HF 383 (LSB 1636YH (5) 85)

HOUSE FILE 383

BY  SCHULTZ

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting the department of public safety from expending moneys appropriated to the department for purposes of enforcing any new federal law or executive order of the president of the United States that prohibits the sale, transfer, or possession of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  80.22A  Expenditure restriction —— firearms.
   The department of public safety shall not expend any of the state or federal moneys appropriated to the department for purposes of enforcing any federal law enacted or executive order of the president of the United States issued on or after January 1, 2013, that prohibits the sale, transfer, or possession of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. The expenditure restriction in this section shall include but is not limited to expenditures from appropriations associated with the use of personnel, land or air vehicles, buildings, equipment including communications equipment, and weapons of the department.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
    Sec. 3.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2013.
EXPLANATION
   This bill prohibits the department of public safety from expending state or federal moneys appropriated to the department for purposes of enforcing any federal law or executive order of the President of the United States enacted on or after January 1, 2013, that prohibits the sale, transfer, or possession of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition. The expenditure restriction includes but is not limited to expenditures from appropriations associated with the use of personnel, land or air vehicles, buildings, equipment including communications equipment, and weapons of the department.
   The bill provides an immediate effective date and applies retroactively to January 1, 2013.