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HF 615 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training.

HF 615 makes it an offense to intentionally misrepresent a non-service animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training. This law directly affects individuals who falsely claim their pet is a service animal, potentially facing penalties for such misrepresentation. The bill establishes specific penalties for this offense, including fines or other sanctions as determined by law. Signed into law by the Governor on May 27, 2025, it now takes effect as state policy.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed May 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 2 edits · May 27, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup to a standard bill format with numbered sections. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including the definition of the offense, the three required elements for conviction, and the penalty of a simple misdemeanor.
TECHNICAL

Changed the document format from line-by-line legislative markup to a standard numbered bill format with page headers and footers.

Added explanatory text at the end of the bill clarifying the bill's purpose and describing the existing law and the bill's effect.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

41–3
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Apr 21, 2025
D Democratic16
11 Yea 3 Nay 2
68% Yea
R Republican33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
0
May 27, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 3.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0.
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.