["courts", "criminal history", "district courts", "federal government", "firearms", "public safety department", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-27"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4a3f5c0-5756-4169-8d59-792e26e60e36"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 462&ga=91"
source_hash: "9072d52453bbc5fc6ecdddff70237edac535b7dabe68e6792bc4a7025027b88d"
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 462 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to weapons, including mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, receipt, or transportation of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon, and the sharing of identifying information of persons prohibited from acquiring a pistol or revolver by court order, and providing 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/91/attachments/SF462.html)
2. **Amendment H-1242** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1242.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3146.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF462.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF462_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF462.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **69–15** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1242? — **61–21** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1242 be adopted? — **71–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-27** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-27** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-12** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-12** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-13** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Subcommittee: Holt, Wheeler and Wilburn.
- **2025-03-19** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 12:30PM RM 304.
- **2025-03-25** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-27** Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
- **2025-03-27** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-16** Amendment H-1242 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Point of order raised on amendment H-1242, ruled not germane.
- **2025-05-08** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1242, yeas 61, nays 21.
- **2025-05-08** Motion to suspend rules prevailed.
- **2025-05-08** Amendment H-1242, yeas 71, nays 12, adopted.
- **2025-05-08** Passed House, yeas 69, nays 15. `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-05-08** Immediate message.
- **2025-05-09** Message from House, with amendment S-3146.
- **2025-05-13** Senate concurred with S-3146.
- **2025-05-13** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Immediate message.
- **2025-05-13** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4a3f5c0-5756-4169-8d59-792e26e60e36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).