---
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).