Senate File 311 - Introduced SENATE FILE 311 BY SORENSON A BILL FOR An Act to prohibit any state department, agency, or political 1 subdivision of this state or employee thereof acting in 2 the employee’s official capacity, and any member of the 3 Iowa national guard on official state duty from assisting 4 an agency of the armed forces of the United States in the 5 investigation, prosecution, or detainment of any citizen of 6 the United States under certain circumstances. 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 8 TLSB 2030XS (2) 85 rh/rj
S.F. 311 Section 1. PROHIBITED ENFORCEMENT —— NATIONAL DEFENSE 1 AUTHORIZATION ACT. 2 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, and notwithstanding 3 any provision of law to the contrary, a state department, 4 agency, or political subdivision of this state or employee 5 thereof acting in the employee’s official capacity, or a member 6 of the Iowa national guard on official state duty shall not 7 aid an agency of the armed forces of the United States in any 8 investigation, prosecution, or detention of any person pursuant 9 to section 1021 of the federal National Defense Authorization 10 Act for Fiscal Year 2012, if such aid would place that state 11 agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the Iowa 12 national guard in violation of the Constitution of the United 13 States, the constitution of the state of Iowa, or any law of 14 this state. 15 2. This section shall not apply to participation by state 16 or local law enforcement or the Iowa national guard in a 17 joint task force, partnership, or other similar cooperative 18 agreement with federal law enforcement if that joint task 19 force, partnership, or similar cooperative agreement is not for 20 the purpose of investigating, prosecuting, or detaining any 21 person pursuant to section 1021 of the federal National Defense 22 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 23 EXPLANATION 24 This bill provides that except as otherwise provided in the 25 bill and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 26 a state department, agency, or political subdivision of this 27 state or employee thereof acting in the employee’s official 28 capacity, or a member of the Iowa national guard on official 29 state duty shall not aid an agency of the armed forces of the 30 United States in any investigation, prosecution, or detention 31 of any person pursuant to section 1021 of the federal National 32 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, if such aid 33 would place that state agency, political subdivision, employee, 34 or member of the Iowa national guard in violation of the 35 -1- LSB 2030XS (2) 85 rh/rj 1/ 2
S.F. 311 United States constitution, the Iowa constitution, or any Iowa 1 law. That section of the federal law pertains to detention 2 of persons the federal government suspects are involved in 3 terrorism. 4 The bill does not apply to participation by state or local 5 law enforcement or the Iowa national guard in a joint task 6 force, partnership, or other similar cooperative agreement with 7 federal law enforcement if that joint task force, partnership, 8 or similar cooperative agreement is not for the purpose of 9 investigating, prosecuting, or detaining any person pursuant to 10 section 1021 of the federal National Defense Authorization Act 11 for Fiscal Year 2012. 12 -2- LSB 2030XS (2) 85 rh/rj 2/ 2