SF2309 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to city regulation of short-term rental properties.

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: WEINER
Last action: 2026-02-17
Official status: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Driscoll, and Weiner. S.J. 304 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to city regulation of short-term rental properties.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to city regulation of short-term rental properties.

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Bill History

2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Driscoll, and Weiner. S.J. 304 .
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Local Government. S.J. 271 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to city regulation of short-term rental properties.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2309

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2309

BY

WEINER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

city

regulation

of

short-term

rental

1

properties.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2309

Section

1.

Section

414.1,

subsection

1,

paragraph

e,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph.

2

EXPLANATION

3

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

4

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

5

This

bill

relates

to

city

regulation

of

short-term

rental

6

properties.

Under

current

law,

a

city

shall

not

adopt

or

7

enforce

any

regulation,

restriction,

or

other

ordinance,

8

including

a

conditional

use

permit

requirement,

relating

to

9

short-term

rental

properties

within

the

city.

A

city

also

10

shall

not

require

a

license

or

permit

fee

for

a

short-term

11

rental

property

in

the

city.

The

bill

strikes

these

12

prohibitions.

The

bill

does

not

strike

similar

prohibitions

on

13

counties

(Code

section

331.301(18)).

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