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HF876 • 2026

A bill for an act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 442 .) Effective date: 01/01/2026.

A bill for an act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 442 .) Effective date: 01/01/2026.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Signed by Governor . H.J. 1227 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 442 .) Effective date: 01/01/2026.

A bill for an act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures and including effective date provisions.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures and including effective date provisions.
  • (Formerly HF 442 .) Effective date: 01/01/2026.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . H.J. 1227 .

  2. 2025-05-22 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224 .

  3. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1204 .

  4. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 1025 .

  5. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 1024 .

  6. 2025-05-14 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for SF 425 . S.J. 1024 .

  7. 2025-04-24 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1070 .

  8. 2025-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, attached to SF 425 . S.J. 800 .

  9. 2025-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 800 .

  10. 2025-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 945 .

  11. 2025-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 94, nays 0. H.J. 937 .

  12. 2025-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1086 adopted. H.J. 936 .

  13. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .

  14. 2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1086 filed. H.J. 659 .

  15. 2025-03-07 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 565 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 442 .) Effective date: 01/01/2026.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
June 6, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 876, an Act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate
disclosures and including effective date provisions.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincer-ly,
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Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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House File 876
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF LEAD SERVICE LINES IN REAL
ESTATE DISCLOSURES AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 558A.1, Code 2025, is amended by adding
the following new subsections:
NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. " Lead service line - means a service
line which is made of lead. A galvanized service line is
considered a lead service line if the line ever was or is
currently downstream of any lead service line or service line
of unknown material. For the purposes of this subsection,
" downstream - means the section of the service line between a
lead service line and the water meter.
NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. " Service line - means the pipe
connecting the water main to the interior plumbing in a
building. For the purposes of this subsection, " service line
includes the pipe from the water main to the water meter, not
including interior plumbing.
Sec. 2. Section 558A.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
2025, is amended to read as follows:
a. The disclosure statement shall include information
relating to the condition and important characteristics of the
property and structures located on the property, including
significant defects in the structural integrity of the
structure and the presence of lead service lines, as provided
in rules which shall be adopted by the real estate commission
House File 876, p. 2
pursuant to section 543B.9. The rules may require the
disclosure to include information relating to the property's
zoning classification; the condition of plumbing, heating, or
electrical systems; or the presence of pests.
Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect January 1,
2026.
PAT GRASSLE
Speaker of the House
AMY SIN AIR
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 876, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved , 2025
ME
Chief " erk . the House
KI R- OLDS
Governor