# Iowa SF 2280: A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a member of the general assembly, 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 general assembly member or a judicial officer or a general assembly member’s or a judicial officer’s immediate family, and considering true threats to public officials as harassment, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3087.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Iowa SF 2280, A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a member of the general assembly, 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 general assembly member or a judicial officer or a general assembly member’s or a judicial officer’s immediate family, and considering true threats to public officials as harassment, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3087.) Effective date: 07/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY; status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Fiscal note.) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2280-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 2280 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a member of the general assembly, 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 general assembly member or a judicial officer or a general assembly member’s or a judicial officer’s immediate family, and considering true threats to public officials as harassment, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 3087.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-11 - Last action: 2026-05-14, Fiscal note. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (136 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New privacy protections for Iowa officials: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa protects lawmakers, judicial officers, and their immediate families against malicious sharing of personal information. Sharing their personal physical address, personal phone number, or physical location is a serious misdemeanor when done with prohibited intent. That me… - Stronger protections against threats to officials: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa makes specified threats against lawmakers, judicial officers, or their immediate families a class C felony. The threat must aim to cause fear of serious injury, disrupt official duties, or retaliate for those duties. Protected family includes spouses, children, siblings… - Professional permit holders must conceal courtroom weapons: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, holders of Iowa professional weapon permits must keep weapons concealed when carrying inside a courtroom. Peace officers and correctional officers are exempt while performing their job duties. - More officials qualify for weapon permits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa expands professional weapon permits for lawmakers, judicial officers, county attorneys, and assistant county attorneys. The attorney general and deputy and assistant attorneys general also qualify. Listed security, licensed private investigation, and security transport… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | House | Passed House | pass | 91 | 2 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 45 | 2 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-05-14: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2026-05-06: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-04-08: Passed House, yeas 91, nays 2. (House) - 2026-04-08: Amendment H-8114 withdrawn. (House) - 2026-04-08: Substituted for HF 2533. (House) - 2026-03-19: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2026-03-06: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2026-03-03: Amendment H-8114 filed. (House) - 2026-02-25: Read first time, passed on file. (House) - 2026-02-24: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-02-24: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 2. (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Amendment S-5027 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2026-02-11: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2280.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2280.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2280.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2280.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2280-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).