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IA HSB564
SB
Status
1/15/2026
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, adding them to the list of professions 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, similar to peace officers.
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Creates a requirement that permit holders (except peace officers and correctional officers on duty) must carry weapons in a concealed manner when inside a courtroom.
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Establishes new criminal offenses for threatening a judicial officer and for maliciously sharing personal information of a judicial officer or their immediate family members.
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Professional permits for judicial officers and attorneys general staff remain valid throughout their employment period rather than expiring after 12 months like standard permits.
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, and 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 providing penalties.(See HF 2533.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2533.
2/16/2026