HF 2495 — A bill for an act relating to use of and reporting requirements related to forfeited weapons.
Last action — Introduced, placed on calendar.
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 16, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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The bill requires an annual audit of forfeited weapons and allows certain forfeited weapons and ammunition to be released to law enforcement agencies.
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Section 809A.17
The department of public safety shall conduct an audit annually of all forfeited weapons received under subparagraph (1), including documentation of the use and location of each weapon.
This change mandates an annual audit of forfeited weapons by the department of public safety.
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Section 809A.17
or, upon application and in accordance with department rules, be released to a law enforcement agency.→ or, upon application and in accordance with department rules, be released to a law enforcement agency.This clarifies that forfeited ammunition and weapons may be relinquished to a law enforcement agency under specific conditions.
Action History
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Introduced, placed on calendar.
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 17 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Bohannan | — | Yea |
| Brink | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Cahill | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Gobble | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Yea |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Hite | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Sunde | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Thorup | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Yea |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 42% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Nay |
| Bertrand | — | Yea |
| Bolkcom | — | Nay |
| Bowman | — | Nay |
| Boulton | — | Nay |
| Breitbach | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Chelgren | — | Yea |
| Hart | — | Nay |
| Hogg | — | Nay |
| Horn | — | Nay |
| Jochum | — | Nay |
| Kapucian | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Nay |
| Lykam | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| McCoy | — | Nay |
| Ragan | — | Nay |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Segebart | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Johnson, D. | — | Nay |
| Taylor | — | Nay |
| Danielson | — | Nay |
| Dvorsky | — | Nay |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Feenstra | — | Yea |
| Greene | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Nay |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 39 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 56 | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 41% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Abdul-Samad | — | Nay |
| Bacon | — | Not Voting |
| Baltimore | — | Yea |
| Baudler | — | Not Voting |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Bearinger | — | Nay |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Nay |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Nay |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hagenow | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Nay |
| Hanusa | — | Yea |
| Heartsill | — | Yea |
| Heaton | — | Yea |
| Heddens | — | Nay |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Highfill | — | Yea |
| Hinson | — | Yea |
| Holz | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Huseman | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Nay |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kacena | — | Nay |
| Kearns | — | Nay |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Yea |
| Koester | — | Yea |
| Lensing | — | Nay |
| Landon | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Nay |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Nay |
| McKean | — | Yea |
| Nunn | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Nay |
| Ourth | — | Nay |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Pettengill | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Nay |
| Rizer | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Nay |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Sheets | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Nay |
| Thede | — | Nay |
| Upmeyer | — | Yea |
| Watts | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Nay |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Cownie | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Nay |
| Miller, H. | — | Nay |
| Miller, P. | — | Nay |
| Finkenauer | — | Nay |
| Forbes | — | Nay |
| Gaskill | — | Nay |
| Taylor, T. | — | Nay |
| Vander Linden | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Nay |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Nay |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Nay |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Nay |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Nay |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Nay |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Nay |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Nay |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Nay |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HF 2495?
- HF 2495 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
- What is the current status of HF 2495?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 16, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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