Bill Text: IA SF2231 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to carrying weapons and operating or riding a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle while carrying a loaded firearm. (Formerly SF 227 and SF 296.) Effective 7-1-18.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-02 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 859. [SF2231 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF2231-Introduced.html

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Senate File 2231 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON
                                     TRANSPORTATION

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SF 296)
                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SF 227)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to carrying weapons and operating or riding a
  2    snowmobile or all=terrain vehicle while carrying a loaded
  3    firearm.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321G.13, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
  1  2 2018, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    b.  (1)  A person may operate or ride a snowmobile with a
  1  4 loaded firearm, whether concealed or not, without a permit to
  1  5 carry weapons, if the person operates or rides on land owned,
  1  6  or possessed, or rented by the person, and the person's conduct
  1  7 is otherwise lawful.
  1  8    (2)  If A person may operate or ride on a snowmobile with
  1  9 a loaded pistol or revolver, whether concealed or not, if a
  1 10 person is operating or riding a the snowmobile on land that is
  1 11 not owned, or possessed, or rented by the person, the person
  1 12 may operate or ride the snowmobile with a loaded pistol or
  1 13 revolver, whether concealed or not, and the person's conduct is
  1 14 otherwise lawful.
  1 15    Sec. 2.  Section 321G.13, Code 2018, is amended by adding the
  1 16 following new subsection:
  1 17    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  As used in this section, "rented by the
  1 18 person" includes a person who does not necessarily rent the
  1 19 land but who principally provides labor for the production of
  1 20 crops located on agricultural land or for the production of
  1 21 livestock principally located on agricultural land. The person
  1 22 must personally provide such labor on a regular, continuous,
  1 23 and substantial basis.
  1 24    Sec. 3.  Section 321I.14, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
  1 25 2018, is amended to read as follows:
  1 26    b.  (1)  A person may operate or ride an all=terrain vehicle
  1 27 with a loaded firearm, whether concealed or not, without a
  1 28 permit to carry weapons, if the person operates or rides on
  1 29 land owned, or possessed, or rented by the person, and the
  1 30 person's conduct is otherwise lawful.
  1 31    (2)  If A person may operate or ride on all all=terrain
  1 32 vehicle with a loaded pistol or revolver, whether concealed
  1 33 or not, if a person is operating or riding an the all=terrain
  1 34 vehicle on land that is not owned, or possessed, or rented by
  1 35 the person, the person may operate or ride the all=terrain
  2  1 vehicle with a loaded pistol or revolver, whether concealed or
  2  2 not, and the person's conduct is otherwise lawful.
  2  3    Sec. 4.  Section 321I.14, Code 2018, is amended by adding the
  2  4 following new subsection:
  2  5    NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  As used in this section "rented by the
  2  6 person" includes a person who does not necessarily rent the
  2  7 land but who principally provides labor for the production of
  2  8 crops located on agricultural land or for the production of
  2  9 livestock principally located on agricultural land. The person
  2 10 must personally provide such labor on a regular, continuous,
  2 11 and substantial basis.
  2 12    Sec. 5.  Section 724.4, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code 2018,
  2 13 is amended to read as follows:
  2 14    a.  A person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon in the
  2 15 person's own dwelling or place of business, or on land owned,
  2 16  or possessed, or rented by the person.
  2 17                           EXPLANATION
  2 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  2 19 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2 20    This bill relates to carrying weapons and operating or
  2 21 riding a snowmobile or all=terrain vehicle while carrying a
  2 22 loaded firearm.
  2 23    Currently, a person may operate or ride on a snowmobile or
  2 24 all=terrain vehicle with a loaded firearm, whether concealed or
  2 25 not, without a permit to carry weapons, if the person operates
  2 26 or rides on land owned by the person, and the person's conduct
  2 27 is otherwise lawful.
  2 28    The bill allows a person to operate or ride on a snowmobile
  2 29 or all=terrain vehicle with a loaded firearm, whether concealed
  2 30 or not, without a permit to carry weapons, if the person
  2 31 operates or rides on the snowmobile or all=terrain vehicle
  2 32 on land rented by the person, and the person's conduct is
  2 33 otherwise lawful.  The bill specifies that "rented by the
  2 34 person" includes a person who does not necessarily rent the
  2 35 land but who principally provides labor for the production of
  3  1 crops located on agricultural land or for the production of
  3  2 livestock principally located on agricultural land. The person
  3  3 must personally provide such labor on a regular, continuous,
  3  4 and substantial basis.
  3  5    A person who violates Code section 321G.13 (snowmobiles) or
  3  6 321I.14 (all=terrain vehicles) commits a simple misdemeanor
  3  7 punishable as a scheduled fine of $100 under Code section
  3  8 805.8B.
  3  9    The bill amends Code section 724.4 relating to carrying
  3 10 weapons.  Currently, a person does not commit the criminal
  3 11 offense of carrying weapons in violation of Code section
  3 12 724.4 if the person goes armed with a dangerous weapon in the
  3 13 person's own dwelling or place of business, or on land owned or
  3 14 possessed by the person, and the person does not qualify for
  3 15 another exemption under Code section 724.4(4). Under the bill,
  3 16 a person no longer commits the criminal offense of carrying
  3 17 weapons in violation of Code section 724.4 if the person goes
  3 18 armed with a dangerous weapon on land rented by the person, and
  3 19 the person does not qualify for another exemption under Code
  3 20 section 724.4.
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