Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to building design element regulation by governmental subdivisions, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Local Government (successor To Sf 43) Committee
Topics:Cities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 31, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the regulation of building design elements by governmental subdivisions. The bill defines “national model code”, “residential building”, and “residential building design element”. The bill prohibits a governmental subdivision from adopting or enforcing a rule, charter provision, ordinance, order, building code, or other regulation that governs building design elements in three primary manners. First, a governmental subdivision cannot prohibit or limit the use or installation of a building product or material in the construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of a residential building or structure if the building product or material is approved for use by an applicable, recently published national model code and the building product or material has not been removed from a national model code for failing to meet fire and safety standards.
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Second, a governmental subdivision cannot establish a standard for a building product, material, or aesthetic method in construction, renovation, maintenance, or other alteration of a residential building or structure if the standard is more stringent than a standard for the product, material, or aesthetic method under a recently published national model code. Third, a governmental subdivision cannot establish a new, or amend an existing, residential building design element requirement unless certain conditions apply to either the building or the requirement. The bill does not prohibit or diminish the rights of private parties to enact regulations as created by valid private covenants or other contractual agreements among property owners relating to residential building design elements including but not limited to restrictive covenants and declarations such as those relating to condominiums or otherwise permitted under Iowa law. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§103A.8D
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Lobbying
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- SF 2018 Relating to building design element regulation by governmental subdivisions, and including…89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
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