---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the authority of counties and cities to regulate rental housing, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1079.) Effective date: Enactment, 04/30/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the authority of counties and cities to regulate rental housing, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1079.) Effective date: Enactment, 04/30/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 252"
citation: "Iowa SF 252 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city government", "county government", "housing", "landlord and tenant", "rental property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 41
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/419d2d67-76d0-4c05-9e11-9ac43fad69c2"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 252&ga=89"
source_hash: "32377d944e2a2c6023c6e86124de28ab61a329f27a9ceac701f90f9194fbc5a5"
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 SF 252 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the authority of counties and cities to regulate rental housing, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1079.) Effective date: Enactment, 04/30/2021.

## 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/89/attachments/SF252.html)
2. **Amendment H-1154** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1154.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1163** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1163.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1182.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1183** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1183.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-1184** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1184.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-1185** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1185.pdf)
8. **Amendment H-1188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1188.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-3069** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3069.pdf)
10. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF252_GovLetter.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF252.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-1163 be adopted? — **37–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1185 be adopted? — **37–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **56–38** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1183 be adopted? — **36–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1188, to amendment H-1182, be adopted? — **37–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1184 be adopted? — **37–56** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1154? — **36–57** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-04** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-02-17** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 18. `passage`
- **2021-02-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-02-23** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Passed on file.
- **2021-03-08** Amendment H-1154 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Amendment H-1163 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-11** Amendment H-1182 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-12** Amendments H-1183, H-1184 and H-1185 filed.
- **2021-03-15** Substituted for HF 720.
- **2021-03-15** Point of order raised on amendment H-1154, Speaker ruled amendment not germane.
- **2021-03-15** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1154.
- **2021-03-16** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-15** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2021-03-15** Amendment H-1183 lost.
- **2021-03-16** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-15** Amendment H-1184 lost.
- **2021-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-16** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-15** Amendment H-1185 lost.
- **2021-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-15** Amendment H-1163 lost.
- **2021-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-15** Amendment H-1188 to amendment H-1182 filed, lost.
- **2021-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-03-15** Amendment H-1182 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-15** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2021-03-15** Passed House, yeas 56, nays 38. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-16** Message from House, with amendment S-3069.
- **2021-03-17** Senate concurred with S-3069.
- **2021-03-17** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-30** 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/419d2d67-76d0-4c05-9e11-9ac43fad69c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).