Bill Text: IA SF2247 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to trigger locks for firearms, including the establishment of a public safety trigger lock fund and requiring trigger locks on certain firearms, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-08 - Subcommittee: Schultz, Quirmbach, and Webster. S.J. 253. [SF2247 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2247-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2247
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2247
BY
WEINER
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
CELSI
,
and
DONAHUE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
trigger
locks
for
firearms,
including
the
1
establishment
of
a
public
safety
trigger
lock
fund
and
2
requiring
trigger
locks
on
certain
firearms,
and
providing
3
penalties.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.49
Public
safety
trigger
lock
1
fund.
2
1.
A
public
safety
trigger
lock
fund
is
established
in
3
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
4
department
may
receive
and
accept
donations,
grants,
loans,
and
5
contributions
from
any
public
or
private
source
for
deposit
6
into
the
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
7
department
for
the
purposes
set
forth
in
subsection
2.
8
2.
The
department
shall
establish
a
trigger
lock
program
9
in
the
state
for
the
purpose
of
providing
free
trigger
locks
10
to
firearms
owners.
The
department
shall
work
with
law
11
enforcement
agencies
of
the
state,
local
governments,
and
other
12
local
entities
and
nonprofit
organizations
to
provide
trigger
13
locks
at
no
cost
to
firearms
owners
in
the
state.
14
3.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
15
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
a
16
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
17
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated.
Notwithstanding
18
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
19
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
724.22,
subsection
7,
Code
2024,
is
amended
21
to
read
as
follows:
22
7.
It
shall
be
unlawful
for
any
person
to
A
person
shall
23
not
store
or
leave
a
loaded
or
unloaded
firearm
which
that
is
24
not
secured
by
a
trigger
lock
mechanism,
placed
in
a
securely
25
locked
box
or
container,
or
placed
in
some
other
location
which
26
that
a
reasonable
person
would
believe
to
be
secure
from
a
27
minor
under
the
age
of
fourteen
eighteen
years,
if
such
person
28
knows
or
has
reason
to
believe
that
a
minor
under
the
age
29
of
fourteen
eighteen
years
is
likely
to
gain
access
to
the
30
firearm
without
the
lawful
permission
of
the
minor’s
parent,
31
guardian,
or
person
having
charge
of
the
minor,
and
the
minor
32
lawfully
gains
access
to
the
firearm
without
the
consent
of
33
the
minor’s
parent,
guardian,
or
person
having
charge
of
the
34
minor
,
and
the
minor
exhibits
the
firearm
in
a
public
place
in
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an
unlawful
manner,
or
uses
the
firearm
unlawfully
to
cause
1
injury
or
death
to
a
person
.
This
subsection
does
not
apply
if
2
the
minor
obtains
the
firearm
as
a
result
of
an
unlawful
entry
3
by
any
person.
A
violation
of
this
subsection
is
punishable
as
4
a
serious
misdemeanor.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
trigger
locks
for
firearms,
including
9
the
establishment
of
a
public
safety
trigger
lock
fund
and
10
requiring
trigger
locks
on
certain
firearms.
11
The
bill
establishes
a
public
safety
trigger
lock
fund
12
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
13
public
safety
(department).
The
department
may
receive
and
14
accept
donations,
grants,
loans,
and
contributions
from
any
15
public
or
private
source
for
deposit
into
the
trust
fund
for
16
the
purpose
of
providing
free
trigger
locks
to
firearms
owners.
17
The
department
shall
work
with
law
enforcement
agencies
of
18
the
state,
local
governments,
and
other
local
entities
and
19
nonprofit
organizations
to
provide
trigger
locks
at
no
cost
to
20
firearms
owners
in
the
state.
21
Current
law
prohibits
any
person
from
storing
or
leaving
22
a
loaded
firearm
which
is
not
secured
by
a
trigger
lock
23
mechanism,
placed
in
a
securely
locked
box
or
container,
or
24
placed
in
some
other
location
which
a
reasonable
person
would
25
believe
to
be
secure
from
a
minor
under
the
age
of
14
years,
if
26
such
person
knows
or
has
reason
to
believe
that
a
minor
under
27
the
age
of
14
years
is
likely
to
gain
access
to
the
firearm,
the
28
minor
lawfully
gains
access
to
the
firearm
without
the
consent
29
of
the
minor’s
parent,
guardian,
or
person
having
charge
of
the
30
minor,
and
the
minor
exhibits
the
firearm
in
a
public
place
in
31
an
unlawful
manner,
or
uses
the
firearm
unlawfully
to
cause
32
injury
or
death
to
a
person.
33
The
bill
prohibits
any
person
from
storing
or
leaving
a
34
loaded
or
unloaded
firearm
that
is
not
secured
by
a
trigger
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lock
mechanism,
placed
in
a
securely
locked
box
or
container,
1
or
placed
in
some
other
location
that
a
reasonable
person
would
2
believe
to
be
secure
from
a
minor
under
the
age
of
18
years,
if
3
such
person
knows
or
has
reason
to
believe
that
a
minor
under
4
the
age
of
18
years
is
likely
to
gain
access
to
the
firearm
5
without
the
lawful
permission
of
the
minor’s
parent,
guardian,
6
or
person
having
charge
of
the
minor,
and
the
minor
lawfully
7
gains
access
to
the
firearm
without
the
consent
of
the
minor’s
8
parent,
guardian,
or
person
having
charge
of
the
minor.
9
A
violation
of
the
bill
is
punishable
as
a
serious
10
misdemeanor.
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
11
confinement
for
no
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
12
$430
but
not
more
than
$2,560.
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