---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to shotguns that may be used to hunt turkey. (Formerly SF 2138.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to shotguns that may be used to hunt turkey. (Formerly SF 2138.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2334"
citation: "Iowa SF 2334 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["firearms", "hunting", "turkeys", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-17"
last_action: "2022-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fbebd4d-ddde-44ab-b597-6563208484f8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2334&ga=89"
source_hash: "b2d9202f6afe3085470c1dbc0b6c15eec9683465a68d3f46c71b0c71d975cca8"
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 2334 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to shotguns that may be used to hunt turkey. (Formerly SF 2138.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/SF2334.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2334_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2334.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-17** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-17** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2022-02-22** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-22** Message from Senate.
- **2022-02-23** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-10** Substituted for HF 2370.
- **2022-03-10** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-10** Message from House.
- **2022-05-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-24** 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/4fbebd4d-ddde-44ab-b597-6563208484f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).