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IA HF 869

died on adjournment

A bill for an act providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters involving the alleged mistreatment of animals, including by providing for immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability when acting in good faith; providing for administrative, civil, or criminal liability when not acting in good faith; and making penalties applicable.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 869 pass?

No. IA HF 869 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-10): Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

What is IA HF 869 about?

IA HF 869 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters involving the alleged mistreatment of animals, including by providing for immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability when acting in good faith; providing for administrative, civil, or criminal liability when not acting in good faith; and making penalties applicable.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 869?

COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT is the primary sponsor of IA HF 869.

Introduced
2025-03-07
Latest action
2025-04-10 — Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENTprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2025-04-10

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  2. 2025-04-03

    Placed on calendar.

  3. 2025-04-03

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-03-26

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 10:00AM Room 217 Conference Room.

  5. 2025-03-25

    Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Lofgren.

  6. 2025-03-20

    Read first time, referred to Judiciary.

    reading-1

  7. 2025-03-20

    Message from House.

  8. 2025-03-19

    Immediate message.

  9. 2025-03-19

    Passed House, yeas 95, nays 1.

    passage

  10. 2025-03-07

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2025-03-19 · pass · 95-1

    Member-level votes (102)
    • Amos: yes
    • Jr.: yes
    • Andrews: yes
    • Baeth: yes
    • Bagniewski: yes
    • Barker: yes
    • Behn: yes
    • Bergan: yes
    • Blom: yes
    • Bloomingdale: yes
    • Boden: yes
    • Bossman: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brown-Powers: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Cooling: yes
    • Croken: yes
    • Determann: yes
    • Dieken: yes
    • Dunwell: yes
    • Ehlert: yes
    • Fett: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Gaines: yes
    • Gearhart: yes
    • Gehlbach: yes
    • Gerhold: yes
    • Gjerde: yes
    • Golding: yes
    • Gosa: yes
    • Grassley: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Henderson: yes
    • Hermanson: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hora: yes
    • Ingels: yes
    • Jacoby: yes
    • James: yes
    • Jeneary: yes
    • Johnson, C.: yes
    • Johnson, R.: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Judge: yes
    • Kaufmann: yes
    • Kniff: yes
    • McCulla: yes
    • Konfrst: yes
    • Kressig: yes
    • Kurth: yes
    • Latham: yes
    • Lawler: yes
    • Levin: yes
    • Lohse: yes
    • Lundgren: yes
    • Madison: yes
    • Matson: yes
    • McBurney: yes
    • Meggers: yes
    • Meyer, A.: yes
    • Meyer, B.: yes
    • Mohr: yes
    • Mommsen: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Nielsen: yes
    • Nordman: yes
    • Olson: yes
    • Rinker: yes
    • Scheetz: yes
    • Scholten: yes
    • Sexton: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sieck: yes
    • Sitzmann: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Sorensen: yes
    • Srinivas: yes
    • Stone: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Thomson: yes
    • Turek: yes
    • Vondran: yes
    • Weldon: yes
    • Wengryn: yes
    • Wessel-Kroeschell: yes
    • Wheeler: yes
    • Wichtendahl: yes
    • Wilburn: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wilz: yes
    • Windschitl: yes
    • Wood: yes
    • Wulf: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Wills: yes
    • Cisneros: no
    • Gustoff: absent
    • Open: absent
    • Siegrist: absent
    • Zabner: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 869&ga=91

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