House File 2312 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2312 BY BARKER A BILL FOR An Act establishing an affordable housing task force. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 5819YH (2) 91 lh/jh

H.F. 2312 Section 1. AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK FORCE. 1 1. An affordable housing task force is created to identify 2 state and local regulatory barriers that contribute to the cost 3 of affordable housing and to examine the corresponding public 4 benefit of such regulations relative to their impact on housing 5 costs. 6 2. The task force shall study and make recommendations 7 concerning state and local regulations and practices affecting 8 the development and availability of affordable housing, 9 including but not limited to the following areas: 10 a. Zoning and land use regulations. 11 b. State and local building codes. 12 c. Permitting and approval processes. 13 d. State and local funding mechanisms. 14 3. The task force shall consist of the following members: 15 a. The state building code commissioner or the 16 commissioner’s designee. 17 b. The state fire marshal or the fire marshal’s designee. 18 c. The director of the Iowa economic development authority 19 or the director’s designee. 20 d. Three members representing housing developers, appointed 21 by the governor. 22 e. One elected official of a city with a population of fifty 23 thousand or more, appointed by the governor. 24 f. One elected official of a city with a population of fewer 25 than fifty thousand, appointed by the governor. 26 g. One county supervisor from a county with a population of 27 fifty thousand or more, appointed by the governor. 28 h. One county supervisor from a county with a population of 29 fewer than fifty thousand, appointed by the governor. 30 i. Two members of the house of representatives, one 31 appointed by the speaker of the house and one appointed by the 32 minority leader of the house. 33 j. Two members of the senate, one appointed by the majority 34 leader of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader 35 -1- LSB 5819YH (2) 91 lh/jh 1/ 3

H.F. 2312 of the senate. 1 4. Members of the task force shall serve without 2 compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses 3 incurred in the performance of their official duties. Task 4 force members who are members of the general assembly shall 5 be paid in accordance with section 2.32A. The remaining task 6 force members shall be reimbursed from moneys appropriated for 7 such a purpose. 8 5. On or before December 1, 2026, the task force shall 9 submit a written report to the general assembly detailing 10 the task force’s findings and recommendations, including 11 any proposed statutory or administrative changes to reduce 12 regulatory barriers to affordable housing while preserving 13 public health and safety. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill establishes an affordable housing task force to 18 study state and local regulations that contribute to the cost 19 of affordable housing and to examine the corresponding public 20 benefit of such regulations relative to their impact on housing 21 costs. 22 The bill requires the task force to examine zoning and land 23 use regulations, state and local building codes, permitting 24 and approval processes, and state and local funding mechanisms 25 affecting the development and availability of affordable 26 housing. 27 The bill establishes the membership of the task force, 28 which includes representatives from state agencies, housing 29 developers, local government officials from cities and counties 30 of varying population sizes, and members of the general 31 assembly. 32 The bill requires the task force to submit a written report 33 to the general assembly and the governor by December 1, 2026, 34 detailing the task force’s findings and recommendations, 35 -2- LSB 5819YH (2) 91 lh/jh 2/ 3

H.F. 2312 including any proposed statutory or administrative changes 1 intended to reduce regulatory barriers to affordable housing 2 while preserving public health and safety. 3 -3- LSB 5819YH (2) 91 lh/jh 3/ 3