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Creating the second amendment preservation Act
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2021
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill creates the second amendment preservation Act. The bill defines “law-abiding citizen” to include a person who is not otherwise precluded under state law from possessing a firearm and does not include anyone who is not legally present in the United States or the state of Iowa. The bill affirms the state of Iowa’s authority to regulate firearms within its borders. The bill prohibits the enforcement of any federal infringement on the people’s right to keep and bear arms. The bill provides examples of federal actions that are considered infringements on the right to keep and bear arms, including those actions that might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition by law-abiding citizens or any act ordering the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition from law-abiding citizens.
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The bill declares void in the state a federal action that is considered an infringement on the right to keep and bear arms. The bill places a duty on courts and law enforcement agencies of this state to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms within the borders of this state and to protect these rights from the infringements defined in the bill. The bill holds liable an entity that acts knowingly to violate the provisions of the bill while acting under color of any state or federal law. The bill also holds liable a political subdivision or law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer who acts knowingly to violate the provisions of the bill while acting under color of any state or federal law. In an action for declaratory judgment, a jurisdiction that employs a law enforcement officer or supervisor of law enforcement officers who is found to have violated the bill is responsible for paying court costs, attorney fees, and any other damages the court determines are necessary.
Iowa Code it changes
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Lobbying
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