---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2378"
citation: "Iowa SF 2378 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["boundaries (property)", "city councils", "city government", "ordinances", "property", "real property", "zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-18"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/951811aa-91fb-441f-b3c6-afd30e834f2e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2378&ga=91"
source_hash: "cc07e319f5b4e8e3e7f7bd229360bc8846719c097458a515689e510f196ce925"
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 2378 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts.

## 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/91/attachments/SF2378.html)
2. **Amendment H-8296** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8296.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5176** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5176.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2378.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2378_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2378.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **34–12** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **35–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-18** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 9. `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2026-03-02** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-06** Amendment H-8296 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-08** Substituted for HF 2636.
- **2026-04-08** Amendment H-8296 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-08** Passed House, yeas 75, nays 18. `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-09** Message from House, with amendment S-5176.
- **2026-04-29** Senate concurred with S-5176.
- **2026-04-29** Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 12. `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-29** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** 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/951811aa-91fb-441f-b3c6-afd30e834f2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).