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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
442
BY
JENEARY
,
GRABER
,
GERHOLD
,
VONDRAN
,
BARKER
,
BOSSMAN
,
GOLDING
,
YOUNG
,
and
SITZMANN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
disclosure
of
lead
service
lines
in
1
real
estate
disclosures.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
558A.1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
“Lead
service
line”
means
a
service
3
line
which
is
made
of
lead.
For
the
purposes
of
this
4
subsection,
a
galvanized
service
line
is
considered
a
lead
5
service
line
if
the
line
ever
was
or
is
currently
downstream
of
6
any
lead
service
line
or
service
line
of
unknown
material.
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
“Service
line”
means
the
pipe
8
connecting
the
water
main
to
the
interior
plumbing
in
a
9
building.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
558A.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
11
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
a.
The
disclosure
statement
shall
include
information
13
relating
to
the
condition
and
important
characteristics
of
the
14
property
and
structures
located
on
the
property,
including
15
significant
defects
in
the
structural
integrity
of
the
16
structure
and
the
presence
of
lead
service
lines
,
as
provided
17
in
rules
which
shall
be
adopted
by
the
real
estate
commission
18
pursuant
to
section
543B.9
.
The
rules
may
require
the
19
disclosure
to
include
information
relating
to
the
property’s
20
zoning
classification;
the
condition
of
plumbing,
heating,
or
21
electrical
systems;
or
the
presence
of
pests.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
Current
law
requires
a
person
interested
in
transferring
26
real
property
to
deliver
a
written
disclosure
statement
to
27
persons
interested
in
being
transferred
the
real
property.
28
This
bill
provides
for
the
inclusion
of
the
presence
of
29
lead
service
lines
in
these
disclosures.
The
bill
adds
the
30
definitions
“service
line”,
meaning
a
pipe
connecting
the
water
31
main
to
interior
plumbing,
and
“lead
service
line”,
meaning
32
a
service
line
which
is
made
of
lead,
downstream
of
any
lead
33
service
line,
or
a
service
line
of
unknown
material,
to
Code
34
chapter
558A
(real
estate
disclosures).
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