---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the power of cities to regulate certain building restrictions, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1212.) Effective 5-2-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the power of cities to regulate certain building restrictions, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1212.) Effective 5-2-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 447"
citation: "Iowa SF 447 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city government", "landlord and tenant", "rental property", "residential property", "zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/676551d4-8a0a-465c-8a1b-006db68a9215"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 447&ga=88"
source_hash: "70c02348f8fea026047e379fe52ebf4a6bcf6ba119b46cd1a5df968eee6ab4f7"
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 447 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the power of cities to regulate certain building restrictions, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1212.) Effective 5-2-19.

## 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/88/attachments/SF447.html)
2. **Amendment H-1252** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1252.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3014** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3014.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF447.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF447.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF447.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **53–45** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1252 be adopted? — **47–50** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **35–11** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-03-11** Amendment S-3014 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-11** Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 11. `passage`
- **2019-03-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-11** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-12** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-18** Amendment H-1252 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-22** Substituted for HF 718.
- **2019-04-22** Amendment H-1252 lost.
- **2019-04-22** Passed House, yeas 53 nays 45. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** Message from House.
- **2019-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-02** 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/676551d4-8a0a-465c-8a1b-006db68a9215`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).