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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

SF 2115: Relating to the regulation of certain short-term rental properties by counties and cities

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.

What it does

This bill relates to the regulation of certain short-term rental properties by counties and cities. Current law prohibits a county or city from adopting or enforcing any regulation, restriction, or other ordinance, including a conditional use permit requirement, relating to short-term rental properties within the respective county or city. Current law provides some exceptions to the prohibition if enforcement is performed in the same manner as enforcement applicable to similar properties that are not short-term rental properties.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2022

  • Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. J. Smith

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors; Okoboji Tourism

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. January 27, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Guth and J. Smith

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2115