Senate
File
462
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Enrolled
Senate
File
462
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
WEAPONS,
INCLUDING
MANDATORY
MINIMUM
SENTENCES
RELATING
TO
THE
CONTROL,
POSSESSION,
RECEIPT,
OR
TRANSPORTATION
OF
A
FIREARM
OR
OFFENSIVE
WEAPON
BY
A
FELON,
AND
THE
SHARING
OF
IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION
OF
PERSONS
PROHIBITED
FROM
ACQUIRING
A
PISTOL
OR
REVOLVER
BY
COURT
ORDER,
AND
PROVIDING
PENALTIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
724.26,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
a.
A
person
who
is
convicted
of
a
felony
in
a
state
or
federal
court,
or
who
is
adjudicated
delinquent
on
the
basis
of
conduct
that
would
constitute
a
felony
if
committed
by
an
adult,
and
who
knowingly
has
under
the
person’s
dominion
and
control
or
possession,
receives,
or
transports
or
causes
to
be
transported
a
firearm
or
offensive
weapon
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
the
following:
(1)
A
class
“D”
felony
for
a
first
offense,
with
commitment
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
for
an
indeterminate
term
not
to
exceed
five
years
with
a
mandatory
minimum
term
of
confinement
of
two
years
.
(2)
A
class
“D”
felony
for
a
second
offense,
with
commitment
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
for
an
indeterminate
term
not
to
exceed
five
years
with
a
mandatory
minimum
term
of
confinement
of
four
years.
Senate
File
462,
p.
2
(3)
A
class
“C”
felony
for
a
third
offense,
with
commitment
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
for
an
indeterminate
term
not
to
exceed
ten
years
with
a
mandatory
minimum
term
of
confinement
of
seven
years.
(4)
A
class
“C”
felony
for
a
fourth
or
subsequent
offense,
with
commitment
to
the
custody
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
corrections
for
an
indeterminate
term
not
to
exceed
ten
years
with
a
mandatory
minimum
term
of
confinement
of
ten
years.
b.
The
court
shall
not
defer
judgment
or
sentencing,
or
suspend
execution
of
any
mandatory
minimum
sentence
of
incarceration
imposed
by
this
subsection,
except
the
court
may
suspend
execution
of
any
sentence
of
incarceration
imposed
under
subparagraph
(1)
upon
the
recommendation
of
the
county
attorney.
c.
Earned
time
accrued
by
a
person
convicted
under
this
subsection
shall
not
be
applied
to
reduce
any
mandatory
minimum
sentence
imposed.
Earned
time
accrued
shall
be
credited
against
the
person’s
indeterminate
term
of
incarceration,
but
shall
not
reduce
any
mandatory
minimum
sentence
imposed.
Sec.
2.
REPEAL.
Section
724.31A,
Code
2025,
is
repealed.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
462,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor