Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2333: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6027YH (2) lh/jh H.F. 2333 Section 1. Section 216C.11, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 1. A person with a disability, a person assisting a person with a disability by controlling a service animal or a service-animal-in-training, or a person training a service animal has the right to be accompanied by a service animal or service-animal-in-training, under control, in any of the places listed in sections 216C.3 and 216C.4 and any other place where a service animal or service-animal-in-training is otherwise permitted or allowed by law without being required to make additional payment for the service animal or service-animal-in-training. The person is liable for damage done to any premises or facility by a service animal or a service-animal-in-training. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, a person with a disability, a person assisting a person with a disability by controlling a service animal or a service-animal-in-training, or a person training a service animal has the right to be accompanied by a service animal or service-animal-in-training …
Sponsors
- Christian Hermanson (R, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2599 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 322 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 322 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 2:30PM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Fett, Stone and Wilburn. H.J. 262 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 227 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 322 . (February 17, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: rights, PRESERVATION BOARD, STATE, misdemeanors, disabilities, assistive animals
Common questions
- What is HF2333?
- HF2333 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.
- What does HF2333 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties.
- What is the status of HF2333?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2599 . (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2333?
- Christian Hermanson (R, 59).
- Where is the official record for HF2333?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2333&ga=91
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