Relating to county and city regulation of pet licenses and fees

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeMarch 3, 2025
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

This bill prohibits a county or city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment imposing a fee in order to obtain a pet license.

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

Senate subcommittee

Named February 4, 2025. On March 3, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Cherielynn Westrich REmail
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach DEmail
• Sen. Scott Webster REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.301§364.3

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Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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