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HF2333 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.(See HF 2599 .)

A bill for an act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.(See HF 2599 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
HERMANSON
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2599 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.(See HF 2599 .)

A bill for an act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.(See HF 2599 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.(See HF 2599 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2599 .

  2. 2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 322 .

  3. 2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 322 .

  4. 2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  5. 2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 2:30PM RM 304.

  6. 2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Fett, Stone and Wilburn. H.J. 262 .

  7. 2026-02-06 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 227 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.(See HF 2599 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
House

File

2333

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2333

BY

HERMANSON

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

right

of

access

for

persons

with

1

disabilities

and

service

animals

and

modifying

penalties.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2333

Section

1.

Section

216C.11,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

1.

A

person

with

a

disability,

a

person

assisting

a

3

person

with

a

disability

by

controlling

a

service

animal

or

4

a

service-animal-in-training,

or

a

person

training

a

service

5

animal

has

the

right

to

be

accompanied

by

a

service

animal

6

or

service-animal-in-training,

under

control,

in

any

of

the

7

places

listed

in

sections

216C.3

and

216C.4

and

any

other

8

place

where

a

service

animal

or

service-animal-in-training

9

is

otherwise

permitted

or

allowed

by

law

without

being

10

required

to

make

additional

payment

for

the

service

animal

or

11

service-animal-in-training.

The

person

is

liable

for

damage

12

done

to

any

premises

or

facility

by

a

service

animal

or

a

13

service-animal-in-training.

14

EXPLANATION

15

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

16

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

17

Under

current

law,

a

person

with

a

disability,

a

person

18

assisting

a

person

with

a

disability

by

controlling

a

service

19

animal

or

a

service-animal-in-training,

or

a

person

training

20

a

service

animal

has

the

right

to

be

accompanied

by

a

service

21

animal

or

service-animal-in-training

to

streets,

highways,

22

sidewalks,

walkways,

public

buildings,

public

places,

public

23

elevators,

public

facilities,

common

carriers,

airplanes,

24

motor

vehicles,

railroad

trains,

motorbuses,

streetcars,

25

boats,

public

conveyances

or

modes

of

transportation,

hotels,

26

lodging

places,

eating

places,

places

of

public

accommodation

27

or

amusement

or

resort,

and

other

places

the

general

public

28

is

invited.

A

person

who

knowingly

denies

or

interferes

29

with

this

right

is

guilty

of

a

simple

misdemeanor.

This

30

bill

specifies

that

the

right

to

be

accompanied

by

a

service

31

animal

or

service-animal-in-training

also

applies

in

any

other

32

place

where

a

service

animal

or

service-animal-in-training

is

33

permitted

or

allowed

under

state

or

federal

law.

34

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