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House passes bill creating new offenses for threats, expands carry permits for certain officials
Summary
The Iowa House approved Senate File 22‑80, criminalizing threats and doxing of judges and legislators, expanding who may receive professional carry permits, and defining true threats of public officials as harassment; the bill passed 90–2 with 8 absent.
Representative Brent Johnson opened debate on Senate File 22‑80, saying the bill "criminalizes threatening a judge or legislator or one of their immediate family members" and adds doxing to the list of prohibited conduct. He told colleagues the bill also would allow judges, legislators and some attorneys in the attorney general’s office to apply for professional permits to carry while serving in those…
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