SF2109 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to a review of fire safety code requirements and enforcement mechanisms for basement egress windows.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: STAED, DONAHUE and PETERSEN
Last action: 2026-01-27
Official status: Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Townsend. S.J. 149 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to a review of fire safety code requirements and enforcement mechanisms for basement egress windows.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to a review of fire safety code requirements and enforcement mechanisms for basement egress windows.

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Bill History

2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Townsend. S.J. 149 .
2026-01-26 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 140 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to a review of fire safety code requirements and enforcement mechanisms for basement egress windows.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2109

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2109

BY

STAED

,

DONAHUE

,

and

PETERSEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

a

review

of

fire

safety

code

requirements

1

and

enforcement

mechanisms

for

basement

egress

windows.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2109

Section

1.

BASEMENT

EGRESS

WINDOWS

——

STUDY.

The

department

1

of

inspections,

appeals,

and

licensing

shall

conduct

a

study

2

regarding

compliance

with

and

sufficiency

of

fire

safety

code

3

requirements

for

basement

egress

windows

in

this

state,

which

4

must

include

a

review

of

enforcement

mechanisms

available

to

5

property

owners

and

renters

when

a

basement

egress

window

is

6

not

in

compliance

with

fire

safety

code

requirements.

The

7

department

shall

submit

a

report

to

the

general

assembly,

8

including

the

department’s

findings

and

recommendations,

by

9

January

1,

2027.

10

EXPLANATION

11

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

12

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

13

This

bill

requires

the

department

of

inspections,

14

appeals,

and

licensing

(department)

to

conduct

a

study

15

regarding

compliance

with

and

sufficiency

of

fire

safety

code

16

requirements

for

basement

egress

windows

in

this

state.

The

17

study

must

include

a

review

of

enforcement

mechanisms

available

18

to

property

owners

and

renters

when

a

basement

egress

window

19

is

not

in

compliance

with

fire

safety

code

requirements.

The

20

bill

requires

the

department

to

submit

a

report

to

the

general

21

assembly,

including

its

findings

and

recommendations,

by

22

January

1,

2027.

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