SSB 3056: SSB 3056

What it does

This bill relates to the sale, lease, rental, or advertisement of water treatment systems. Under current law, it is an unlawful practice for a person to sell, lease, rent, or advertise the sale, lease, or rental of a water treatment system for which claims or representations of removing health-related contaminants are made, unless the water treatment system is performance tested by a third-party testing agency authorized by the department of public health or the manufacturer tested the system and the manufacturer’s data is accepted by a third-party evaluator which was approved by the department of public health; the water treatment system has met the performance testing requirements specified in the testing protocol; the water treatment system bears a label stating, “IMPORTANT NOTICE — Read the Manufacturer’s Performance Data Sheet” and is accompanied by the manufacturer’s performance data sheet, which includes general information about the water treatment system and performance and test data showing the contaminants certified to be reduced; and the consumer information pamphlet compiled by the department of public health is included with the water treatment system.

Senate subcommittee · named January 25, 2022

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jake Chapman (R)
• Sen. Eric Giddens (D)

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

In plain words

1. January 25, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
2. January 25, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Chapman and Giddens
3. February 3, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 8, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2232