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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 2157: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 2157 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on January 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Brett Barker (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 2, 2026): Withdrawn.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brett BarkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Withdrawn.
  2. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2521.
  3. Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0.
  4. Committee report, recommending passage.
  5. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  6. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2026 8:30AM House Lounge 2.
  7. Subcommittee: Watkins, Henderson and Nielsen.
  8. Introduced, referred to Local Government.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source