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2374
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3097)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
2,
2026
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
national
electrical
code,
and
including
1
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
103.1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12A.
“National
electrical
code”
means
3
the
national
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
published
by
the
4
national
fire
protection
association,
as
modified
by
section
5
103.1B,
and
excluding
sections
210.52(C)(3),
230.67,
and
6
406.4(D)(4)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2023
edition.
7
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
103.1B
National
electrical
code
——
8
alterations.
9
For
purposes
of
the
national
electrical
code:
10
1.
Dwelling
units.
Section
210.8(A)
of
the
national
11
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
is
amended
by
requiring
that
12
one
hundred
twenty-five
volt
through
two
hundred
fifty
volt
13
receptacles
supplied
by
single-phase
branch
circuits
rated
one
14
hundred
fifty
volts
or
less
to
ground
installed
in
a
kitchen
15
only
require
ground-fault
circuit
interrupter
protection
16
for
personnel
where
receptacles
are
installed
to
serve
the
17
countertop
surfaces
and
by
striking
section
210.8(A)(7)
of
the
18
national
electrical
code,
2023
edition.
In
lieu
of
basements,
19
section
210.8(A)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
20
shall
apply
to
unfinished
portions
or
areas
of
the
basement
not
21
intended
as
habitable
rooms.
22
2.
Arc-fault
circuit
interrupters.
Notwithstanding
section
23
210.12(B)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
24
arc-fault
circuit
interrupters
shall
not
be
required
for
25
one-family
and
two-family
dwellings
and
townhouses,
and
section
26
210.12(B)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
shall
27
not
apply
to
kitchens
or
laundry
areas.
28
3.
Kitchen
receptacles
on
islands
and
peninsulas.
In
lieu
29
of
the
requirements
of
section
210.52(C)(2)
of
the
national
30
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
an
electrical
provision
or
31
at
least
one
receptacle
shall
be
installed
at
each
island
32
and
peninsular
countertop
space
with
a
long
dimension
of
six
33
hundred
millimeters,
or
twenty-four
inches,
or
greater
and
a
34
short
dimension
of
three
hundred
millimeters,
or
twelve
inches,
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or
greater,
with
a
peninsular
countertop
being
measured
from
1
the
connected
perpendicular
wall.
2
4.
Load
calculations.
With
respect
to
section
220.5(C)
3
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
the
calculated
4
floor
area
of
a
dwelling
unit
shall
additionally
exclude
5
garages.
6
5.
Ceiling
outlets.
In
addition
to
the
requirements
of
7
section
314.27(A)(2)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2023
8
edition,
outlet
boxes
mounted
in
the
ceilings
of
family
9
rooms,
living
rooms,
parlors,
libraries,
dens,
bedrooms,
10
sunrooms,
recreation
rooms,
and
similar
areas
of
dwelling
11
occupancies,
and
located
in
an
area
of
the
ceiling
typical
12
for
the
installation
of
a
ceiling-suspended
paddle
fan
shall
13
be
installed
to
accommodate
a
ceiling-suspended
paddle
fan
in
14
accordance
with
section
314.27(C)
of
the
national
electrical
15
code,
2023
edition.
16
6.
Boxes
at
ceiling-suspended
paddle
fan
outlets.
In
lieu
17
of
the
second
paragraph
of
section
314.27(C)
of
the
national
18
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
where
a
ceiling-suspended
paddle
19
fan
is
not
installed,
the
outlet
box
shall
comply
with
either
20
section
314.27(C)(1)
or
314.27(C)(2)
of
the
national
electrical
21
code,
2023
edition.
22
7.
Receptacles
near
bathtub
and
shower
spaces.
In
lieu
of
23
the
requirements
of
and
exceptions
to
section
406.9(C)
of
the
24
national
electrical
code,
2023
edition,
receptacles
shall
not
25
be
installed
within
or
directly
over
a
bathtub
or
shower
stall.
26
8.
Ground-fault
circuit
interrupters.
Ground-fault
circuit
27
interrupter
protection
is
not
required
for
receptacles
that
28
serve
sump
pumps
or
refrigerators.
29
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
103.1C
Electrical
code
——
amendments
30
——
limitations.
31
1.
A
political
subdivision
shall
not
adopt
a
local
32
electrical
code
that
is
more
restrictive
than
the
national
33
electrical
code.
34
2.
Prior
to
adopting
any
changes
to
the
national
electrical
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code
pursuant
to
section
103.6,
including
but
not
limited
to
by
1
adopting
the
national
electrical
code,
2026
edition,
published
2
by
the
national
fire
protection
association,
the
board
shall
3
conduct
an
analysis
of
the
cost
to
consumers
of
any
significant
4
changes
to
the
national
electrical
code.
The
analysis
shall
5
be
submitted
to
the
administrative
rules
coordinator
for
6
publication
in
the
Iowa
administrative
bulletin
along
with
the
7
notice
of
intended
action.
8
Sec.
4.
FUTURE
REPEAL.
Section
103.1,
subsection
12A,
and
9
section
103.1B,
as
enacted
by
this
Act,
are
repealed
effective
10
upon
the
adoption
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2026
11
edition,
published
by
the
national
fire
protection
association,
12
by
the
electrical
examining
board.
The
electrical
examining
13
board
shall
inform
the
Iowa
Code
editor
upon
the
adoption
of
14
the
national
electrical
code,
2026
edition.
15
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
16
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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