House
Study
Bill
233
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
power
of
cities
to
regulate
certain
1
building
restrictions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
414.1,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
A
city
shall
not,
after
January
1,
3
2019,
adopt
or
enforce
any
regulation,
restriction,
or
other
4
ordinance
related
to
residential
property
rental
permit
caps
on
5
single-family
homes
or
duplexes.
6
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
7
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
8
Sec.
3.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
9
retroactively
to
January
1,
2019,
to
regulations,
restrictions,
10
or
ordinances
adopted
on
or
after
that
date.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
relates
to
powers
granted
to
a
city
concerning
15
building
restrictions.
The
bill
prohibits
a
city
from
16
adopting
or
enforcing
a
regulation,
restriction,
or
other
17
ordinance
related
to
residential
property
rental
permit
caps
18
on
single-family
homes
or
duplexes
after
January
1,
2019.
The
19
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment
and
applies
retroactively
to
20
regulations,
restrictions,
or
ordinances
adopted
or
enforced
21
on
or
after
that
date.
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