Senate File 2231 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 296)
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 227)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to carrying weapons and operating or riding a
2 snowmobile or all=terrain vehicle while carrying a loaded
3 firearm.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321G.13, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
1 2 2018, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 b. (1) A person may operate or ride a snowmobile with a
1 4 loaded firearm, whether concealed or not, without a permit to
1 5 carry weapons, if the person operates or rides on land owned,
1 6 or possessed, or rented by the person, and the person's conduct
1 7 is otherwise lawful.
1 8 (2) If A person may operate or ride on a snowmobile with
1 9 a loaded pistol or revolver, whether concealed or not, if a
1 10 person is operating or riding a the snowmobile on land that is
1 11 not owned, or possessed, or rented by the person, the person
1 12 may operate or ride the snowmobile with a loaded pistol or
1 13 revolver, whether concealed or not, and the person's conduct is
1 14 otherwise lawful.
1 15 Sec. 2. Section 321G.13, Code 2018, is amended by adding the
1 16 following new subsection:
1 17 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. As used in this section, "rented by the
1 18 person" includes a person who does not necessarily rent the
1 19 land but who principally provides labor for the production of
1 20 crops located on agricultural land or for the production of
1 21 livestock principally located on agricultural land. The person
1 22 must personally provide such labor on a regular, continuous,
1 23 and substantial basis.
1 24 Sec. 3. Section 321I.14, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
1 25 2018, is amended to read as follows:
1 26 b. (1) A person may operate or ride an all=terrain vehicle
1 27 with a loaded firearm, whether concealed or not, without a
1 28 permit to carry weapons, if the person operates or rides on
1 29 land owned, or possessed, or rented by the person, and the
1 30 person's conduct is otherwise lawful.
1 31 (2) If A person may operate or ride on all all=terrain
1 32 vehicle with a loaded pistol or revolver, whether concealed
1 33 or not, if a person is operating or riding an the all=terrain
1 34 vehicle on land that is not owned, or possessed, or rented by
1 35 the person, the person may operate or ride the all=terrain
2 1 vehicle with a loaded pistol or revolver, whether concealed or
2 2 not, and the person's conduct is otherwise lawful.
2 3 Sec. 4. Section 321I.14, Code 2018, is amended by adding the
2 4 following new subsection:
2 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. As used in this section "rented by the
2 6 person" includes a person who does not necessarily rent the
2 7 land but who principally provides labor for the production of
2 8 crops located on agricultural land or for the production of
2 9 livestock principally located on agricultural land. The person
2 10 must personally provide such labor on a regular, continuous,
2 11 and substantial basis.
2 12 Sec. 5. Section 724.4, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 2018,
2 13 is amended to read as follows:
2 14 a. A person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon in the
2 15 person's own dwelling or place of business, or on land owned,
2 16 or possessed, or rented by the person.
2 17 EXPLANATION
2 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
2 19 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
2 20 This bill relates to carrying weapons and operating or
2 21 riding a snowmobile or all=terrain vehicle while carrying a
2 22 loaded firearm.
2 23 Currently, a person may operate or ride on a snowmobile or
2 24 all=terrain vehicle with a loaded firearm, whether concealed or
2 25 not, without a permit to carry weapons, if the person operates
2 26 or rides on land owned by the person, and the person's conduct
2 27 is otherwise lawful.
2 28 The bill allows a person to operate or ride on a snowmobile
2 29 or all=terrain vehicle with a loaded firearm, whether concealed
2 30 or not, without a permit to carry weapons, if the person
2 31 operates or rides on the snowmobile or all=terrain vehicle
2 32 on land rented by the person, and the person's conduct is
2 33 otherwise lawful. The bill specifies that "rented by the
2 34 person" includes a person who does not necessarily rent the
2 35 land but who principally provides labor for the production of
3 1 crops located on agricultural land or for the production of
3 2 livestock principally located on agricultural land. The person
3 3 must personally provide such labor on a regular, continuous,
3 4 and substantial basis.
3 5 A person who violates Code section 321G.13 (snowmobiles) or
3 6 321I.14 (all=terrain vehicles) commits a simple misdemeanor
3 7 punishable as a scheduled fine of $100 under Code section
3 8 805.8B.
3 9 The bill amends Code section 724.4 relating to carrying
3 10 weapons. Currently, a person does not commit the criminal
3 11 offense of carrying weapons in violation of Code section
3 12 724.4 if the person goes armed with a dangerous weapon in the
3 13 person's own dwelling or place of business, or on land owned or
3 14 possessed by the person, and the person does not qualify for
3 15 another exemption under Code section 724.4(4). Under the bill,
3 16 a person no longer commits the criminal offense of carrying
3 17 weapons in violation of Code section 724.4 if the person goes
3 18 armed with a dangerous weapon on land rented by the person, and
3 19 the person does not qualify for another exemption under Code
3 20 section 724.4.
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