Relating to the repair or reconstruction of damaged or destroyed structures

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2025
Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the House
Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary If a building is damaged or destroyed by an accident or bad weather, the owner can rebuild it to look exactly like it did before. To do this, the owner must start the repairs or reconstruction within two years of the event.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill allows the owner of a structure that is damaged or destroyed by an accident, weather event, or similar casualty to repair or reconstruct the structure to the same condition in which it existed immediately prior to the event if the owner of the structure begins repairing or reconstructing the structure within years of the event.

Full bill text²

House subcommittee

Named February 25, 2025. On February 26, 2025 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§103A.10

How the Code works³

Lobbying

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