---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to assistance animals and service animals, including reasonable accommodations for housing and requirements for findings of disabilities. Effective date: 07/01/2024."
description: "A bill for an act relating to assistance animals and service animals, including reasonable accommodations for housing and requirements for findings of disabilities. Effective date: 07/01/2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2268"
citation: "Iowa SF 2268 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["animals", "assistive animals", "disabilities", "housing", "landlord and tenant", "misdemeanors", "rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["WEBSTER"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b77e5b4c-b06b-482f-9f30-599e2b543973"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2268&ga=90"
source_hash: "121edeb991af4c0104bd0bace713a2ec89fb88f22d4bc863f8fae3cba15f6b24"
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 2268 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to assistance animals and service animals, including reasonable accommodations for housing and requirements for findings of disabilities. Effective date: 07/01/2024.

## 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/90/attachments/SF2268.html)
2. **Amendment H-8208** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8208.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8209** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8209.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8213** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8213.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8226** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8226.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5007** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5007.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5087.pdf)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/SF2268.html)
9. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/SF2268.html)
10. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2268_GovLetter.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2268.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **36–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- WEBSTER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Introduced, referred to State Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Subcommittee: Webster, Celsi, and Cournoyer.
- **2024-02-12** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/14/2024 10:00AM Room 315.
- **2024-02-14** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Amendment S-5007 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-19** Passed Senate, yeas 36, nays 11. `passage`
- **2024-02-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-19** Message from Senate.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee: Bossman, Harris and Matson.
- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2024 8:15AM House Lounge.
- **2024-03-06** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-14** Amendments H-8208 and H-8209 filed.
- **2024-03-18** Amendment H-8213 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-19** Amendment H-8213 to amendment H-8208 withdrawn.
- **2024-03-19** Amendment H-8226 to amendment H-8208 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-19** Amendment H-8208 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-19** Amendment H-8209 withdrawn.
- **2024-03-19** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-20** Message from House, with amendment S-5087.
- **2024-04-01** Senate concurred with S-5087.
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-02** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** 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/b77e5b4c-b06b-482f-9f30-599e2b543973`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).