88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
SF 3: Prohibiting the mistreatment of certain animals other than livestock and wild animals, providing reporting requirements, providing for criminal offenses, and including penalties
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
GENERAL.42).3C).4); or committed any similar offense in another state. TYPES OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES —— ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR TORTURE. Animal abuse involves injuring an animal by violence or poisoning; animal neglect involves failing to provide an animal with adequate food, water, habitable conditions, or necessary veterinary care; and animal torture involves inflicting upon the animal severe and prolonged or repeated physical pain. For animal abuse in the first degree, animal neglect in the first degree, or animal torture, the animal must suffer a serious injury or death.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2019
- Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Zach Whiting (R)
In plain words
- January 14, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
- January 15, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Bisignano and Whiting
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF3