---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property. (Formerly HSB 3.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property. (Formerly HSB 3.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 134"
citation: "Iowa HF 134 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city government", "families", "housing", "local government", "rental property", "residential property", "zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3663cb0-a7b0-447e-8bd6-c7007b42d8cb"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 134&ga=87"
source_hash: "fa64dc4fcb9893629727156d952d22b0d684aa7a3f8ad2fb2468da62acae40a0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 134 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the authority of cities to regulate and restrict the occupancy of residential rental property. (Formerly HSB 3.) Effective 7-1-17.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/87/attachments/HF134.html)
2. **Amendment S-3239** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3239.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3306** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3306.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF134.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **65–31** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3306 be adopted? — **17–32** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **43–6** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-30** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-15** Passed House, ayes 65, nays 31. `passage`
- **2017-03-15** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-15** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-16** Message from House.
- **2017-03-16** Read first time and attached to companion SF 416. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3239 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-11** Substituted for SF 416.
- **2017-04-11** Amendment S-3239 lost. `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-11** Deferred.
- **2017-04-11** Amendment S-3306 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-11** Passed Senate, ayes 43, nays 6. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3663cb0-a7b0-447e-8bd6-c7007b42d8cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).