---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act authorizing a county attorney to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons."
description: "A bill for an act authorizing a county attorney to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2570"
citation: "Iowa HF 2570 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county attorneys", "county government", "felonies", "safety", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-19"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52cbfc71-3822-47b7-a691-72cdc19abe69"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2570&ga=90"
source_hash: "eb61010b7867de749300d07a65c40a6c893c4c0b466ff9b712363c9ee13ded31"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2570 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act authorizing a county attorney to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF2570.html)
2. **Amendment S-5133** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5133.pdf)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2570_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2570.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **70–24** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **34–12** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5133 be adopted? — **15–31** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-03-06** Passed House, yeas 70, nays 24. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-07** Message from House.
- **2024-03-07** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-11** Subcommittee: J. Taylor, Petersen, and Webster.
- **2024-03-12** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2024 2:30PM Senate Lounge.
- **2024-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-09** Amendment S-5133 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 12. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-09** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52cbfc71-3822-47b7-a691-72cdc19abe69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).