Relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 24, 2025
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 13, 202595–0
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   Done: Senate committeeApril 3, 2025
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 21, 202542–3
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   Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 27, 2025

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What’s in it

This bill relates to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training. Under current law, a person commits the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or a service-animal-in-training if the three following elements are established: (1) the person intentionally misrepresents an animal in one’s possession as one’s service animal or service-animal-in-training or a person with a disability’s service animal or service-animal-in-training whom the person is assisting by controlling to obtain any of the rights or privileges set forth in law for such animals, (2) the person was previously given a written or verbal warning regarding the fact that it is illegal to intentionally misrepresent an animal, and (3) the person knows that the animal in question is not a service animal or a service-animal-in-training.

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House subcommittee

Named February 11, 2025. On February 19, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Carter F. Nordman REmail
• Rep. Ross Wilburn DEmail
• Rep. John H. Wills REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§216C.11

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