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IntroducedFeb 16, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 23, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Iowa House Bill
A bill for an act relating to the abandonment of cats and dogs including delivery to an animal shelter or pound, and making penalties applicable.(Formerly HF 2157.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 06, 2026: Amendment S-5155 filed.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HF 2521
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTprimary


Votes
YES: 89
- Andrews
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Barker
- Behn
- Bergan
- Blom
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Brown-Powers
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Cooling
- Croken
- Determann
- Dunwell
- Ehlert
- Fisher
- Gearhart
- Gehlbach
- Gjerde
- Golding
- Gosa
- Grassley
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Hermanson
- Holt
- Hora
- Jacoby
- James
- Johnson, C.
- Johnson, R.
- Jones
- Judge
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Konfrst
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Larson
- Latham
- Lawler
- Levin
- Lohse
- Madison
- Matson
- McBurney
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Meyer, B.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Olson
- Ramirez
- Rinker
- Scholten
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sitzmann
- Smith
- Sorensen
- Srinivas
- Stone
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Turek
- Vondran
- Watkins
- Weldon
- Wengryn
- Wessel-Kroeschell
- Wheeler
- Wichtendahl
- Wilburn
- Williams
- Wilz
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Zabner
- Wills
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Deferred.
- Amendment S-5155 filed.
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report, recommending passage.
- Placed on calendar.
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee recommends passage.
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:30PM Room 315.
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee: Webster, Evans, and Quirmbach.
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Message from House.
- Read first time, referred to Judiciary.
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
- Immediate message.
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Fiscal note.
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Introduced, placed on calendar.
