Senate File 2161 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2161 BY CHAPMAN A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting a governing board of a public college or 1 university from adopting or enforcing any policy or rule 2 that prohibits a person with a valid permit to carry weapons 3 from carrying, transporting, or possessing a dangerous 4 weapon in the buildings or on the grounds of such a college 5 or university, and including civil penalties. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 6041XS (1) 88 js/rh

S.F. 2161 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 260C.14B Limitation on authority —— 1 dangerous weapons —— valid permit to carry weapons. 2 The board of directors of a community college shall comply 3 with the requirements of section 724.8B regarding policies and 4 rules relating to the carrying, transportation, or possession 5 of dangerous weapons in the building or on the grounds of the 6 community college. 7 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 262.9E Limitation on authority —— 8 dangerous weapons —— valid permit to carry weapons. 9 The state board of regents shall comply with the 10 requirements of section 724.8B regarding policies and rules 11 relating to the carrying, transportation, or possession of 12 dangerous weapons in the building or on the grounds of a 13 university under the control of the state board of regents. 14 Sec. 3. Section 602.8105, Code 2020, is amended by adding 15 the following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. The clerk of the district court shall 17 collect a civil penalty assessed under section 724.8B. Any 18 moneys collected from the civil penalty shall be deposited into 19 the general fund of the state. 20 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 724.8B Limitation on authority —— 21 dangerous weapons —— public universities and community colleges. 22 1. The governing board of a university under the control 23 of the state board of regents as provided in chapter 262, 24 or a community college under the jurisdiction of a board 25 of directors for a merged area as provided in chapter 260C 26 shall not adopt or enforce any policy or rule that prohibits 27 the carrying, transportation, or possession of any dangerous 28 weapon, as defined in section 702.7, in the buildings or on 29 the grounds of such a college or university by a person who 30 possesses a valid permit to carry weapons pursuant to section 31 724.6 or 724.7. 32 2. a. A governing board found to be in violation of 33 subsection 1 shall be assessed a civil penalty of between two 34 thousand five hundred dollars and five thousand dollars and 35 -1- LSB 6041XS (1) 88 js/rh 1/ 3

S.F. 2161 shall be ordered to pay the plaintiff’s reasonable attorney 1 fees and court costs. 2 b. The requirements of this section may be enforced by the 3 state or through a private cause of action. 4 c. The civil penalty shall be collected by the clerk of the 5 district court and shall be deposited as provided in section 6 602.8105, subsection 5. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill provides that the governing board of a university 11 under the control of the state board of regents as provided in 12 Code chapter 262, or a community college under the jurisdiction 13 of a board of directors for a merged area as provided in Code 14 chapter 260C shall not adopt or enforce any policy or rule that 15 prohibits the carrying, transportation, or possession of any 16 dangerous weapon, as defined in Code section 702.7, in the 17 buildings or on the grounds of such a college or university by 18 a person who possesses a valid permit to carry weapons pursuant 19 to Code section 724.6 (professional permit to carry weapons) or 20 Code section 724.7 (nonprofessional permit to carry weapons). 21 The bill provides that a governing board found to be in 22 violation of the bill shall be assessed a civil penalty 23 of between $2,500 and $5,000 and shall pay the plaintiff’s 24 reasonable attorney fees and court costs. The bill may be 25 enforced by the state or through a private cause of action. 26 The bill specifies that the civil penalty shall be deposited 27 into the general fund of the state. 28 A dangerous weapon is any instrument or device designed 29 primarily for use in inflicting death or injury upon a human 30 being or animal, and that is capable of inflicting death upon a 31 human being when used in the manner for which it was designed, 32 except a bow and arrow when possessed and used for hunting 33 or any other lawful purpose. Additionally, any instrument 34 or device of any sort whatsoever that is actually used in 35 -2- LSB 6041XS (1) 88 js/rh 2/ 3

S.F. 2161 such a manner as to indicate that the defendant intends to 1 inflict death or serious injury upon the other, and that, when 2 so used, is capable of inflicting death upon a human being, 3 is a dangerous weapon. Dangerous weapons include but are 4 not limited to any offensive weapon, pistol, revolver, other 5 firearm, dagger, razor, stiletto, switchblade knife, knife 6 having a blade exceeding five inches in length, or any portable 7 device or weapon directing an electric current, impulse, 8 wave, or beam that produces a high-voltage pulse designed to 9 immobilize a person. 10 -3- LSB 6041XS (1) 88 js/rh 3/ 3