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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 876: Providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

Current law requires a person interested in transferring real property to deliver a written disclosure statement to persons interested in being transferred the real property. This bill provides for the inclusion of the presence of lead service lines in these disclosures. The bill adds the definitions “service line”, meaning a pipe connecting the water main to interior plumbing, and “lead service line”, meaning a service line which is made of lead, downstream of any lead service line, or a service line of unknown material, to Code chapter 558A (real estate disclosures).

Sponsors

Rep. Brett Barker (R), Rep. Jacob Bossman (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Thomas M. Jeneary (R), Rep. Travis M. Sitzmann (R), Rep. Mike Vondran (R), Rep. David E. Young (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 15 for, 1 against

For: City of Waukee; Des Moines Water Works; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Iowa Association of Water Agencies; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Environmental Health Association; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Manufactured Housing Association; Iowa Primary Care Association; Iowa Rural Water Association; Iowa Section American Water Works Association; and 3 more

Against: Iowa Association of Realtors

In plain words

  1. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
  2. April 15, 2025Passed the House, 94–0
  3. April 15, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  4. May 14, 2025Took the place of SF 425 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. May 14, 2025Passed the Senate, 44–0
  6. May 22, 2025Sent to the Governor
  7. June 6, 2025Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF876