---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for the adoption of certain animals confined by research facilities. Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act providing for the adoption of certain animals confined by research facilities. Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2260"
citation: "Iowa SF 2260 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["animal shelters", "animals", "canine animals", "feline animals", "pets", "research", "research facilities", "safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-10"
last_action: "2022-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88869708-6e2b-4479-8bd4-36501d1b3aca"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2260&ga=89"
source_hash: "3ebade6aaf91f7c62067659e6251037f8833cadc47e968f35f70c7ea19ba2646"
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 SF 2260 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act providing for the adoption of certain animals confined by research facilities. Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/SF2260.html)
2. **Amendment S-5037** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5037.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/SF2260.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/SF2260.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2260_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2260.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-10** Introduced, referred to State Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Schultz.
- **2022-02-14** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2022 11:30AM Room G15.
- **2022-02-17** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Amendment S-5037 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-08** Amendment S-5037 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-08** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 1. `passage`
- **2022-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-08** Message from Senate.
- **2022-03-09** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-10** Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Hunter and Nordman.
- **2022-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/14/2022 12:00PM House Lounge 2.
- **2022-03-16** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0
- **2022-03-16** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-03-23** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-04-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-05** Message from House.
- **2022-05-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-23** 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/88869708-6e2b-4479-8bd4-36501d1b3aca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).