HSB 613 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and making penalties applicable.

This bill creates two new felony offenses for threatening others with dangerous weapons. A Class C felony (up to 10 years in prison) applies when someone shoots, throws, or discharges a weapon at a building, vehicle, or crowd, causing reasonable fear of serious injury. A Class D felony (up to 5 years in prison) covers direct threats at individuals or occupied vehicles/boats. The law specifies that these acts must place people in "reasonable apprehension of serious injury" to qualify as criminal.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026
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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2621.
legislature
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 28, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 2:00PM House Lounge.
legislature
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Williams, Thompson, M. and Wilburn.
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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