Bill Text: IA SF357 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying licensing provisions applicable to electricians and electrical contractors. (Formerly SF 290.) Effective 7-1-17.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-23 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 761. [SF357 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF357-Enrolled.html

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Senate File 357 - Enrolled




                              SENATE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON
                                  AGRICULTURE

                              (SUCCESSOR TO SF 290)

                              (COMPANION TO LSB
                                  2053HV BY COMMITTEE ON
                                  AGRICULTURE)
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                                        Senate File 357

                             AN ACT
 MODIFYING LICENSING PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ELECTRICIANS AND
    ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  103.1A  Term "commercial" applied.
    As used in this chapter:
    1.  "Commercial" refers to a use, installation, structure,
 or premises associated with a place of business where goods,
 wares, services, or merchandise is stored or offered for sale
 on a wholesale or retail basis.
    2.  "Commercial" refers to a residence only if the residence
 is regularly open to the public as a place of business as
 provided in subsection 1.
    3.  "Commercial" does not refer to a use, installation,
 structure, or premises associated with any of the following:
    a.  A farm.
    b.  An industrial installation.
    Sec. 2.  Section 103.22, subsection 7, Code 2017, is amended
 to read as follows:
    7.  Prohibit an owner of property from performing work on the
 owner's principal residence, if such residence is an existing
 dwelling rather than new construction and is not an apartment
 that is attached to any other apartment or building, as those
 terms are defined in section 499B.2, and is not larger than a
 single=family dwelling, or farm property, excluding commercial
 or industrial installations or installations in public use
 buildings or facilities, or require such owner to be licensed
 under this chapter. In order to qualify for inapplicability
 pursuant to this subsection, a residence shall qualify for the
 homestead tax exemption.
    Sec. 3.  Section 103.22, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
 following new subsection:
    NEW SUBSECTION.  15.  Apply to a person performing any
 installation on a farm, if the person is associated with the
 farm as a holder of a legal or equitable interest, a relative
 or employee of the holder, or an operator or manager of the
 farm.  The provisions of this chapter do not require such person
 to be licensed.  In addition, a permit is not required for an
 installation on a farm, and an installation on a farm is not
 required to be inspected.  In order for a farm building to
 qualify under this subsection, the farm building must not be
 regularly open to the public as a place of business for the
 retail sale of goods, wares, services, or merchandise.


                                                             
                               JACK WHITVER
                               President of the Senate


                                                             
                               LINDA UPMEYER
                               Speaker of the House
    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
 is known as Senate File 357, Eighty=seventh General Assembly.


                                                             
                               W. CHARLES SMITHSON
                               Secretary of the Senate
 Approved                , 2017


                                                             
                               TERRY E. BRANSTAD
                               Governor

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