HF 2333 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.

HF 2333 clarifies that people with disabilities, those assisting service animals, and service animal trainers have the right to bring service animals or service-animal-in-training to any location where such animals are permitted under state or federal law - expanding access beyond the current list of covered places like restaurants and hotels. The bill specifies that businesses or facilities cannot require additional fees for service animals and holds handlers liable only for damage caused by the animal. It modifies penalties for interfering with this right, maintaining a simple misdemeanor charge for violations. This directly affects businesses, public venues, and individuals with disabilities who rely on service animals for access. The bill aims to standardize access rights where service animals are legally allowed, without changing existing coverage for common public spaces.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2599.
legislature
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 2:30PM RM 304.
legislature
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Fett, Stone and Wilburn.
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Christian Hermanson
Christian Hermanson
RRepublican
IA
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