HF 69: Relating to insurance coverage for public and private schools that authorize persons to go armed with, carry, or transport firearms on school grounds

What it does

3 forbids a person from engaging in any trade practice defined or determined to be an unfair method of competition, or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance. This bill provides that the refusal to provide or the charging of unfair discriminatory premiums, policy fees, or rates for any policy or contract of real or personal property insurance, liability insurance, or policy containing liability coverage to a private or public school solely because the school authorizes a person to go armed with, carry, or transport a firearm on the school grounds for security purposes is an unfair method of competition, or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.

House subcommittee · named February 5, 2020

• Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Timothy Kacena (D)
• Rep. Jarad Klein (R)

Lobbying · 3 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; National Rifle Association of America; Personal Interest-Jesse Cickavage

Against: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowans for Gun Safety

In plain words

1. January 23, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
2. February 5, 2020House subcommittee named: Holt, Kacena and Klein