IowaSF 211491st General Assembly (2025–2026)Senate

A bill for an act relating to intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3018.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger penalties for armed intimidation

Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa sets two felony levels for using a dangerous weapon to scare or hurt people. Class C felony applies when the person intends to injure or to provoke fear or anger. Class D felony applies when that intent is not proven. The rule covers shooting or throwing a dangerous weapon at a person, or into an occupied building, vehicle, plane, train, or boat, or into a crowd. It also covers threats that create a reasonable expectation the act will happen and make people fear serious injury.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 134 • No: 0

House vote 3/23/2026

Passed House

Yes: 90 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/2/2026

Passed Senate

Yes: 44 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor.

    4/9/2026Governor
  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

    4/9/2026Senate
  3. Explanation of vote.

    3/31/2026legislature
  4. Explanation of vote.

    3/30/2026legislature
  5. Explanation of vote.

    3/24/2026legislature
  6. Message from House.

    3/23/2026House
  7. Immediate message.

    3/23/2026legislature
  8. Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.

    3/23/2026House
  9. Substituted for HF 2621.

    3/23/2026legislature
  10. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

    3/19/2026legislature
  11. Read first time, passed on file.

    3/2/2026legislature
  12. Message from Senate.

    3/2/2026Senate
  13. Immediate message.

    3/2/2026legislature
  14. Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.

    3/2/2026Senate
  15. Fiscal note.

    2/26/2026legislature
  16. Committee report, approving bill.

    1/27/2026legislature
  17. Introduced, placed on calendar.

    1/27/2026legislature

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