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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 720: Relating to the authority of counties and cities to regulate rental housing, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 1, 2021

  • Rep. Dave Deyoe (R)
  • Rep. Brent Siegrist (R) · brent.siegrist@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 23 against

For: Ames Chamber of Commerce; Iowa Apartment Association (dba IaRPOA); Iowa Landlord Association; Iowa Real Estate Investors Association

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American Planning Association Iowa Chapter; City of Cedar Rapids; City of Iowa City; City of Waukee; Common Good Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Credit Union League; and 11 more

In plain words

  1. February 1, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee · as HSB 171
  2. February 1, 2021House subcommittee named: Deyoe, Nielsen and Siegrist · as HSB 171
  3. February 1, 2021House subcommittee named: Deyoe, Siegrist and Staed · as HSB 171
  4. February 10, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 171
  5. March 1, 2021Approved by the House committee · as HSB 171
  6. March 3, 2021Filed in the House
  7. March 3, 2021Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 720 · as HSB 171
  8. March 15, 2021Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF720