Iowa 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SF 252 — A bill for an act relating to the authority of counties and cities to regulate rental housing, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1079.) Effective date: Enactment, 04/30/2021.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2021. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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Kim Reynolds O f f i c e o f t h e G o v e r n o r A d a m G r e g g G O V E R N O R L T G O V E R N O R April30,2021 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:
Senate File 252 - Enrolled Senate File 252 AN ACT RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES AND CITIES TO REGULATE RENTAL HOUSING, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.
SenateFile252,anActrelatingtotheauthorityofcountiesandc iiestoregulaterental housing,andincludingeffectivedateprovisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
TheaboveSenateFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.
Sincerely/ ey:^ Governor cc:
SecretaryoftheSenate Clerk of the House STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES,I O W A 5031515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.352WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV RIGHT O E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y llllllllMlllllllllllllllllllllKllll!lllllllllllllillliyill!llllilMlllllllllllllllllMI!MllMllillllilllllllillllllillMill!l!!lilllllllllillllimi!i:i!l.iiBMIllliiHimil!itliiil!;iilllllllllillHlil!IIIHIil S e n a t e F2 5 2e A NA C T R E L A T T O T H A U T H O RO FTC O U N T A N C I T I T OR E G U L A T E RENTAL HOUSING, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.
B EI T E N A C TB YT H EG E N E RA S S E M O FT H S T A T E I O W A :
NEW SUBSECTION.
NEW SUBSECTION .
A county shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that prohibits an owner, lessor, sublessor, managing agent, or other person having the right to lease, sublease, or rent out a dwelling unit from refusing to lease or rent out the dwelling unit to a person because of the person's use of a federal housing choice voucher issued by the United States department of housing and urban development.
A county shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that prohibits an owner, lessor, sublessor, managing agent, or other person having the right to lease, sublease, or rent out a dwelling unit from refusing to lease or rent out the dwelling unit to a person because of the person’s use of a federal housing choice voucher issued by the United States department of housing and urban development.
For purposes of this subsection, '^dwelling unit" means the same as d e f i ni ns e c t i5 6 2 A .
For purposes of this subsection, “dwelling unit” means the same as defined in section 562A.6.
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NEW SUBSECTION.
NEW SUBSECTION .
A city shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that prohibits an owner, lessor, sublessor, managing agent, or other person having the right to lease, sublease, or rent out a dwelling unit from refusing to lease or rent out the dwelling unit to a person because of the person's use of a federal housing choice voucher issued by the United States department of housing and urban development.
A city shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that prohibits an owner, lessor, sublessor, managing agent, or other person having the right to lease, sublease, or rent out a dwelling unit from refusing to lease or rent out the dwelling unit to a person because of the person’s use of a federal housing choice voucher issued by the United States department of housing and urban development.
For purposes of this subsection, "^dwelling unit'' means the same as d e f i ni nds e c t i5 6 2 A .
For purposes of this subsection, “dwelling unit” means the same as defined in section 562A.6.
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This Act, being deemed of immediate ^akes effect upon enactment.
This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
C H A P M A N P A TG R A S S L E Y P r e s i do fnt h S e n a t e Speaker of House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate andis known as Senate File 252, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.
______________________________ ______________________________ JAKE CHAPMAN PAT GRASSLEY President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate andis known as Senate File 252, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.
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C H A R LS M I T H S O N Secretary of the Senate Approved 2 0 2 1 KIM HEYNOLIPS G o v e r n o r
CHARLES SMITHSON Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2021 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

  3. Message from Senate.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17.

  6. Senate concurred with S-3069.

  7. Explanations of votes.

  8. Explanation of vote.

  9. Explanation of vote.

  10. Explanation of vote.

  11. Explanation of vote.

  12. Explanation of vote.

  13. Explanation of vote.

  14. Message from House, with amendment S-3069.

  15. Explanation of vote.

  16. Explanation of vote.

  17. Explanation of vote.

  18. Immediate message.

  19. Passed House, yeas 56, nays 38.

  20. Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.

  21. Amendment H-1182 adopted.

  22. Amendment H-1188 to amendment H-1182 filed, lost.

  23. Amendment H-1163 lost.

  24. Amendment H-1185 lost.

  25. Amendment H-1184 lost.

  26. Amendment H-1183 lost.

  27. Motion to suspend rules failed.

  28. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1154.

  29. Point of order raised on amendment H-1154, Speaker ruled amendment not germane.

  30. Substituted for HF 720.

  31. Amendments H-1183, H-1184 and H-1185 filed.

  32. Amendment H-1182 filed.

  33. Amendment H-1163 filed.

  34. Amendment H-1154 filed.

  35. Passed on file.

  36. Read first time, referred to Local Government.

  37. Message from Senate.

  38. Immediate message.

  39. Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 18.

  40. Committee report, approving bill.

  41. Introduced, placed on calendar.

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