Bill > HF2280

This bill amends existing Iowa law to prevent the governor or other state officials from prohibiting, regulating, curtailing, seizing, or confiscating firearms and ammunition during a state of public emergency, except in specific circumstances like those outlined in section 724.13. It also clarifies that businesses selling firearms and ammunition can only face temporary closures or operating hour limitations if those same restrictions apply to all businesses in the area, and it exempts firearms and ammunition used by law enforcement or emergency management personnel from these new limitations. Furthermore, the bill provides a legal remedy for individuals whose rights under this new section are violated, allowing them to seek damages, injunctions, or the return of seized property, and mandates that the prevailing plaintiff in such cases be awarded court costs and attorney fees.