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

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2021
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 1, 2021
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   Done: House committeeMarch 1, 2021
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 15, 202156–38
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   Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 17, 202131–18
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 30, 2021
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   Done: Signed into lawApril 30, 2021

SF 252 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 252, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 252 What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 8

1 adopted · 5 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-3069 · filed March 16, 2021 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the dates for when existing local rules requiring landlords to accept housing vouchers become invalid. It specifies that these rules are void and unenforceable starting on January 1, 2023, if they were in effect on January 1, 2021. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-1188 · filed March 15, 2021 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that landlords cannot end a lease or refuse to renew a lease just because a tenant uses a federal housing voucher. Its wording →
  Failed
  March 15, 2021
• H-1185 · filed March 12, 2021 by

  AI summary This amendment adds an exception to the bill so that local governments can still require landlords to accept family unification program vouchers. Its wording →
  Failed
  March 15, 2021
• H-1184 · filed March 12, 2021 by

  AI summary This amendment adds an exception to the bill so that local governments can still require landlords to accept mainstream housing vouchers for people who are not elderly and have disabilities. Its wording →
  Failed
  March 15, 2021
• H-1183 · filed March 12, 2021 by

  AI summary This amendment adds an exception that allows local governments to still require landlords to accept veterans affairs supportive housing vouchers. Its wording →
  Failed
  March 15, 2021
• H-1182 · filed March 11, 2021 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the dates for when existing local rules requiring landlords to accept housing vouchers become invalid. Instead of the original timeline, these rules would become void and unenforceable starting on January 1, 2023, if they were in effect on January 1, 2021. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 15, 2021
• H-1163 · filed March 10, 2021 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the effective date of the bill to July 1, 2024, and specifies that the law only applies to local rules created on or after that date. Its wording →
  Failed
  March 15, 2021
• H-1154Strike everything · filed March 8, 2021 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a requirement for the Iowa finance authority to conduct a study on low-income housing needs and the effects of housing vouchers. The study must investigate how local voucher nondiscrimination laws affect the availability of affordable housing and include a report from a specific workgroup. Its wording →
  Ruled not germane
  March 15, 2021