Senate File 2096 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2096 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2006) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate February 10, 2020 ) A BILL FOR An Act allowing certain emergency medical care providers to 1 obtain a professional permit to carry weapons. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 SF 2096 (3) 88 js/rh/mb
S.F. 2096 Section 1. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. (1) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons 3 when the person’s employment in a private investigation 4 business or private security business licensed under chapter 5 80A , or a person’s employment as a peace officer, correctional 6 officer, security guard, bank messenger or other person 7 transporting property of a value requiring security, or in 8 police work, reasonably justifies that person going armed. 9 (2) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons 10 if the person is an emergency medical care provider who is 11 designated and attached to a law enforcement tactical team by 12 the authorities having jurisdiction. A person issued a permit 13 to carry weapons under this paragraph shall train with the law 14 enforcement tactical team the person is designated and attached 15 to, complete a prescribed firearm safety training course 16 offered pursuant to section 724.9, subsection 1, paragraph 17 “e” , complete any additional training as prescribed by the 18 authorities having jurisdiction, and not be disqualified under 19 section 724.8. 20 Sec. 2. Section 724.6, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , fire fighters, as defined 23 in section 411.1, subsection 10 , airport fire fighters included 24 under section 97B.49B , and emergency medical care providers , 25 as defined in section 147A.1 other than emergency medical 26 care providers specified in subsection 1, paragraph “a” , 27 subparagraph (2) , shall not, as a condition of employment, 28 be required to obtain a permit under this section . However, 29 the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person 30 designated as an arson investigator by the chief fire officer 31 of a political subdivision. 32 Sec. 3. Section 724.6, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 33 following new subsection: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. For purposes of this section, “emergency 35 -1- SF 2096 (3) 88 js/rh/mb 1/ 2
S.F. 2096 medical care provider” means the same as defined in section 1 147A.1. 2 -2- SF 2096 (3) 88 js/rh/mb 2/ 2