House File 383 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 383 BY SCHULTZ A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting the department of public safety from 1 expending moneys appropriated to the department for purposes 2 of enforcing any new federal law or executive order of the 3 president of the United States that prohibits the sale, 4 transfer, or possession of firearms, firearm accessories, 5 or ammunition, and including effective date and retroactive 6 applicability provisions. 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 8 TLSB 1636YH (5) 85 rh/jp
H.F. 383 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 80.22A Expenditure restriction 1 —— firearms. 2 The department of public safety shall not expend any of the 3 state or federal moneys appropriated to the department for 4 purposes of enforcing any federal law enacted or executive 5 order of the president of the United States issued on or 6 after January 1, 2013, that prohibits the sale, transfer, or 7 possession of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. 8 The expenditure restriction in this section shall include but 9 is not limited to expenditures from appropriations associated 10 with the use of personnel, land or air vehicles, buildings, 11 equipment including communications equipment, and weapons of 12 the department. 13 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 14 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 15 Sec. 3. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies 16 retroactively to January 1, 2013. 17 EXPLANATION 18 This bill prohibits the department of public safety 19 from expending state or federal moneys appropriated to the 20 department for purposes of enforcing any federal law or 21 executive order of the President of the United States enacted 22 on or after January 1, 2013, that prohibits the sale, transfer, 23 or possession of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. 24 The expenditure restriction includes but is not limited to 25 expenditures from appropriations associated with the use of 26 personnel, land or air vehicles, buildings, equipment including 27 communications equipment, and weapons of the department. 28 The bill provides an immediate effective date and applies 29 retroactively to January 1, 2013. 30 -1- LSB 1636YH (5) 85 rh/jp 1/ 1