Senate File 2280 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2280 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3087) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate February 24, 2026 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions 1 involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a 2 member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney 3 general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney 4 general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, 5 establishing the criminal offenses of threatening and the 6 malicious sharing of personal information of a general 7 assembly member or a judicial officer or a general assembly 8 member’s or a judicial officer’s immediate family, and 9 considering true threats to public officials as harassment, 10 and providing penalties. 11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 12 SF 2280 (4) 91 as/js/mb

S.F. 2280 DIVISION I 1 PROFESSIONAL PERMIT TO CARRY WEAPONS 2 Section 1. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, 3 subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons when 5 the person’s employment in a private investigation business 6 or private security business licensed under chapter 80A , or a 7 person’s employment as a peace officer, correctional officer, 8 member of the general assembly, judicial officer, county 9 attorney, assistant county attorney, attorney general, deputy 10 attorney general, assistant attorney general, security guard, 11 bank messenger or other person transporting property of a value 12 requiring security, or in police work, reasonably justifies 13 that person going armed. 14 Sec. 2. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, 15 subparagraph (4), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 16 (4) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons if 17 the person is a member of the general assembly, judicial 18 officer, county attorney , or an assistant county attorney , 19 attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant 20 attorney general . An application for a permit by an assistant 21 county attorney must be approved by the county attorney of 22 each county in which the applicant serves prior to a permit 23 to carry weapons being issued. An application for a permit 24 by the attorney general or deputy attorney general or by an 25 assistant attorney general shall be delivered to the sheriff 26 for the county in which the applicant resides. The sheriff 27 of the issuing county may require the applicant to complete a 28 proficiency examination prior to issuing the permit to carry 29 weapons. The standards for a proficiency examination for 30 a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, county 31 attorney , or assistant county attorney , attorney general, 32 deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general shall 33 not exceed the standards required of a peace officer. The 34 applicant shall pay the reasonable costs associated with 35 -1- SF 2280 (4) 91 as/js/mb 1/ 5

S.F. 2280 completing a proficiency examination. 1 Sec. 3. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraphs b, c, and d, 2 Code 2026, are amended to read as follows: 3 b. The permit shall be on a form prescribed and published 4 by the commissioner of public safety, shall identify the 5 holder, and shall state the nature of the employment requiring 6 the holder to go armed. A permit so issued, other than to 7 a peace officer, member of the general assembly, judicial 8 officer, county attorney, or assistant county attorney, 9 attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant 10 attorney general, shall authorize the person to whom it is 11 issued to go armed anywhere in the state, only while engaged 12 in the employment, and while going to and from the place of the 13 employment. 14 c. A permit issued to a certified peace officer, member of 15 the general assembly, judicial officer, county attorney, or 16 assistant county attorney , attorney general, deputy attorney 17 general, or assistant attorney general shall authorize that 18 peace officer, member of the general assembly, judicial 19 officer, county attorney, or assistant county attorney , 20 attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant 21 attorney general to go armed anywhere in the state at all 22 times, including on the grounds of a school. 23 d. Permits shall expire twelve months after the date 24 when issued except that permits issued to peace officers, 25 members of the general assembly, judicial officers, county 26 attorneys, assistant county attorneys, the attorney general, 27 deputy attorneys general, assistant attorneys general, and 28 correctional officers are valid through the holder of the 29 permit’s period of employment unless otherwise canceled. 30 When the employment is terminated, the holder of the permit 31 shall surrender it the permit to the issuing officer for 32 cancellation. 33 Sec. 4. Section 724.6, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 34 by adding the following new paragraph: 35 -2- SF 2280 (4) 91 as/js/mb 2/ 5

S.F. 2280 NEW PARAGRAPH . e. Notwithstanding any other provision in 1 this section, a person issued a permit to carry weapons under 2 this section may carry weapons only in a concealed manner when 3 inside a courtroom. This paragraph does not apply to peace 4 officers or correctional officers when fulfilling their duties 5 of employment. 6 Sec. 5. Section 724.6, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 3. For purposes of this section , “emergency medical care 9 provider” : 10 a. “Emergency medical care provider” means the same as 11 defined in section 147A.1 . 12 b. “Judicial officer” means the same as defined in section 13 602.1101. 14 Sec. 6. Section 724.6, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 15 following new subsection: 16 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. The supreme court may by rule impose 17 additional training or other requirements on judicial officers 18 who hold a permit issued under this section. 19 DIVISION II 20 THREATS AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR JUDICIAL 21 OFFICERS —— IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS 22 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 708.17 Threatening a member of the 23 general assembly, judicial officer, or an immediate family member 24 of a member of the general assembly or a judicial officer. 25 1. No person shall threaten a member of the general 26 assembly, a judicial officer, or an immediate family member of 27 a member of the general assembly or judicial officer with the 28 intent to do any of the following: 29 a. Place the general assembly member or a judicial officer 30 or the immediate family member of a general assembly member 31 or judicial officer in fear of serious injury to the general 32 assembly member or judicial officer or the immediate family 33 member of the general assembly member or judicial officer. 34 b. Prevent or interrupt the ability of the general assembly 35 -3- SF 2280 (4) 91 as/js/mb 3/ 5

S.F. 2280 member or judicial officer to carry out the general assembly 1 member’s or judicial officer’s job duties. 2 c. Retaliate against a general assembly member or a 3 judicial officer in relation to the performance of the general 4 assembly member’s or judicial officer’s official duties during 5 the general assembly member’s or judicial officer’s term of 6 service. 7 2. A person who violates the provisions of this section is 8 guilty of a class “C” felony. 9 3. As used in this section: 10 a. “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, sibling, 11 parent, grandparent, or grandchild, and includes a stepparent, 12 a stepchild, a stepsibling, or an adoptive relationship. 13 b. “Judicial officer” means the same as defined in section 14 602.1101. 15 c. “Retaliate” means intentionally threatening bodily injury 16 to or damage to the property of a general assembly member or a 17 judicial officer with intent to retaliate against the general 18 assembly member for the general assembly member’s exercise 19 of legislative duties or judicial officer for the judicial 20 officer’s exercise of judicial duties and causing the general 21 assembly member, judicial officer, or the family member to 22 reasonably believe that the general assembly member’s, the 23 judicial officer’s, or the family member’s person or property 24 is in danger. 25 DIVISION III 26 MALICIOUS SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION 27 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION . 708.18 Malicious sharing of personal 28 information of a general assembly member or a judicial officer 29 or an immediate family member of a general assembly member or a 30 judicial officer. 31 1. No person shall share the personal information of a 32 general assembly member or judicial officer or the immediate 33 family member of a general assembly member or a judicial 34 officer with the intent to do any of the following: 35 -4- SF 2280 (4) 91 as/js/mb 4/ 5

S.F. 2280 a. Cause harm to the general assembly member or judicial 1 officer or the immediate family member of a general assembly 2 member or a judicial officer. 3 b. Place the general assembly member or judicial officer 4 or the immediate family member of a general assembly member 5 or a judicial officer in fear of serious harm to the general 6 assembly member or judicial officer or to an immediate family 7 member of the general assembly member or judicial officer. 8 c. Prevent or interrupt the ability to carry out the general 9 assembly member’s or judicial officer’s job duties. 10 2. A person who violates the provisions of this section is 11 guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 12 3. As used in this section: 13 a. “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, sibling, 14 parent, grandparent, or grandchild, and includes a stepparent, 15 a stepchild, a stepsibling, or an adoptive relationship. 16 b. “Judicial officer” means the same as defined in section 17 602.1101. 18 c. “Personal information” means a person’s personal physical 19 address, personal phone number, or physical location. 20 DIVISION IV 21 THREATS INCLUDING TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS 22 Sec. 9. Section 708.7, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended 23 by adding the following new paragraph: 24 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. A person commits harassment when the 25 person communicates a true threat, including an intent to 26 cause bodily injury to a public official, as defined in 27 section 68B.2, and the public official becomes aware of such 28 communication within one year of the threat. 29 -5- SF 2280 (4) 91 as/js/mb 5/ 5