HF 2426 (LSB 5381HV (5) 90)

RELATING TO THE INSPECTION OBLIGATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT  OF INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND LICENSING ASSOCIATED WITH HOTEL  SANITATION. 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 137C.12, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   137C.12  Inspection upon complaint.
   Upon receipt of a verified complaint signed by a guest of a hotel and stating facts indicating the place is in an insanitary condition, the regulatory authority shall conduct an inspection.  The inspector may enter the hotel at any reasonable hour to make the inspection. The management shall afford free access to every part of the premises and render all

 aid and assistance necessary to enable the inspector to make a thorough and complete inspection.
    Sec. 2.  REPEAL.  Section 137C.11, Code 2024, is repealed.

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PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House

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AMY SINCLAIR
President of the Senate

   I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2426, Ninetieth General Assembly.

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MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House

Approved _______________, 2024

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KIM REYNOLDS
Governor