Bill Text: IA HF107 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to maintaining dangerous weapons at a child care facility or when transporting a child receiving care from a child care facility, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-24 - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 144. [HF107 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF107-Introduced.html
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BY
HEDDENS
,
DONAHUE
,
EHLERT
,
STAED
,
McCONKEY
,
ANDERSON
,
WINCKLER
,
HUNTER
,
MASCHER
,
KRESSIG
,
BEARINGER
,
OLDSON
,
and
OLSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
maintaining
dangerous
weapons
at
a
child
1
care
facility
or
when
transporting
a
child
receiving
care
2
from
a
child
care
facility,
and
providing
penalties.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
237A.1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
“Dangerous
weapon”
means
the
same
as
3
defined
in
section
702.7.
4
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
237A.3C
Dangerous
weapons.
5
1.
A
facility
shall
develop
and
maintain
written
policies
6
relating
to
the
storage
of
dangerous
weapons
in
the
facility
7
and
in
a
motor
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
receiving
care
8
from
the
facility.
9
2.
a.
The
written
policies
shall
include
all
of
the
10
following:
11
(1)
A
dangerous
weapon
shall
be
inaccessible
to
a
child
12
receiving
care
from
the
facility.
13
(2)
A
firearm
shall
be
maintained
in
a
locked
place
similar
14
to
a
gun
case.
15
(3)
Ammunition
shall
be
maintained
in
a
locked
place
16
separate
from
a
firearm.
17
(4)
A
firearm
in
a
motor
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
18
receiving
care
from
the
facility
shall
be
unloaded
and
any
19
ammunition
in
the
vehicle
shall
be
kept
separate
from
the
20
firearm
and
in
a
locked
container.
21
b.
A
parent
or
guardian
shall
be
advised
of
any
dangerous
22
weapon,
other
than
a
kitchen
knife,
located
on
the
premises
of
23
a
facility.
24
3.
A
person
who
has
involvement
with
child
care
at
a
25
facility
shall
not
do
any
of
the
following
during
regular
26
business
hours:
27
a.
Allow
a
dangerous
weapon
to
be
accessible
to
a
child
at
28
the
facility.
29
b.
Maintain
a
firearm
in
an
unlocked
place
at
the
facility.
30
c.
Maintain
ammunition
with
a
firearm
at
the
facility.
31
d.
Maintain
ammunition
in
an
unlocked
place
at
the
facility.
32
e.
Knowingly
possess
or
transport
a
loaded
firearm
in
a
33
motor
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
receiving
care
from
the
34
facility.
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f.
Knowingly
maintain
ammunition
with
a
firearm
in
a
motor
1
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
receiving
care
from
the
2
facility.
3
g.
Knowingly
maintain
ammunition
in
an
unlocked
container
in
4
a
motor
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
receiving
care
from
5
the
facility.
6
4.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“involvement
with
child
7
care”
means
a
person
who
is
an
owner
or
employee
of
a
facility.
8
5.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
9
contrary,
a
person
who
violates
subsection
3
commits
an
10
aggravated
misdemeanor.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
maintaining
dangerous
weapons
at
a
15
child
care
facility
or
when
transporting
a
child
receiving
care
16
from
a
facility.
17
The
bill
requires
a
child
care
facility
to
develop
and
18
maintain
written
policies
relating
to
the
storage
of
a
19
dangerous
weapon
in
the
facility
and
in
a
motor
vehicle
used
to
20
transport
a
child
receiving
care
from
the
facility.
21
“Facility”
is
defined
under
Code
section
237A.1(5)
as
a
22
child
care
center,
preschool,
or
a
registered
child
development
23
home;
“child”
is
defined
under
Code
section
237A.1(2)
as
a
24
person
under
12
years
of
age
or
a
person
13
to
19
years
of
age
25
who
has
a
developmental
disability;
and
“dangerous
weapon”
is
26
defined
under
Code
section
702.7.
27
The
bill
requires
the
written
policy
to
include
all
of
the
28
following:
a
dangerous
weapon
shall
be
inaccessible
to
a
child
29
receiving
care
from
the
facility,
a
firearm
shall
be
maintained
30
in
a
locked
place
similar
to
a
gun
case,
ammunition
shall
be
31
maintained
in
a
locked
place
separate
from
a
firearm,
and
a
32
firearm
in
a
motor
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
receiving
33
care
from
the
facility
shall
be
unloaded
and
any
ammunition
in
34
the
vehicle
shall
be
kept
separate
from
the
firearm
and
in
a
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locked
container.
1
The
bill
defines
“involvement
with
child
care”
to
mean
an
2
owner
or
employee
of
a
facility.
3
Under
the
bill,
a
person
who
has
involvement
with
child
care
4
at
the
child
care
facility
shall
not
do
any
of
the
following
5
during
regular
business
hours:
allow
a
dangerous
weapon
to
be
6
accessible
to
a
child
at
the
facility,
maintain
a
firearm
in
7
an
unlocked
place
at
the
facility,
maintain
ammunition
with
a
8
firearm
at
the
facility,
maintain
ammunition
in
an
unlocked
9
place
at
the
facility,
knowingly
possess
or
transport
a
loaded
10
firearm
in
a
motor
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
receiving
11
care
from
the
facility,
knowingly
maintain
ammunition
with
a
12
firearm
in
a
motor
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
receiving
13
care
from
the
facility,
or
knowingly
maintain
ammunition
in
an
14
unlocked
container
in
a
motor
vehicle
used
to
transport
a
child
15
receiving
care
from
the
facility.
16
A
person
who
violates
the
bill
commits
an
aggravated
17
misdemeanor.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
18
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
19
$625
but
not
more
than
$6,250.
20
The
license
of
a
child
care
facility
may
also
be
suspended,
21
revoked,
or
reduced
to
a
provisional
license
for
a
violation
of
22
the
bill
pursuant
to
Code
section
237A.8.
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