Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF192: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the responsibility and liability of property owners for public places in cities and including effective date provisions
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
An Act relating to the responsibility and liability of property owners for public places in cities and including effective date provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the responsibility and liability of property owners for public places in cities and including effective date provisions.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the responsibility and liability of property owners for public places in cities and including effective date provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1281YH (3) ll/js H.F. Section 1. Section 364.12, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: c. The abutting property owner may be required by ordinance to maintain all property outside the lot and property lines and inside the curb lines upon the public streets, except that the property owner shall not be required to remove diseased trees or dead wood on the publicly owned property or right-of-way. The abutting property owner may be liable for damages caused by the failure to use reasonable care in maintaining such property if required by ordinance. Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to the responsibility and liability of an abutting property owner for public places in a city such as sidewalks. Under current law, an abutting property owner may be required by a city ordinance to maintain public sidewalks or other property between the property line and the curb …
Sponsors
- Brian Lohse (R, 45) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2359 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1. Excused, 0. H.J. 220 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 220 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 4:30PM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Gustoff, Dunwell and Olson. H.J. 159 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2025 12:30PM RM 103.
- : Subcommittee: Lohse, Croken and Holt. H.J. 264 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 220 . (February 5, 2026): 20 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: public property, city government, real property, civil liability
Common questions
- What is HF192?
- HF192 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the responsibility and liability of property owners for public places in cities and including effective date provisions.
- What does HF192 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the responsibility and liability of property owners for public places in cities and including effective date provisions.
- What is the status of HF192?
- In committee as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2359 . (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF192?
- Brian Lohse (R, 45).
- Where is the official record for HF192?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0192&ga=91
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