91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2599: Relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penalties
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Christian A. Hermanson (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 9 for, 0 against
For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Autism Speaks; Brain Injury Association of Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
In plain words
- February 19, 2026Filed in the House
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF2599