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IA SSB3087

SB

Status

Introduced

1/28/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Authorizes judicial officers, the attorney general, deputy attorneys general, and assistant attorneys general to obtain professional permits to carry weapons, joining peace officers and county attorneys who already qualify.

  • Permits issued to these legal professionals allow them to carry weapons anywhere in the state at all times, including on school grounds, with permits valid through their period of employment.

  • Requires weapons carried inside a courtroom to be concealed, except for peace officers and correctional officers performing their duties.

  • Creates new criminal offenses for threatening a judicial officer and for maliciously sharing personal information of a judicial officer or their immediate family members.

  • Assistant attorneys general must have their permit applications approved by the attorney general, and applicants may be required to complete a proficiency examination not exceeding peace officer standards.

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 SF 2280.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as [].

2/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/28/2026

Full Bill Text

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