HF 162 (LSB 2061YH (2) 87)

HOUSE FILE 162

BY  FISHER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the carrying, transportation, or possession of a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle at a place of employment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  724.4D  Limitation on employers —— firearms and ammunition.
   1.  For purposes of this section, “employee” includes a contract employee or volunteer.
   2.  An employer shall not prohibit an employee from carrying, transporting, or possessing a firearm or ammunition, if the firearm and ammunition are out of sight and inside the locked motor vehicle of the employee on the real property comprising the place of employment, and if the carrying, transportation, or possession of the firearm or ammunition is otherwise lawful under the laws of this state.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the carrying, transportation, or possession of a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle at a place of employment. 
   Under the bill, an employer shall not prohibit an employee from carrying, transporting, or possessing a firearm or ammunition, if the firearm and ammunition are out of sight and inside the locked motor vehicle of the employee on the real property comprising the place of employment, and if the carrying, transportation, or possession of the firearm or ammunition is otherwise lawful under the laws of this state. 
   The bill defines “employee” to include a contract employee or volunteer.