Senate
File
459
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
459
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
213)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
carrying,
transportation,
or
possession
1
of
firearms
on
real
property
comprising
a
person’s
place
of
2
employment.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
724.4D
Limitation
on
employers
——
1
firearms
and
ammunition.
2
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“employee”
includes
a
3
contract
employee
or
volunteer.
4
2.
An
employer
shall
not
prohibit
an
employee
in
possession
5
of
a
permit
issued
pursuant
to
section
724.6
or
724.7
from
6
carrying,
transporting,
or
possessing
a
firearm
or
ammunition,
7
if
the
firearm
and
ammunition
are
out
of
sight
and
inside
the
8
locked
motor
vehicle
of
the
employee
on
the
real
property
9
comprising
the
employee’s
place
of
employment,
provided
the
10
motor
vehicle
is
parked
in
a
location
designated
or
allowed
11
for
employee
parking,
and
if
the
carrying,
transportation,
or
12
possession
of
the
firearm
or
ammunition
is
otherwise
lawful
13
under
the
laws
of
this
state.
14
3.
An
employer,
owner,
or
lawful
possessor
of
the
property
15
on
which
the
employer
is
located
shall
be
immune
from
any
16
claim,
cause
of
action,
or
lawsuit
brought
by
any
person
17
seeking
damages
that
are
alleged,
directly
or
indirectly,
as
a
18
result
of
any
firearm
or
ammunition
brought
onto
the
property
19
of
the
employer,
owner,
or
lawful
possessor
by
an
employee
20
pursuant
to
this
section.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
provides
that
an
employer
shall
not
prohibit
an
25
employee,
which
includes
contract
employees
and
volunteers,
26
who
possess
a
professional
or
nonprofessional
permit
to
carry
27
weapons
from
carrying,
transporting,
or
possessing
a
firearm
or
28
ammunition
on
the
real
property
comprising
the
employee’s
place
29
of
employment
if
the
firearm
and
ammunition
are
out
of
sight
30
and
inside
the
locked
motor
vehicle
of
the
employee,
provided
31
the
vehicle
is
parked
in
a
location
designated
or
allowed
for
32
employee
parking,
and
if
the
carrying,
transportation,
or
33
possession
of
the
firearm
or
ammunition
is
otherwise
lawful
34
under
Iowa
law.
The
bill
further
provides
that
an
employer,
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owner,
or
lawful
possessor
of
the
property
on
which
the
1
employer
is
located
is
immune
from
any
claim
brought
by
any
2
person
seeking
damages
that
are
alleged
to
have
been
a
result
3
of
a
firearm
or
ammunition
brought
onto
the
property
of
the
4
employer,
owner,
or
lawful
possessor
by
an
employee
pursuant
5
to
the
bill.
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