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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 530: 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

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.6. For judicial officers, the sheriff of the issuing county may require the applicant, at the applicant’s expense, to complete a proficiency examination prior to the permit to carry weapons being issued. The bill provides that a permit issued to a judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general grants authorization to go armed anywhere in the state at all times, including on the grounds of a school.

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 18, 2025

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Association of Magistrate Judges; Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa

Against: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee · as HSB 166
  2. February 12, 2025House subcommittee named: Wills, J., Gosa and Rinker · as HSB 166
  3. February 17, 2025House subcommittee named: Wills, J., Dieken and Gosa · as HSB 166
  4. February 18, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as HSB 166
  5. February 19, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 166
  6. February 19, 2025Committee vote: 16–4 · as HSB 166
  7. February 20, 2025Filed in the House
  8. February 20, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 530 · as HSB 166
  9. March 12, 2025Passed the House, 79–17
  10. March 13, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  11. March 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bisignano and Dawson
  12. March 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  13. April 3, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  14. April 29, 2025Passed the Senate, 43–5

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF530