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HF 530 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or an assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons.

HF 530 authorizes members of the general assembly, judicial officers, the attorney general, deputy attorneys general, and assistant attorneys general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons. These permits allow the holders to carry weapons anywhere in the state at all times, including on school grounds, and remain valid throughout their period of employment. While a sheriff may require a proficiency examination, the standards cannot exceed those for peace officers. The bill also requires these permit holders to carry weapons in a concealed manner when inside a courtroom, with an exception for peace or correctional officers on duty.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action May 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprinted · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was reprinted from its original introduction to reflect amendments made by the House. The most significant change is the expansion of eligibility to include members of the general assembly, who were not explicitly listed in the original version. The bill also clarifies permit application procedures for legislative members and attorneys general, and adds a new restriction requiring judicial officers to carry weapons only in concealed manner when inside courtrooms.
Scope change
The bill now explicitly includes members of the general assembly as eligible to receive professional permits to carry weapons, expanding the scope beyond the original version which focused primarily on judicial officers and attorneys general.
ELIGIBILITY

Added 'member of the general assembly' to the list of eligible persons who may be issued a professional permit to carry weapons

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that judicial officers carrying weapons inside courtrooms must do so in a concealed manner, with exceptions for peace officers and correctional officers fulfilling employment duties

Changed permit application procedure for members of the general assembly, attorney general, deputy attorney general, and assistant attorney general to require delivery to the sheriff of the county where the applicant resides

DEFINITION

Added new subsection defining that permits issued under this section may carry weapons only in concealed manner when inside courtrooms, except for peace officers and correctional officers

TECHNICAL

Bill was reprinted with updated formatting, page numbering, and markup to reflect House amendments including changes to section numbers and paragraph structure

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

42–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Apr 29, 2025
D Democratic16
11 Yea 5 Nay
68% Yea
R Republican33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
6
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate amendment H-1287 filed.
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 5.
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-3094 adopted.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3094 filed.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/20/2025 8:30AM Room 315.
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Dawson.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 79, nays 17.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1065 adopted, as amended.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1066 to amendment H-1065 filed, adopted.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1065 filed.
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.