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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 559: A bill for an act relating to animal abuse, neglect, and torture, and providing penalties.

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 559 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to animal abuse, neglect, and torture, and providing penalties. Primary sponsor: Matt Rinker (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2025): Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

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
Matt RinkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“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. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sources

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