Bill Text: IA HF2155 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for specified limitations regarding fees and fines applicable to alarm system contractors, and providing an effective date.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-10 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2020 12:00PM House Lounge. [HF2155 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2155-Introduced.html
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BY
MOHR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
specified
limitations
regarding
fees
and
1
fines
applicable
to
alarm
system
contractors,
and
providing
2
an
effective
date.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
100C.1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
“False
alarm”
means
the
activation
of
3
an
alarm
system
when
a
situation
requiring
emergency
response
4
does
not
actually
exist.
For
purposes
of
this
chapter,
“false
5
alarm”
does
not
include
the
activation
of
an
alarm
system
as
a
6
result
of
weather
conditions.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
100C.6,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
1.
Relieve
any
person
from
payment
of
any
local
permit
or
10
building
fee
,
except
as
provided
in
section
100C.11
.
11
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
100C.11
Alarm
systems
——
fees
or
fines
12
——
limitations.
13
A
political
subdivision
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
an
14
ordinance,
resolution,
rule,
or
other
measure
requiring
an
15
alarm
system
contractor
to
pay
a
fee
or
fine
associated
with
16
any
of
the
following:
17
1.
False
alarms.
18
2.
Emergency
response
to
false
alarms.
19
3.
Permits
associated
with
placing
or
keeping
an
alarm
20
system
in
service,
not
including
any
installation
permits
21
required
by
the
political
subdivision’s
building
code.
22
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
100C.12
Collection
of
fees.
23
1.
If,
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
an
alarm
24
system
contractor
charged
its
customers
an
amount
equal
to
the
25
costs
the
political
subdivision
of
the
state
imposed
on
the
26
alarm
system
contractor
for
permits
associated
with
placing
27
or
keeping
an
alarm
in
service,
as
shown
on
a
separate
line
28
item
on
the
customer’s
invoice,
the
alarm
system
contractor
29
may
continue
to
collect
from
its
customers
such
fees
until
30
December
31,
2020.
The
alarm
system
contractor
shall
pay
31
to
the
political
subdivision
of
the
state
or
its
designee
32
the
fees
collected
under
this
section
in
accordance
with
the
33
instructions
of
the
political
subdivision
or
the
political
34
subdivision’s
designee.
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2.
Fees
collected
by
an
alarm
system
contractor
under
1
this
section
shall
not
be
subject
to
audit
by
a
political
2
subdivision
or
the
political
subdivision’s
designee.
3
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
4
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
prohibits
political
subdivisions
from
adopting
9
or
enforcing
an
ordinance,
resolution,
rule,
or
other
measure
10
requiring
an
alarm
system
contractor
to
pay
a
fee
or
fine
11
associated
with
false
alarms,
emergency
response
to
false
12
alarms,
or
permits
associated
with
placing
or
keeping
an
13
alarm
system
in
service.
This
prohibition
does
not
apply
to
14
installation
permits
required
by
a
political
subdivision’s
15
building
code.
16
The
bill
also
provides
that
if
prior
to
the
effective
date
17
of
the
bill
an
alarm
system
contractor
passed
the
costs
of
18
installation
permits
to
a
customer
as
shown
on
a
separate
line
19
item
on
the
customer’s
invoice,
the
alarm
system
contractor
may
20
continue
to
collect
the
fees
from
the
customer
until
December
21
31,
2020.
The
bill
provides
that
the
alarm
system
contractor
22
is
required
to
pay
the
fees
to
the
political
subdivision
or
23
its
designee.
The
bill
prohibits
a
political
subdivision
from
24
auditing
the
alarm
system
contractor’s
collection
of
the
fees.
25
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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