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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 613.20 ACTIONS AGAINST FIREARM
1 2 MANUFACTURERS.
1 3 1. An action or claim against a manufacturer of or dealer
1 4 in firearms, or other entity directly involved in the firearms
1 5 industry, seeking recovery based on damage caused by firearms,
1 6 whether the claim of liability or theory of recovery is based
1 7 on common law or statute, shall be maintained only by the
1 8 state, in accordance with the procedures in this section.
1 9 2. The attorney general may bring a suit under this
1 10 section only after general authorization to file suit has been
1 11 granted by a majority vote of each house of the general
1 12 assembly.
1 13 Sec. 2. Section 724.28, Code 1999, is amended to read as
1 14 follows:
1 15 724.28 PROHIBITION OF REGULATION BY POLITICAL
1 16 SUBDIVISIONS.
1 17 1. A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an
1 18 ordinance regulating the ownership, possession, legal
1 19 transfer, lawful transportation, registration, or licensing of
1 20 firearms when the ownership, possession, transfer, or
1 21 transportation is otherwise lawful under the laws of this
1 22 state. An ordinance regulating firearms in violation of this
1 23 section existing on or after April 5, 1990, is void.
1 24 2. A political subdivision of the state is prohibited from
1 25 maintaining an action or claim against a manufacturer, dealer,
1 26 or other entity directly involved in the firearms industry
1 27 pursuant to the provisions of section 613.20.
1 28 EXPLANATION
1 29 This bill creates new Code section 613.20, which would
1 30 limit civil actions against entities that are part of the
1 31 firearm industry for damages caused by firearms. Under the
1 32 bill, the state is the only entity that can file such a suit
1 33 and the attorney general can bring suit only after
1 34 authorization is granted by a majority vote of each house of
1 35 the general assembly.
2 1 A related amendment is added to Code section 724.28.
2 2 LSB 2646HH 78
2 3 jj/jw/5
Text: HF00594 Text: HF00596 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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