Bills › 91st General Assembly

SF 2280Signed by Governor · May 6, 2026

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

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Proposed by the Attorney General · all agency proposals

Topics:Courts & civil lawFirearmsState government

Same legislation: HSB 564, SSB 3087, HF 2533

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2026
  2. Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 11, 2026
  4. Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 24, 202645–2
  5. Done: House committeeMarch 19, 2026
  6. Done: Passes the HouseApril 8, 202691–2
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 5, 2026
  8. Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 4

2 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

  • H-8331Strike everything · filed April 8, 2026 by
    AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and expands the protections to include members of the general assembly. It allows members of the general assembly, judicial officers, and certain attorneys to carry weapons anywhere in the state at all times, including on school grounds, and requires them to carry weapons in a concealed manner when inside a courtroom. It also creates new criminal penalties for threatening or maliciously sharing the personal information of these officials or their immediate family members.
    Amends this HF 2533 to CONFORM to SF 2280
    Adopted
    April 8, 2026
  • H-8114 · filed March 3, 2026 by
    AI summary This amendment removes members of the general assembly from the protections provided by the bill and replaces them with a broader category of public officials. It also updates the definitions of threatening and malicious sharing of personal information to apply to these public officials and their immediate family members.
    Withdrawn
    April 8, 2026
  • H-8112Strike everything · filed March 3, 2026 by
    AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill. It allows certain judicial and legal officials to carry weapons anywhere in the state at all times, including on school grounds, and requires them to carry weapons in a concealed manner when inside a courtroom. It also creates new crimes for threatening a judicial officer or their family, and for maliciously sharing their personal information, while classifying true threats against public officials as harassment.
    Amends this HF 2533 to CONFORM to SF 2280
    Withdrawn
    April 8, 2026
  • S-5027 · filed February 24, 2026 by Sen. Scott Webster (R)
    AI summary This amendment adds members of the general assembly to the list of protected officials throughout the bill. It ensures that the new crimes regarding threats and sharing private information apply to both judicial officers and members of the general assembly and their families.
    Adopted
    February 24, 2026