Bill Text: IA SF2203 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the inspection obligations of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing associated with hotel sanitation.(Formerly SSB 3064.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-19 - Withdrawn. S.J. 578. [SF2203 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2203-Introduced.html
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2203
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3064)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
inspection
obligations
of
the
department
1
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
associated
with
hotel
2
sanitation.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2203
Section
1.
Section
137C.12,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
137C.12
Inspection
upon
complaint.
3
Upon
receipt
of
a
verified
complaint
signed
by
a
guest
4
of
a
hotel
and
stating
facts
indicating
the
place
is
in
an
5
insanitary
condition,
the
regulatory
authority
shall
conduct
6
an
inspection.
The
inspector
may
enter
the
hotel
at
any
7
reasonable
hour
to
make
the
inspection.
The
management
shall
8
afford
free
access
to
every
part
of
the
premises
and
render
all
9
aid
and
assistance
necessary
to
enable
the
inspector
to
make
a
10
thorough
and
complete
inspection.
11
Sec.
2.
REPEAL.
Section
137C.11,
Code
2024,
is
repealed.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
repeals
the
requirement
that
the
department
of
16
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
(DIAL)
or
a
local
board
of
17
health
conduct
biennial
sanitation
inspections
of
all
hotels
18
in
Iowa.
The
bill
moves
certain
provisions
associated
with
19
inspections
from
the
repealed
provision
to
the
provision
20
requiring
DIAL
to
inspect
a
hotel
upon
receiving
a
complaint.
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