Bill Text: IA HF23 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to discharging firearms on public roadways, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-15 - Subcommittee: Dieken, Fisher and Kressig. H.J. 81. [HF23 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF23-Introduced.html
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BY
COLLINS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
discharging
firearms
on
public
roadways,
and
1
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.54,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
A
person
shall
not
discharge
a
firearm
3
from
within
or
on
a
motor
vehicle,
as
defined
in
section
321.1,
4
subsection
42,
on
a
public
roadway,
as
defined
in
section
5
321.1,
subsection
65.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
prohibits
discharging
a
firearm
on
a
public
10
roadway
from
within
or
on
a
motor
vehicle.
Under
current
11
law,
a
person
is
prohibited
from
shooting
a
rifle
over
public
12
waters,
public
highways,
or
any
railroad
right-of-way,
and
is
13
prohibited
from
shooting
a
shotgun
with
a
slug
load,
a
pistol,
14
or
a
revolver
over
public
roadways.
A
person
who
violates
15
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
as
a
16
scheduled
violation
with
a
fine
of
$30.
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