Bill Text: IA SF2372 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning government regulation relating to state building code requirements, private investigative agencies, and elevator regulation, and including applicability and effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3152.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-10 - Amendment S-5069 filed. S.J. 587. [SF2372 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2372-Introduced.html
Senate
File
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2372
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3152)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
government
regulation
relating
to
state
1
building
code
requirements,
private
investigative
agencies,
2
and
elevator
regulation,
and
including
applicability
and
3
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
ENERGY
CONSERVATION
REQUIREMENTS
2
Section
1.
Section
103A.10,
subsection
5,
Code
2020,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
5.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
this
chapter
5
to
the
contrary,
the
energy
conservation
requirements
adopted
6
by
the
commissioner
and
approved
by
the
council
shall
apply
to
7
all
new
construction
commenced
on
or
after
July
1,
2008,
and
8
shall
supersede
and
replace
any
minimum
requirements
for
energy
9
conservation
adopted
or
enacted
by
the
governmental
subdivision
10
prior
to
that
date
and
applicable
to
such
construction.
11
b.
(1)
Subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
subsection,
energy
12
conservation
requirements
for
home
construction
adopted
by
the
13
commissioner
and
approved
by
the
council
on
or
after
January
1,
14
2020,
shall
be
cost-effective.
15
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“cost-effective”
shall
16
mean,
using
the
existing
energy
conservation
requirements
as
17
the
base
of
comparison,
the
economic
benefits
of
the
proposed
18
energy
conservation
requirements
will
exceed
the
economic
19
costs
of
the
requirements
based
upon
an
incremental
multiyear
20
analysis
that
meets
all
of
the
following
requirements:
21
(a)
Considers
the
perspective
of
a
typical
first-time
home
22
buyer.
23
(b)
Considers
benefits
and
costs
over
a
seven-year
time
24
period.
25
(c)
Does
not
assume
fuel
price
increases
in
excess
of
the
26
assumed
general
rate
of
inflation.
27
(d)
Ensures
that
the
buyer
of
a
home
who
would
qualify
to
28
purchase
the
home
before
the
addition
of
the
energy
efficient
29
standards
will
still
qualify
to
purchase
the
same
home
after
30
the
additional
cost
of
the
energy-saving
construction
features.
31
(e)
Ensures
that
the
costs
of
principal,
interest,
taxes,
32
insurance,
and
utilities
will
not
be
greater
after
the
33
inclusion
of
the
proposed
cost
of
the
additional
energy-saving
34
construction
features
required
by
the
proposed
energy
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conservation
requirements
than
under
the
provisions
of
the
1
existing
energy
conservation
requirements.
2
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
3
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
4
Sec.
3.
RETROACTIVE
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
5
Act
applies
retroactively
to
January
1,
2020,
for
energy
6
conservation
requirements
adopted
and
approved
on
and
after
7
that
date.
8
DIVISION
II
9
PRIVATE
INVESTIGATIVE
AGENCIES
10
Sec.
4.
Section
80A.1,
subsection
12,
Code
2020,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
12.
“Private
security
business”
means
a
business
of
13
furnishing,
for
hire
or
reward,
guards,
watch
personnel,
14
armored
car
personnel,
patrol
personnel,
or
other
persons
to
15
protect
persons
or
property,
to
prevent
the
unlawful
taking
of
16
goods
and
merchandise,
or
to
prevent
the
misappropriation
or
17
concealment
of
goods,
merchandise,
money,
securities,
or
other
18
valuable
documents
or
papers,
and
includes
an
individual
who
19
for
hire
patrols,
watches,
or
guards
a
residential,
industrial,
20
or
business
property
or
district.
“Private
security
business”
21
does
not
include
a
business
for
debt
collection
as
defined
in
22
section
537.7102.
23
DIVISION
III
24
ELEVATOR
REGULATION
25
Sec.
5.
Section
89A.3,
subsection
2,
paragraph
i,
Code
2020,
26
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
i.
The
amount
of
fees
charged
and
collected
for
inspection,
28
permits,
and
commissions.
Fees
shall
be
set
at
an
amount
29
sufficient
to
cover
costs
as
determined
from
consideration
30
of
the
reasonable
time
required
to
conduct
an
inspection,
31
reasonable
hourly
wages
paid
to
inspectors,
and
reasonable
32
transportation
and
similar
expenses.
The
safety
board
shall
33
also
be
authorized
to
consider
setting
reduced
fees
for
34
nonprofit
associations
and
nonprofit
corporations,
as
described
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in
chapters
501B
and
504.
1
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
89A.6A
Abatement
of
unsafe
conditions
2
——
reports
to
the
labor
commissioner.
3
The
commissioner
shall
establish
a
process
whereby
a
permit
4
holder
may
submit
a
written
report
regarding
the
abatement
of
5
an
unsafe
condition
in
a
conveyance
identified
in
an
inspection
6
conducted
pursuant
to
section
89A.6.
The
commissioner
shall
7
accept
the
report
as
satisfying
the
applicable
requirements
of
8
this
chapter
in
lieu
of
additional
inspection
and
the
report
9
shall
be
considered
an
inspection
report
for
purposes
of
this
10
chapter.
The
commissioner
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
11
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
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
concerns
government
regulation.
The
bill
is
16
organized
by
divisions.
17
DIVISION
I
——
ENERGY
CONSERVATION
REQUIREMENTS.
This
18
division
concerns
energy
efficiency
requirements
adopted
as
19
part
of
the
state
building
code.
Code
section
103A.10
is
20
amended
to
provide
that
energy
conservation
requirements
21
for
home
construction
adopted
by
the
state
building
code
22
commissioner
and
approved
by
the
state
building
code
advisory
23
council
on
or
after
January
1,
2020,
shall
be
cost-effective.
24
The
bill
defines
“cost-effective”
to
include
a
comparison
of
25
the
economic
benefits
and
costs
of
the
proposed
requirements
26
based
on
several
considerations,
including
the
perspective
of
27
a
typical
first-time
homebuyer,
the
benefits
and
costs
over
a
28
seven-year
time
period,
the
ability
of
a
homebuyer
to
purchase
29
the
home
after
the
additional
cost
of
the
energy-saving
30
construction
features,
and
a
determination
that
principal,
31
interest,
taxes,
insurance,
and
utilities
costs
will
not
32
be
greater
after
the
inclusion
of
the
proposed
cost
of
the
33
additional
energy-saving
construction
features
required
by
the
34
proposed
energy
conservation
requirements
than
under
previously
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existing
energy
conservation
requirements.
1
The
division
of
the
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
2
applies
retroactively
to
January
1,
2020.
3
DIVISION
II
——
PRIVATE
INVESTIGATIVE
AGENCIES.
This
4
division
concerns
the
regulation
of
private
investigative
5
agencies.
The
bill
amends
the
definition
of
“private
security
6
business”
to
provide
that
it
does
not
include
a
business
for
7
debt
collection.
8
DIVISION
III
——
ELEVATOR
REGULATION.
This
division
concerns
9
elevator
regulation.
The
bill
provides
that
the
elevator
10
safety
board
is
authorized
to
consider
setting
reduced
fees
for
11
nonprofit
associations
and
nonprofit
corporations
concerning
12
inspections,
permits,
and
commissions.
13
The
bill
also
requires
the
labor
commissioner
to
establish
a
14
process
by
rule
whereby
a
permit
holder
may
submit
a
written
15
report
regarding
the
abatement
of
an
unsafe
condition
in
a
16
conveyance
identified
in
an
inspection.
The
bill
requires
17
the
labor
commissioner
to
accept
the
report
in
lieu
of
an
18
additional
inspection
and
the
report
shall
be
considered
an
19
inspection
report
for
purposes
of
Code
chapter
89A
(elevators).
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