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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate Bill 2127 Requires Firearm Safety Training for Pistol Purchase Permits and Imposes Felony Penalties for Illegal Transfers
Last action · January 28, 2026: Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 160 .Sponsors: Art Staed and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate File 2127 requires applicants for a pistols or revolvers to complete firearm safety training. The measure also prohibits transferring, loaning, or renting a firearm to anyone who has not completed the required training, punishing violations as a class "D" felony.
The bill creates mandatory training prerequisites for acquiring handguns that did not previously apply to purchase permits alone, while establishing criminal penalties carrying up to five years in prison and fines ranging from $1,025 to $10,245 for illegal transfers and falsified applications.
- Iowa law governs the issuance of permits to carry weapons and permits to acquire pistols or revolvers through Chapter 724 of the Code. context
- Federal law under 18 U.S.C. §922(t) sets baseline criminal background check requirements for firearm transfers involving federally licensed dealers. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Permit applicants
Applicants seeking an initial permit to acquire pistols or revolvers must now complete firearm safety training.
Firearm transferors
Individuals who transfer, loan, or rent firearms face class "D" felony penalties if they provide a weapon to someone who has not completed required safety training.
Key Facts
- Applicants for an initial permit to acquire pistols or revolvers must demonstrate knowledge of firearm safety.
- Firearm safety training is not required for renewals of permits to acquire pistols or revolvers initially issued on and after July 1, 2026.
- An applicant applying after the expiration of a prior permit to acquire is not required to complete training unless the prior permit was issued prior to July 1, 2026.
- A person under the age of 21 shall not be issued a permit to acquire a pistol or revolver.
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- A person shall not transfer, loan, or rent a firearm to another person if the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the recipient has not completed required firearm safety training or is intoxicated.
- Making a false statement of material fact on a permit application or submitting falsified or forged documentation is a class "D" felony.
- A class "D" felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 28, 2026SenateSubcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 160 .
- Jan 27, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 145 .
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Expansion of Training Mandates to Purchase Permits
The legislation bridges permit-to-carry and permit-to-acquire frameworks by extending safety training prerequisites to pistol acquisition applications.
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