HSB 516: HSB 516

What it does

This bill requires a city, city council, or city zoning commission to consider a maternity group home as a residential use of property for the purpose of zoning and to treat a maternity group home as a permitted use in all residential zones or districts. The bill defines “maternity group home”, “permitted use”, and “residential”. The bill provides that any restriction, reservation, condition, exception, or covenant in any subdivision plan, deed, or other instrument of or pertaining to the transfer, sale, lease, or use of property in a city that permits residential use of property but prohibits the use of property as a maternity group home for new and expecting mothers, to the extent of the prohibition, is void as against the public policy of this state and shall not be given legal or equitable effect.

House subcommittee · named January 9, 2024

• Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R) · barb.kniffmcculla@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R) · jane.bloomingdale@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Amy Nielsen (D) · amy.nielsen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Pulse Life Advocates; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

In plain words

1. January 9, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Commerce committee
2. January 9, 2024House subcommittee named: Kniff McCulla, Bloomingdale and Nielsen
3. January 18, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. January 30, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. February 1, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2276