89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
SF 397: Relating to city inspections of rental properties, and providing penalties
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 city inspections of rental properties. Under current law, a city with a population of 15,000 or more is required to adopt an approved housing code and enforcement procedures, which must include a program for regular rental inspections, rental inspections upon receipt of complaints, and certification of inspected rental housing. Current law authorizes a city that has adopted an approved housing code to issue orders requiring violations to be corrected within a reasonable time and issue citations upon the failure to satisfactorily remedy a violation.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 22, 2021
- Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against
Against: Greater Iowa Apartment Association; Iowa State Bar Association
In plain words
- February 17, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
- February 22, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Driscoll and Quirmbach
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF397