Amendment S-3178 to SF 425
Providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures
Adopted · May 14, 2025Strike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed May 14, 2025 in the Senate by Sen. Annette Sweeney (R)
Amends this SF 425 to CONFORM to HF 876
What it changes
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
- 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.
- 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 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.
- EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect January 1,
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- Title page, line 2, after “disclosures” by inserting “and including effective date provisions”