Relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2026
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2026
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2026
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

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 to streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public places, public elevators, public facilities, common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motorbuses, streetcars, boats, public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, eating places, places of public accommodation or amusement or resort, and other places the general public is invited.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§216C.11

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