House File 2590 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2590 BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2036) (COMPANION TO SF 2096 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY) A BILL FOR An Act allowing certain emergency medical care providers to 1 obtain a professional permit to carry weapons. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5047HV (3) 88 js/rh

H.F. 2590 Section 1. Section 724.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. (1) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons 3 when the person’s employment in a private investigation 4 business or private security business licensed under chapter 5 80A , or a person’s employment as a peace officer, correctional 6 officer, security guard, bank messenger or other person 7 transporting property of a value requiring security, or in 8 police work, reasonably justifies that person going armed. 9 (2) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons 10 if the person is an emergency medical care provider who is 11 designated and attached to a law enforcement tactical team by 12 the authorities having jurisdiction. A person issued a permit 13 to carry weapons under this paragraph shall train with the law 14 enforcement tactical team the person is designated and attached 15 to, complete a prescribed firearm safety training course 16 offered pursuant to section 724.9, subsection 1, paragraph 17 “e” , complete any additional training as prescribed by the 18 authorities having jurisdiction, and not be disqualified under 19 section 724.8. 20 Sec. 2. Section 724.6, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 , fire fighters, as defined 23 in section 411.1, subsection 10 , airport fire fighters included 24 under section 97B.49B , and emergency medical care providers , 25 as defined in section 147A.1 other than emergency medical 26 care providers specified in subsection 1, paragraph “a” , 27 subparagraph (2) , shall not, as a condition of employment, 28 be required to obtain a permit under this section . However, 29 the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person 30 designated as an arson investigator by the chief fire officer 31 of a political subdivision. 32 Sec. 3. Section 724.6, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 33 following new subsection: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. For purposes of this section, “emergency 35 -1- LSB 5047HV (3) 88 js/rh 1/ 3

H.F. 2590 medical care provider” means the same as defined in section 1 147A.1. 2 EXPLANATION 3 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 4 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 5 This bill relates to persons eligible to obtain a 6 professional permit to carry weapons. 7 Current law restricts persons eligible to obtain a 8 professional permit to carry weapons to certain individuals 9 involved with investigation, security, valuable property 10 transportation, corrections, and other police work if the 11 individual’s occupation reasonably justifies the individual 12 going armed. The bill allows an emergency medical care 13 provider to obtain a professional permit to carry weapons if 14 the emergency medical care provider is designated and attached 15 to a law enforcement tactical team by the authorities having 16 jurisdiction. Additionally, the emergency medical care 17 provider shall train with the law enforcement tactical team, 18 complete a firearm safety training course that qualifies a 19 peace officer to carry a firearm in the normal course of the 20 peace officer’s duties, complete any additional training as 21 prescribed by the authorities having jurisdiction, and not be 22 disqualified from obtaining a professional or nonprofessional 23 permit to carry weapons. Notwithstanding a general 24 prohibition, the bill allows an employer of an emergency 25 medical care provider to require an emergency medical care 26 provider to obtain a professional permit to carry weapons as a 27 condition of employment if the emergency medical care provider 28 accompanies police tactical teams consistent with the bill. 29 By operation of law, a professional permit to carry weapons 30 will authorize an emergency medical care provider to go armed 31 anywhere in the state only while engaged in employment and 32 while going to and from the place of employment. An emergency 33 medical care provider shall submit an application and undergo 34 a criminal history background check prior to receiving a 35 -2- LSB 5047HV (3) 88 js/rh 2/ 3

H.F. 2590 professional permit to carry weapons. A professional permit 1 to carry weapons issued to an emergency medical care provider 2 shall expire 12 months after the date of issue. 3 -3- LSB 5047HV (3) 88 js/rh 3/ 3