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IA HSB280
SB
Status
3/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Public Safety
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AI Summary
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Removes three conditions that currently make a person ineligible to receive a permit to carry weapons: addiction to alcohol, documented actions within two years suggesting likely unlawful weapon use, and conviction within three years of a serious or aggravated misdemeanor not involving firearms or explosives
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Changes terminology throughout Iowa Code chapter 724 from "permit to acquire pistols or revolvers" to "permit to acquire firearms" and from "dangerous weapons" to "firearms"
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Eliminates the prohibition on acquiring a pistol or revolver for persons deemed ineligible to possess dangerous weapons under section 724.8B
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Removes identification and notification requirements for the clerk of court and Department of Public Safety regarding persons prohibited from acquiring pistols or revolvers
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Requires issuing officers to notify the commissioner of public safety at least monthly of permit issuances and forward $5 for each permit to acquire firearms issued
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to weapons, including eligibility-to-carry requirements and terms used, and making penalties applicable.
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends passage.
3/4/2025