Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF557: An Act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
An Act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 24, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2444YH (3) as/js H.F. Section 1. Section 717B.3A, subsections 1, 4, and 5, Code 2025, are amended to read as follows: 1. A person is guilty of animal torture if the person intentionally or knowingly inflicts on an animal severe and prolonged or repeated physical pain that causes the animal's serious injury or death crushes, burns, drowns, suffocates, impales, or otherwise subjects an animal to serious injury or death or causes, directs, or provides anything of value to another person to do the same. 4. A person who commits animal torture is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor a class "D" felony. 5. Notwithstanding subsection 4, a person who commits animal torture is guilty of a class "D" "C" felony if the person has previously been convicted of committing animal abuse pursuant to section 717B.2, animal neglect punishable as a serious misdemeanor or aggravated misdemeanor pursuant to section 717B.3, animal torture pursuant to this section, injury to or interference with a police service dog pursuant to section 717B.9, bestiality pursuant to section 717C.1, or an act involving a contest event prohibited in section 717D.2. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the …
Sponsors
- Carter Nordman (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Samantha Fett (R, 22)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2348 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 0. H.J. 221 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 220 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 12:00PM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Fett, Nordman and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 138 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2025 1:15PM House Lounge.
Votes
- Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 0. H.J. 221 . (February 5, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 220 . (February 5, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: animal cruelty, criminal law
Common questions
- What is HF557?
- HF557 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): An Act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.
- What does HF557 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF557?
- In committee as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 614 . (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF557?
- Carter Nordman (R, 47), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF557?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0557&ga=91
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