Senate
File
297
H-1295
Amend
Senate
File
297,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
1
the
Senate,
as
follows:
2
1.
Page
3,
after
line
28
by
inserting:
3
<
Sec.
___.
Section
8A.322,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
4
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
3.
a.
The
director
shall
establish,
publish,
and
enforce
6
rules
regulating
and
restricting
the
use
by
the
public
of
the
7
capitol
buildings
and
grounds
and
of
the
state
laboratories
8
facility
in
Ankeny
,
including
for
events
.
The
rules
when
9
established
shall
be
posted
in
conspicuous
places
about
the
10
capitol
buildings
and
grounds
and
the
state
laboratories
11
facility,
as
applicable.
Any
person
violating
any
rule,
except
12
a
parking
regulation,
shall
be
guilty
of
a
simple
misdemeanor.
13
b.
The
rules
shall
prohibit
a
person,
other
than
a
peace
14
officer,
from
openly
carrying
a
pistol
or
revolver
in
the
15
capitol
building
and
on
the
grounds
surrounding
the
capitol
16
building
including
state
parking
lots
and
parking
garages.
17
However,
this
subsection
paragraph
shall
not
be
construed
18
to
allow
the
director
to
prohibit
the
lawful
carrying,
19
transportation,
or
possession
of
any
pistol
or
revolver
in
the
20
capitol
building
and
on
the
grounds
surrounding
the
capitol
21
building
including
state
parking
lots
and
parking
garages
by
22
any
person
regardless
of
whether
the
person
has
a
valid
permit
23
to
carry
weapons.
24
c.
The
rules
shall
prohibit
a
person
from
holding
more
25
than
six
events
per
calendar
year
on
the
grounds
outside
the
26
capitol
building.
The
rules
shall
prohibit
the
person
from
27
holding
an
event
unless
the
director
receives
a
recommendation
28
for
the
event
by
a
statewide
elected
official
or
by
both
a
29
member
of
the
Iowa
senate
and
a
member
of
the
Iowa
house
of
30
representatives.
A
request
to
hold
an
outdoor
event
on
the
31
capitol
complex
grounds
must
be
submitted
using
an
application
32
that
the
department
shall
provide
on
the
department’s
internet
33
site.
An
applicant
may
submit
the
application
electronically
34
or
in
person
in
a
manner
prescribed
by
the
department.
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#1.
director
shall
not
charge
a
fee
to
hold
an
outdoor
event
on
1
the
capitol
complex
grounds.
However,
the
director
may
recoup
2
actual
costs
associated
with
the
event
from
the
applicant.
It
3
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
that
this
paragraph
shall
4
not
be
interpreted
as
an
infringement
on
the
rights
guaranteed
5
by
Article
I,
section
20,
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
6
Iowa.
7
d.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“event”
means
an
8
occasion,
such
as
a
function,
meeting,
or
celebration,
that
is
9
formally
planned
and
organized
for
a
specific
purpose
and
is
10
registered
through
the
department.
11
Sec.
___.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
12
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
>
13
2.
Title
page,
line
1,
by
striking
<
contracts
entered
into
14
by
state
agencies
>
and
inserting
<
state
grounds
and
contracts,
15
including
by
providing
for
required
and
prohibited
contract
16
terms
and
regulating
events
on
the
capitol
complex,
>
17
3.
Title
page,
line
2,
before
<
applicability
>
by
inserting
18
<
effective
date
and
>
19
4.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
20
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