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HSB 690Died when the session ended · February 17, 2020

HSB 690

Topics:Housing & propertyCities & counties

Same legislation: SSB 3178, SF 2368

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2020
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2020
  3. Done: House committeeJune 4, 2020
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 3, 202030–17
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Local governments will no longer be allowed to pass rules that stop landlords from refusing to rent to people based on how they pay for their housing. This means cities and counties cannot require landlords to accept specific payment sources, such as federal housing vouchers. Any existing local laws that do this will be canceled.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the authority of counties and cities to regulate rental housing. _____ city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance or regulation that prohibits a person who has 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 source of income used to pay rent, including a federal housing choice voucher issued by the United States department of housing and urban development. Such an ordinance or regulation adopted prior to the effective date of the bill is void and unenforceable on and after the effective date of the bill. For purposes of the bill, “dwelling unit” means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or sleeping place.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 13, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.304§364.3

How the Code works3

Lobbying

4 for · 33 against · 5 undecided · Who →

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