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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 06, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 2280, an Act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved
with the judicial system, including authorizing a member of the general assembly,
judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general to
be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, establishing the criminal offenses of
threatening and the malicious sharing of personal information of a general assembly
member or a judicial officer or a general assembly member’s or a judicial officer’s
immediate family, and considering true threats to public officials as harassment, and
providing penalties.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
GovernorÔTÏowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 2280
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF PERSONS IN CERTAIN PROFESSIONS
INVOLVED WITH THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING AUTHORIZING A
MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JUDICIAL OFFICER, ATTORNEY
GENERAL, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
GENERAL TO BE ISSUED A PROFESSIONAL PERMIT TO CARRY WEAPONS,
ESTABLISHING THE CRIMINAL OFFENSES OF THREATENING AND THE
MALICIOUS SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MEMBER OR A JUDICIAL OFFICER OR A GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MEMBER'S OR A JUDICIAL OFFICER'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY, AND
CONSIDERING TRUE THREATS TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS AS HARASSMENT,
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
PROFESSIONAL PERMIT TO CARRY WEAPONS
Section 1. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph a,
subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
(1) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons when
the person's employment in a private investigation business
or private security business licensed under chapter 80A, or a
person's employment as a peace officer, correctional officer,
member of the general assembly, judicial officer, county
attorney, assistant county attorney, attorney general, deputy
Senate File 2280, p. 2
attorney general, assistant attorney general, security guard,
bank messenger or other person transporting property of a value
requiring security, or in police work, reasonably justifies
that person going armed.
Sec. 2. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph a,
subparagraph (4), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
(4) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons if
the person is a member of the general assembly, judicial
officer , county attorney^ or an assistant county attorney^
attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant
attorney general . An application for a permit by an assistant
county attorney must be approved by the county attorney of
each county in which the applicant serves prior to a permit
to carry weapons being issued. An application for a permit
by the attorney general or deputy attorney general or by an
assistant attorney general shall be delivered to the sheriff
for the county in which the applicant resides. The sheriff
of the issuing county may require the applicant to complete a
proficiency examination prior to issuing the permit to carry
weapons. The standards for a proficiency examination for
a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, county
attorney^ e-r- assistant county attorney , attorney general,
deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general shall
not exceed the standards required of a peace officer. The
applicant shall pay the reasonable costs associated with
completing a proficiency examination.
Sec. 3. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraphs b, c, and d,
Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:
b. The permit shall be on a form prescribed and published
by the commissioner of public safety, shall identify the
holder, and shall state the nature of the employment requiring
the holder to go armed. A permit so issued, other than to
a peace officer, member of the general assembly, judicial
officer , county attorney, er- assistant county attorney,
attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant
attorney general, shall authorize the person to whom it is
issued to go armed anywhere in the state, only while engaged
in the employment, and while going to and from the place of the
employment .
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c. A permit issued to a certified peace officer, member of
the general assembly, judicial officer, county attorney, et
assistant county attorney , attorney general, deputy attorney
general, or assistant attorney general shall authorize that
peace officer, member of the general assembly, judicial
officer , county attorney, er- assistant county attorney^
attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant
attorney general to go armed anywhere in the state at all
times, including on the grounds of a school.
d. Permits shall expire twelve months after the date
when issued except that permits issued to peace officers,
members of the general assembly, judicial officers, county
attorneys, assistant county attorneys, the attorney general,
deputy attorneys general, assistant attorneys general, and
correctional officers are valid through the holder of the
permit's period of employment unless otherwise canceled.
When the employment is terminated, the holder of the permit
shall surrender it the permit to the issuing officer for
cancellation .
Sec. 4. Section 724.6, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH , e. Notwithstanding any other provision in
this section, a person issued a permit to carry weapons under
this section may carry weapons only in a concealed manner when
inside a courtroom. This paragraph does not apply to peace
officers or correctional officers when fulfilling their duties
of employment.
Sec. 5. Section 724.6, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended
to read as follows:
3. For purposes of this sectionT — "emergency m e dical car e
provi d e r
a. "Emergency medical care provider" means the same as
defined in section 147A.1.
b. "Judicial officer" means the same as defined in section
602.1101.
Sec. 6. Section 724.6, Code 2026, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 4. The supreme court may by rule impose
additional training or other requirements on judicial officers
Senate File 2280, p. 4
who hold a permit issued under this section.
DIVISION II
THREATS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR JUDICIAL
OFFICERS - IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS
Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 708.17 Threatening a member of the
general assembly, judicial officer, or an immediate family member
of a member of the general assembly or a judicial officer.
1. No person shall threaten a member of the general
assembly, a judicial officer, or an immediate family member of
a member of the general assembly or judicial officer with the
intent to do any of the following:
a. Place the general assembly member or a judicial officer
or the immediate family member of a general assembly member
or judicial officer in fear of serious injury to the general
assembly member or judicial officer or the immediate family
member of the general assembly member or judicial officer.
b. Prevent or interrupt the ability of the general assembly
member or judicial officer to carry out the general assembly
member's or judicial officer's job duties.
c. Retaliate against a general assembly member or a
judicial officer in relation to the performance of the general
assembly member's or judicial officer's official duties during
the general assembly member's or judicial officer's term of
service .
2. A person who violates the provisions of this section is
guilty of a class "C" felony.
3. As used in this section:
a. "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling,
parent, grandparent, or grandchild, and includes a stepparent,
a stepchild, a stepsibling, or an adoptive relationship.
b. "Judicial officer" means the same as defined in section
602.1101.
c. "Retaliate" means intentionally threatening bodily injury
to or damage to the property of a general assembly member or a
judicial officer with intent to retaliate against the general
assembly member for the general assembly member's exercise
of legislative duties or judicial officer for the judicial
officer's exercise of judicial duties and causing the general
assembly member, judicial officer, or the family member to
Senate File 2280, p. 5
reasonably believe that the general assembly member's, the
judicial officer's, or the family member's person or property
is in danger.
DIVISION III
MALICIOUS SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sec. 8. NEW SECTION . 708.18 Malicious sharing of personal
information of a general assembly member or a judicial officer
or an immediate family member of a general assembly member or a
judicial officer.
1. No person shall share the personal information of a
general assembly member or judicial officer or the immediate
family member of a general assembly member or a judicial
officer with the intent to do any of the following:
a. Cause harm to the general assembly member or judicial
officer or the immediate family member of a general assembly
member or a judicial officer.
b. Place the general assembly member or judicial officer
or the immediate family member of a general assembly member
or a judicial officer in fear of serious harm to the general
assembly member or judicial officer or to an immediate family
member of the general assembly member or judicial officer.
c. Prevent or interrupt the ability to carry out the general
assembly member's or judicial officer's job duties.
2. A person who violates the provisions of this section is
guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
3. As used in this section:
a. "immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling,
parent, grandparent, or grandchild, and includes a stepparent,
a stepchild, a stepsibling, or an adoptive relationship.
b. "Judicial officer" means the same as defined in section
602.1101.
c. "Personal information" means a person's personal physical
address, personal phone number, or physical location.
DIVISION IV
THREATS INCLUDING TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Sec. 9. Section 708.7, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH , c. A person commits harassment when the
person communicates a true threat, including an intent to
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cause bodily injury to a public official, as defined in
section 68B.2, and the public official becomes aware of such
communication within one year of the threat.
AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRAS
President of the Senate Speaker/of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2280, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Governor
IMVEYNOLDS
the Senate