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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 266: Relating to application fees charged by landlords to prospective tenants

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill provides that if a person pays an application fee to a landlord and is not selected as a tenant, the landlord must refund the person percent of the application fee.

Sponsors

Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Rob Johnson (D), Rep. Kenan Judge (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Heather Matson (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF266