Bill Text: IA HF537 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to property exempt from execution, including firearms.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-16 - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 400. [HF537 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF537-Introduced.html
House
File
537
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
537
BY
WOLFE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
property
exempt
from
execution,
including
1
firearms.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
2708HH
(2)
89
cm/jh
H.F.
537
Section
1.
Section
627.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
One
shotgun,
and
either
one
rifle
or
one
musket
long
gun
3
and
one
handgun
.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
amends
Code
section
627.6
(general
exemptions),
8
which
lists
property
that
a
debtor
who
is
an
Iowa
resident
may
9
hold
exempt
from
execution.
10
The
bill
changes
the
exemption
regarding
firearms
from
“one
11
shotgun,
and
either
one
rifle
or
one
musket”
to
“one
long
gun
12
and
one
handgun”.
13
-1-
LSB
2708HH
(2)
89
cm/jh
1/
1
