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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 615"
+citation: "Iowa HF 615 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["assistive animals"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-26"
+last_action: "2025-05-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab0627d6-ab39-4245-9791-de2c5e55d432"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 615&ga=91"
+source_hash: "c89e7507d171bd1e59e33e944780c0bc15317619ea8f3406814fe326b5272963"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 615 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service animal or service-animal-in-training.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF615.html)
+2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF615.html)
+3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF615_GovLetter.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF615.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **42–3** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-26** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2025-03-13** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2025-03-17** Explanations of votes.
+- **2025-03-13** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-17** Message from House.
+- **2025-03-17** Read first time, attached to SF 234. `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2025-04-21** Substituted for SF 234.
+- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 3. `passage`
+- **2025-04-21** Immediate message.
+- **2025-04-21** Message from Senate.
+- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2025-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab0627d6-ab39-4245-9791-de2c5e55d432`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+