SF 2268: Relating to assistance animals and service animals, including reasonable accommodations for housing and requirements for findings of disabilities

What it does

This bill relates to reasonable housing accommodations for persons with assistance animals or service animals. The bill provides that a housing provider may deny an accommodation request when granting the request would impose undue financial and administrative burden on the housing provider, would fundamentally change the nature of the housing provider’s operations, the specific animal in question poses a threat to the health or safety of others that cannot be reduced or eliminated or would cause substantial physical damage to the property of others, or an accommodation is not otherwise reasonable.

House subcommittee · named March 5, 2024

• Rep. Jacob Bossman (R) · jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 3 against

For: Eastlake Partnership; Greater Iowa Apartment Association; Iowa Association of Realtors; Iowa Manufactured Housing Association; Landlords of Iowa

Against: Animal Rescue League Iowa, Inc.; Disability Rights Iowa; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council

In plain words

1. February 8, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
2. February 12, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Celsi and Cournoyer
3. February 14, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 15, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
5. February 19, 2024Passed the Senate, 36–11
6. February 20, 2024Arrived in the House
7. March 5, 2024House subcommittee named: Bossman, Harris and Matson
8. March 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
9. March 6, 2024Approved by the House committee
10. March 19, 2024Passed the House, 95–0
11. April 1, 2024Passed the Senate, 47–0
12. April 29, 2024Sent to the Governor
13. May 1, 2024Signed into law