SF 213 (LSB 1077XS (5) 88)

SENATE FILE 213

BY  SCHULTZ

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the carrying, transportation, or possession of firearms on real property comprising a person’s 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.  A public or private employer shall not prohibit an employee in possession of a permit issued pursuant to section 724.6 or 724.7 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 employee’s place of employment, provided the motor vehicle is parked in a location designated or allowed for employee parking, 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 provides that an employer shall not prohibit an employee, which includes contract employees and volunteers, who possess a professional or nonprofessional permit to carry weapons from carrying, transporting, or possessing a firearm or ammunition on the real property comprising the employee’s place of employment if the firearm and ammunition are out of sight and inside the locked motor vehicle of the employee, provided the vehicle is parked in a location designated or allowed for employee parking, and if the carrying, transportation, or possession of the firearm or ammunition is otherwise lawful under Iowa law.