Bill Text: IA SF30 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the carrying of weapons by certain individuals involved with law enforcement.(See SF 174.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-27 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 174. S.J. 177. [SF30 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF30-Introduced.html
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BY
DAWSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
carrying
of
weapons
by
certain
1
individuals
involved
with
law
enforcement.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
724.2A,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
724.2A
Peace
officer
——
defined
——
reserved
peace
officer
3
included.
4
As
used
in
sections
724.4
,
724.4B,
724.6
,
and
724.11
,
“peace
5
officer”
includes
a
reserve
peace
officer
as
defined
in
section
6
80D.1A
.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
724.4B,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
8
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
a.
A
person
listed
under
section
724.4,
subsection
4
,
10
paragraphs
“b”
“c”
through
“f”
or
“j”
.
11
Sec.
3.
Section
724.4B,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
12
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
13
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
A
peace
officer
including
a
peace
officer
14
who
has
not
been
certified
and
a
federal
officer
when
the
15
officer’s
employment
requires
going
armed,
whether
or
not
the
16
peace
officer
or
federal
officer
is
acting
in
the
performance
17
of
official
duties.
18
Sec.
4.
Section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2021,
19
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
a.
(1)
A
person
may
be
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
21
when
the
person’s
employment
in
a
private
investigation
22
business
or
private
security
business
licensed
under
chapter
23
80A
,
or
a
person’s
employment
as
a
peace
officer,
correctional
24
officer,
security
guard,
bank
messenger
or
other
person
25
transporting
property
of
a
value
requiring
security,
or
in
26
police
work,
reasonably
justifies
that
person
going
armed.
27
(2)
A
person
may
be
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
28
if
the
person
is
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
who
is
29
designated
and
attached
to
a
law
enforcement
tactical
team
by
30
the
authorities
having
jurisdiction.
A
person
issued
a
permit
31
to
carry
weapons
under
this
paragraph
shall
train
with
the
law
32
enforcement
tactical
team
the
person
is
designated
and
attached
33
to,
complete
a
prescribed
firearm
safety
training
course
34
offered
pursuant
to
section
724.9,
subsection
1,
paragraph
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“e”
,
complete
any
additional
training
as
prescribed
by
the
1
authorities
having
jurisdiction,
and
not
be
disqualified
under
2
section
724.8.
3
Sec.
5.
Section
724.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
2.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
fire
fighters,
as
defined
6
in
section
411.1,
subsection
10
,
airport
fire
fighters
included
7
under
section
97B.49B
,
and
emergency
medical
care
providers
,
8
as
defined
in
section
147A.1
other
than
emergency
medical
9
care
providers
specified
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
10
subparagraph
(2)
,
shall
not,
as
a
condition
of
employment,
11
be
required
to
obtain
a
permit
under
this
section
.
However,
12
the
provisions
of
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
a
person
13
designated
as
an
arson
investigator
by
the
chief
fire
officer
14
of
a
political
subdivision.
15
Sec.
6.
Section
724.6,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“emergency
18
medical
care
provider”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
19
147A.1.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
relates
to
the
carrying
of
weapons
by
certain
24
individuals
involved
with
law
enforcement.
25
Current
law
prohibits
a
person
from
going
armed
with,
26
carrying,
or
transporting
a
firearm
of
any
kind,
whether
27
concealed
or
not,
on
the
grounds
of
a
school.
The
prohibition
28
does
not
apply
to
certain
persons
under
certain
circumstances
29
including
a
peace
officer
when
the
officer’s
duties
require
the
30
person
to
carry
the
firearm
or
as
otherwise
provided
by
law.
31
The
bill
specifies
that
a
peace
officer
or
reserve
peace
32
officer
including
a
peace
officer
or
reserve
peace
officer
33
who
has
not
been
certified,
and
a
federal
officer
when
the
34
officer’s
employment
requires
going
armed,
may
go
armed
with,
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carry,
or
transport
a
firearm
on
school
grounds,
whether
or
not
1
the
officer
is
acting
in
the
performance
of
official
duties.
2
A
person
who
goes
armed
with,
carries,
or
transports
a
3
firearm
on
the
grounds
of
a
school
in
violation
of
Code
section
4
724.4B
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
5
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
6
fine
of
at
least
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
7
Current
law
restricts
persons
eligible
to
obtain
a
8
professional
permit
to
carry
weapons
to
certain
individuals
9
involved
with
investigation,
security,
valuable
property
10
transportation,
corrections,
and
other
police
work
if
the
11
individual’s
occupation
reasonably
justifies
the
individual
12
going
armed.
The
bill
allows
an
emergency
medical
care
13
provider
to
obtain
a
professional
permit
to
carry
weapons
14
if
the
emergency
medical
care
provider
is
designated
and
15
attached
to
a
law
enforcement
tactical
team
by
the
authorities
16
having
jurisdiction.
Additionally,
the
emergency
medical
17
care
provider
shall
train
with
the
tactical
team,
complete
a
18
firearm
safety
training
course
that
qualifies
a
peace
officer
19
to
carry
a
firearm
in
the
normal
course
of
the
peace
officer’s
20
duties,
complete
any
additional
training
as
prescribed
by
21
the
authorities
having
jurisdiction,
and
not
be
disqualified
22
from
obtaining
a
professional
or
nonprofessional
permit
to
23
carry
weapons.
Notwithstanding
a
general
prohibition,
the
24
bill
allows
an
employer
of
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
25
to
require
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
to
obtain
26
a
professional
permit
to
carry
weapons
as
a
condition
of
27
employment
if
the
emergency
medical
care
provider
accompanies
28
police
tactical
teams
consistent
with
the
bill.
29
By
operation
of
law,
a
professional
permit
to
carry
weapons
30
will
authorize
an
emergency
medical
care
provider
to
go
armed
31
anywhere
in
the
state
only
while
engaged
in
employment
and
32
while
going
to
and
from
the
place
of
employment.
An
emergency
33
medical
care
provider
shall
submit
an
application
and
undergo
34
a
criminal
history
background
check
prior
to
receiving
a
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