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HOUSE
FILE
530
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
166)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
12,
2025
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
a
member
of
the
general
assembly,
judicial
1
officer,
attorney
general,
deputy
attorney
general,
or
an
2
assistant
attorney
general
to
be
issued
a
professional
3
permit
to
carry
weapons.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
A
person
may
be
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
when
3
the
person’s
employment
in
a
private
investigation
business
4
or
private
security
business
licensed
under
chapter
80A
,
or
5
a
person’s
employment
as
a
member
of
the
general
assembly,
6
peace
officer,
correctional
officer,
judicial
officer,
county
7
attorney,
assistant
county
attorney,
attorney
general,
deputy
8
attorney
general,
assistant
attorney
general,
security
guard,
9
bank
messenger
or
other
person
transporting
property
of
a
value
10
requiring
security,
or
in
police
work,
reasonably
justifies
11
that
person
going
armed.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
13
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
(4)
A
person
may
be
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
if
the
15
person
is
a
member
of
the
general
assembly,
judicial
officer,
16
county
attorney
,
or
an
assistant
county
attorney
,
attorney
17
general,
deputy
attorney
general,
or
an
assistant
attorney
18
general
.
An
application
for
a
permit
by
an
assistant
county
19
attorney
must
be
approved
by
the
county
attorney
of
each
county
20
in
which
the
applicant
serves
prior
to
a
permit
to
carry
21
weapons
being
issued.
An
application
for
a
permit
by
a
member
22
of
the
general
assembly,
attorney
general,
deputy
attorney
23
general,
or
an
assistant
attorney
general
shall
be
delivered
24
to
the
sheriff
for
the
county
in
which
the
applicant
resides.
25
The
sheriff
of
the
issuing
county
may
require
the
applicant
to
26
complete
a
proficiency
examination
prior
to
issuing
the
permit
27
to
carry
weapons.
The
standards
for
a
proficiency
examination
28
for
a
member
of
the
general
assembly,
judicial
officer,
county
29
attorney
,
or
assistant
county
attorney
,
attorney
general,
30
deputy
attorney
general,
or
an
assistant
attorney
general
31
shall
not
exceed
the
standards
required
of
a
peace
officer.
32
The
applicant
shall
pay
the
reasonable
costs
associated
with
33
completing
a
proficiency
examination.
34
Sec.
3.
Section
724.6,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
b,
c,
and
d,
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Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
b.
The
permit
shall
be
on
a
form
prescribed
and
published
2
by
the
commissioner
of
public
safety,
shall
identify
the
3
holder,
and
shall
state
the
nature
of
the
employment
requiring
4
the
holder
to
go
armed.
A
permit
so
issued,
other
than
to
5
a
member
of
the
general
assembly,
peace
officer,
judicial
6
officer,
county
attorney,
or
assistant
county
attorney,
7
attorney
general,
deputy
attorney
general,
or
assistant
8
attorney
general,
shall
authorize
the
person
to
whom
it
is
9
issued
to
go
armed
anywhere
in
the
state,
only
while
engaged
10
in
the
employment,
and
while
going
to
and
from
the
place
of
the
11
employment.
12
c.
A
permit
issued
to
a
member
of
the
general
assembly,
13
certified
peace
officer,
judicial
officer,
county
attorney,
or
14
assistant
county
attorney
,
attorney
general,
deputy
attorney
15
general,
or
assistant
attorney
general
shall
authorize
that
16
member
of
the
general
assembly,
peace
officer,
judicial
17
officer,
county
attorney,
or
assistant
county
attorney
,
18
attorney
general,
deputy
attorney
general,
or
assistant
19
attorney
general
to
go
armed
anywhere
in
the
state
at
all
20
times,
including
on
the
grounds
of
a
school.
21
d.
Permits
shall
expire
twelve
months
after
the
date
22
when
issued
except
that
permits
issued
to
members
of
the
23
general
assembly,
peace
officers,
judicial
officers,
county
24
attorneys,
assistant
county
attorneys,
the
attorney
general,
25
deputy
attorneys
general,
assistant
attorneys
general,
and
26
correctional
officers
are
valid
through
the
holder
of
the
27
permit’s
period
of
employment
unless
otherwise
canceled.
28
When
the
employment
is
terminated,
the
holder
of
the
permit
29
shall
surrender
it
the
permit
to
the
issuing
officer
for
30
cancellation.
31
Sec.
4.
Section
724.6,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
32
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
33
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
in
34
this
section,
a
person
issued
a
permit
to
carry
weapons
under
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section
may
carry
weapons
only
in
a
concealed
manner
when
1
inside
a
courtroom.
This
paragraph
does
not
apply
to
peace
2
officers
or
correctional
officers
when
fulfilling
their
duties
3
of
employment.
4
Sec.
5.
Section
724.6,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
3.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“emergency
medical
care
7
provider”
:
8
a.
“Emergency
medical
care
provider”
means
the
same
as
9
defined
in
section
147A.1
.
10
b.
“Judicial
officer”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
11
602.1101.
12
Sec.
6.
Section
724.6,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
13
following
new
subsection:
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
The
supreme
court
may
by
rule
impose
15
additional
training
or
other
requirements
on
judicial
officers
16
who
hold
a
permit
issued
under
this
section.
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