SF310 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to fire protection sprinkler systems in certain residential properties.(Formerly SSB 1094 ; See SF 2439 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Last action: 2026-02-23
Official status: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2439 . S.J. 371 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to fire protection sprinkler systems in certain residential properties.(Formerly SSB 1094 ; See SF 2439 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to fire protection sprinkler systems in certain residential properties.(Formerly SSB 1094 ; See SF 2439 .)

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Bill History

2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2439 . S.J. 371 .
2026-01-20 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2026 11:30AM Room G15.
2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Webster, Lofgren, and Weiner. S.J. 65 .
2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature
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2025-06-16 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Local Government. S.J. 1057 .
2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 273 .
2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 266 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to fire protection sprinkler systems in certain residential properties.(Formerly SSB 1094 ; See SF 2439 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

310

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

310

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

1094)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

fire

protection

sprinkler

systems

in

certain

1

residential

properties.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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310

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

103A.8E

Fire

protection

sprinkler

1

systems.

2

1.

The

commissioner

shall

adopt

as

part

of

the

state

3

building

code

a

prohibition

on

the

required

installation

of

4

a

fire

protection

sprinkler

system

in

a

series

of

attached

5

single-family

residences

consisting

of

fewer

than

seven

units.

6

2.

A

local

building

regulation

shall

not

require

the

7

installation

of

a

fire

protection

sprinkler

system

in

a

series

8

of

attached

single-family

residences

consisting

of

fewer

than

9

seven

units.

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

state

building

code

commissioner

to

14

adopt

as

part

of

the

state

building

code

a

prohibition

on

the

15

required

installation

of

a

fire

protection

sprinkler

system

16

in

a

series

of

attached

single-family

residences

consisting

17

of

fewer

than

seven

units.

The

bill

also

prohibits

a

local

18

building

regulation

from

requiring

the

installation

of

a

19

fire

protection

sprinkler

system

in

a

series

of

attached

20

single-family

residences

consisting

of

fewer

than

seven

units.

21

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