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IA HF2533
Bill
Status
2/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
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Authorizes judicial officers, the attorney general, deputy attorneys general, and assistant attorneys general to obtain professional permits to carry weapons, joining peace officers, correctional officers, and county attorneys already eligible for such permits.
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Permits issued to these legal professionals allow them to carry weapons anywhere in the state at all times, including on school grounds, and remain valid throughout their employment rather than expiring after 12 months.
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Creates a new criminal offense of "threatening a public official" for communicating true threats to public officials or their family members, classified as an aggravated misdemeanor.
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Establishes the crime of malicious sharing of personal information ("doxxing") of judicial officers or their immediate family members with intent to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate violence, classified as a serious misdemeanor.
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Expands the definition of harassment to include making true threats against public officials or their immediate family members.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a 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 judicial officer or a judicial officer's immediate family, and considering true threats to public officials as harassment, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 564.)
Last Action
Amendment H-8112 filed. H.J. 525.
3/3/2026