House File 2556 H-8095 Amend House File 2556 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 724.28, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 3. If a political subdivision of the state, prior to, on, 6 or after July 1, 2020, adopts, makes, enacts, or amends any 7 ordinance, measure, enactment, rule, resolution, motion, or 8 policy regulating the ownership, possession, carrying, legal 9 transfer, lawful transportation, modification, registration, 10 or licensing of firearms, firearms attachments, or other 11 weapons when the ownership, possession, carrying, transfer, 12 transportation, modification, registration, or licensing 13 of firearms, firearms attachments, or other weapons is 14 otherwise lawful under the laws of this state, a person 15 adversely affected by the ordinance, measure, enactment, rule, 16 resolution, motion, or policy may file suit in the appropriate 17 court for declaratory and injunctive relief and all damages 18 attributable to the violation , including all of the following: 19 a. A court shall assess against the political subdivision of 20 the state and other persons who participated in the violation 21 damages in the amount of not more than five hundred dollars 22 and not less than one hundred dollars per day after providing 23 written notice to the political subdivision of the state of the 24 violation, not to exceed five thousand dollars . A However, 25 if the political subdivision of the state or other persons 26 knowingly participated in such a violation, damages shall 27 be assessed against the political subdivision of the state 28 or participating person in the amount of not more than two 29 thousand five hundred dollars and not less than one thousand 30 dollars per day after providing written notice to the political 31 subdivision of the state of the violation, not to exceed 32 twenty-five thousand dollars. These damages shall be paid 33 by the political subdivision of the state directly to the 34 adversely affected person. 35 -1- HF 2556.3341 (1) 90 cm/ns 1/ 2 #1.
b. The court shall also award the prevailing party in any 1 such lawsuit reasonable attorney fees and court costs. 2 c. The court, for good cause, may assess damages in excess 3 of the amounts set forth in paragraph “a” against the political 4 subdivision of the state or other persons found to be in 5 violation of this subsection. 6 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect January 1, 7 2025. > 8 2. Title page, line 2, by striking < subdivisions. > 9 and inserting < subdivisions, and including effective date 10 provisions. > 11 ______________________________ GUSTOFF of Polk -2- HF 2556.3341 (1) 90 cm/ns 2/ 2 #2.