Bill Text: IA HF443 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying licensing provisions applicable to electricians and electrical contractors. (Formerly HSB 86.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-08 - Withdrawn. H.J. 562. [HF443 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF443-Introduced.html
House File 443 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 86) A BILL FOR 1 An Act modifying licensing provisions applicable to 2 electricians and electrical contractors. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2053HV (1) 87 gh/rn/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 103.1A Term "commercial" applied. 1 2 As used in this chapter: 1 3 1. "Commercial" refers to a use, installation, structure, 1 4 or premises associated with a place of business where goods, 1 5 wares, services, or merchandise is stored or offered for sale 1 6 on a wholesale or retail basis. 1 7 2. "Commercial" refers to a residence only if the residence 1 8 is regularly open to the public as a place of business as 1 9 provided in subsection 1. 1 10 3. "Commercial" does not refer to a use, installation, 1 11 structure, or premises associated with any of the following: 1 12 a. A farm. 1 13 b. An industrial installation. 1 14 Sec. 2. Section 103.22, subsection 7, Code 2017, is amended 1 15 to read as follows: 1 16 7. Prohibit an owner of property from performing work on the 1 17 owner's principal residence, if such residence is an existing 1 18 dwelling rather than new construction and is not an apartment 1 19 that is attached to any other apartment or building, as those 1 20 terms are defined in section 499B.2, and is not larger than a 1 21 single=family dwelling,or farm property, excluding commercial 1 22 or industrial installations or installations in public use 1 23 buildings or facilities,or require such owner to be licensed 1 24 under this chapter. In order to qualify for inapplicability 1 25 pursuant to this subsection, a residence shall qualify for the 1 26 homestead tax exemption. 1 27 Sec. 3. Section 103.22, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 1 28 following new subsection: 1 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Apply to a person performing any 1 30 installation on a farm, if the person is associated with the 1 31 farm as a holder of a legal or equitable interest, a relative 1 32 or employee of the holder, or an operator or manager of the 1 33 farm. The provisions of this chapter do not require such 1 34 person to be licensed. In addition, a permit is not required 1 35 for an installation on a farm, and an installation on a farm 2 1 is not required to be inspected. In order for a farm building 2 2 to qualify under this subsection, the farm building must not 2 3 be regularly open to the public as a place of business for the 2 4 retail sale of goods, wares, services, or merchandise. 2 5 EXPLANATION 2 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 7 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 8 This bill modifies licensing provisions applicable to 2 9 electricians and electrical contractors. 2 10 The bill provides that whenever the term "commercial" is 2 11 used in Code chapter 103, pertaining to the licensure of 2 12 electricians and electrical contractors, it refers to a use, 2 13 installation, structure, or premises associated with a place 2 14 of business where goods, wares, services, or merchandise is 2 15 stored or offered for sale on a wholesale or retail basis, and 2 16 refers to a residence only if the residence is regularly open 2 17 to the public as a place of business. The bill states that 2 18 "commercial" does not refer to a use, installation, structure, 2 19 or premises associated with either a farm or an industrial 2 20 installation. 2 21 The bill removes reference to farm property from Code 2 22 section 103.22, subsection 7, which provides an exemption from 2 23 Code chapter 103 for performing electrical work on an owner's 2 24 principal residence under specified circumstances. The bill 2 25 creates a new subsection in Code section 103.22 specifically 2 26 relating to farm property, stating that the Code chapter's 2 27 inapplicability provisions shall cover a person performing any 2 28 installation on a farm, if the person is associated with the 2 29 farm as a holder of a legal or equitable interest, a relative 2 30 or employee of the holder, or an operator or manager of the 2 31 farm, and that such person shall not be required to be licensed 2 32 under the Code chapter. The bill also states that a permit is 2 33 not required for an installation on a farm, and an installation 2 34 on a farm is not required to be inspected. In order for a farm 2 35 building to qualify for Code chapter inapplicability, the bill 3 1 provides that the farm property shall not be regularly open to 3 2 the public as a place of business for the retail sale of goods, 3 3 wares, services, or merchandise. LSB 2053HV (1) 87 gh/rn/nh
