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SENATE
FILE
595
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1114)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
25,
2025
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
related
to
the
regulation
of
construction,
including
1
state
building
codes,
contractor
licensing,
and
stormwater
2
management
requirements.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
103A.11,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
The
text
of
any
proposed
rule
shall
be
made
available
3
for
inspection
at
the
office
of
the
commissioner
and
shall
be
4
distributed
to
the
governmental
subdivisions
which
have
adopted
5
the
state
building
code,
and
to
any
other
person
who
requests
6
a
copy.
A
proposed
rule
affecting
the
state
building
code
7
shall
consider
housing
affordability
and
shall
include
a
public
8
report
submitted
by
the
commissioner
to
the
administrative
9
rules
review
committee
outlining
the
estimated
increase
or
10
decrease
in
construction
costs
to
single-family
or
multi-family
11
homes
resulting
from
the
promulgation
of
the
proposed
rule.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
105.17,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
13
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
b.
On
and
after
July
1,
2008,
a
governmental
subdivision
15
shall
not
prohibit
a
contractor
or
a
plumbing,
mechanical,
16
HVAC-refrigeration,
sheet
metal,
or
hydronic
professional
17
licensed
pursuant
to
this
chapter
from
performing
services
18
for
which
that
person
is
licensed
pursuant
to
this
chapter
19
or
enforce
any
contractor
or
plumbing
,
and
mechanical
,
20
HVAC-refrigeration,
sheet
metal,
or
hydronic
professional
21
licensing
provisions
promulgated
by
the
governmental
22
subdivision
against
a
person
licensed
pursuant
to
this
chapter
.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
331.301,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
Code
24
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
b.
A
county
shall
not
impose
any
fee
or
charge
on
any
26
individual
or
business
licensed
by
the
plumbing
and
mechanical
27
systems
board
for
the
right
to
perform
plumbing,
mechanical,
28
HVAC,
refrigeration,
sheet
metal,
or
hydronic
systems
work
29
within
the
scope
of
the
license.
A
county
shall
not
require
30
the
issuance
of
a
license
or
impose
a
license
fee
or
charge
on
31
any
individual
or
business
defined
as
a
“general
contractor”
32
as
defined
in
section
572.1,
subsection
3,
or
“subcontractor”
33
as
defined
in
section
572.1,
subsection
11,
unless
otherwise
34
required
by
state
or
federal
law
.
This
paragraph
does
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not
prohibit
a
county
from
charging
fees
for
the
issuance
1
of
permits
for,
and
inspections
of,
work
performed
in
its
2
jurisdiction.
3
Sec.
4.
Section
331.301,
subsection
25,
paragraph
c,
Code
4
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
5
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
6
of
law
to
the
contrary,
a
county
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
an
7
ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
8
means
relating
to
the
stormwater
management
methods
required
9
at
a
construction
site,
that
imposes
additional
improvements
10
or
methods
more
restrictive
than
those
required
as
part
of
the
11
county’s
initial
review
and
approval
of
a
proposed
subdivision
12
plat,
lot,
or
parcel
as
required
by
section
354.8
unless
13
otherwise
required
by
another
state
or
federal
law.
A
county
14
may
develop
standards
to
evaluate
stormwater
management
methods
15
before
and
after
construction
and
ensure
compliance
with
other
16
state
or
federal
laws.
17
Sec.
5.
Section
364.3,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
2025,
18
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
b.
A
city
shall
not
impose
any
fee
or
charge
on
any
20
individual
or
business
licensed
by
the
plumbing
and
mechanical
21
systems
board
for
the
right
to
perform
plumbing,
mechanical,
22
HVAC,
refrigeration,
sheet
metal,
or
hydronic
systems
work
23
within
the
scope
of
the
license.
A
city
shall
not
require
the
24
issuance
of
a
license
or
impose
a
license
fee
or
charge
on
25
any
individual
or
business
defined
as
a
“general
contractor”
26
as
defined
in
section
572.1,
subsection
3,
or
“subcontractor”
27
as
defined
in
section
572.1,
subsection
11,
unless
otherwise
28
required
by
state
or
federal
law
.
This
paragraph
does
not
29
prohibit
a
city
from
charging
fees
for
the
issuance
of
permits
30
for,
and
inspections
of,
work
performed
in
its
jurisdiction.
31
Sec.
6.
Section
364.3,
subsection
19,
paragraph
c,
Code
32
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
33
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
34
of
law
to
the
contrary,
a
city
shall
not
adopt
or
enforce
an
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ordinance,
motion,
resolution,
or
amendment,
or
use
any
other
1
means
relating
to
the
stormwater
management
methods
required
2
at
a
construction
site,
that
imposes
additional
improvements
3
or
methods
more
restrictive
than
those
required
as
part
of
the
4
city’s
initial
review
and
approval
of
a
proposed
subdivision
5
plat,
lot,
or
parcel
as
required
by
section
354.8
unless
6
otherwise
required
by
another
state
or
federal
law.
A
city
may
7
develop
standards
to
evaluate
stormwater
management
methods
8
before
and
after
construction
and
ensure
compliance
with
other
9
state
or
federal
laws.
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