---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to zoning by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2096.) Effective date: 07/01/2022, 04/21/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to zoning by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2096.) Effective date: 07/01/2022, 04/21/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 2285"
citation: "Iowa SF 2285 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["boards", "commissions", "and councils", "city government", "county boards of supervisors", "local government", "planning commissions", "residence", "zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 31
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-02-16"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/005e87b4-2e58-48a3-92f2-40284d2cefc8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2285&ga=89"
source_hash: "17d9ff7fd268f0c272d575310a040f3622f132cffc6af83de8481b7c48ae416b"
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 2285 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to zoning by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2096.) Effective date: 07/01/2022, 04/21/2022.

## 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/SF2285.html)
2. **Amendment H-8218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8218.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8239** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8239.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5013** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5013.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5090.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5105** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5105.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/SF2285.html)
8. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/SF2285.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF2285_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF2285.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-8218 be adopted? — **54–37** (pass) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8218? — **53–38** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **56–37** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-5105 to House amendment S-5090 be adopted? — **16–32** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **31–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall the motion to concur be adopted? — **31–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2022-02-21** Amendment S-5013 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-22** Amendment S-5013 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-22** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-22** Message from Senate.
- **2022-02-22** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-07** Subcommittee: Siegrist, Gustafson and Winckler.
- **2022-03-07** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/08/2022 12:00PM RM 304.1.
- **2022-03-08** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0
- **2022-03-09** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on calendar.
- **2022-03-22** Amendment H-8218 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-23** Amendment H-8239 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Point of order raised on amendment H-8218, ruled not germane.
- **2022-03-24** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8218, yeas 53, nays 38.
- **2022-03-24** Motion to suspend rules prevailed on amendment H-8218.
- **2022-03-24** Amendment H-8218, yeas 54, nays 37, adopted.
- **2022-03-24** Amendment H-8239 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Passed House, yeas 56, nays 37. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-28** Message from House, with amendment S-5090.
- **2022-03-30** Deferred.
- **2022-03-30** Amendment S-5105 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-30** Senate concurred with S-5090.
- **2022-03-30** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 17. `passage`
- **2022-03-30** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-30** Message from Senate.
- **2022-04-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-04-21** 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/005e87b4-2e58-48a3-92f2-40284d2cefc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).