HB209 Summary

• Prohibits public and private employers from requiring job applicants or employees to disclose information about firearm or ammunition ownership, possession, use, or transportation, except when such disclosure relates to job duties.

• Prohibits employers from conditioning employment or employment benefits on an agreement that applicants or employees forego lawful rights to own, possess, store, transport, or use firearms or ammunition.

• Allows civil actions by aggrieved applicants or employees, with prevailing plaintiffs eligible to recover actual damages, court costs, attorney's fees, and exemplary or punitive damages for knowing and willful violations.

• Eliminates governmental immunity for public employers and public officials, prohibiting indemnification of officials who violate the act using public funds.

• Provides exceptions allowing employers to regulate firearm possession during work duties and on employer property, and to require disclosure of information reasonably believed to relate to policy violations or law violations.