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Relating to the national electrical code, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Local Government Committee
Topics:Energy & utilitiesState government
Same legislation: SSB 3148
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- 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 Iowa will adopt a specific set of energy conservation rules for electrical work. Before these rules are officially used, the state electrical examining board must study how much they might change the cost of building an average home. Additionally, people selling single-family houses built after 2027 must tell buyers if the home does not meet certain energy standards.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the national electrical code. The bill adopts the international energy conservation code, 2009 edition (national energy code), as part of the national electrical code applicable in this state. Current law requires the electrical examining board (board) to adopt rules for the state electrical code that are governed by the most recent version of the national electrical code issued by the national fire protection association. The bill requires the board to conduct an analysis of the change in the total cost of the average home built after January 1, 2027, due to any changes to the national energy code prior to adopting any changes to the national energy code. The board shall submit the analysis for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin along with the notice of intended action. The bill requires the seller of a single-family dwelling constructed on or after January 1, 2027, to inform the buyer of the dwelling if the dwelling does not comply with the standards of the international energy conservation code, 2024 edition, published by the international code council. The bill takes effect January 1, 2027.
Why it matters. The electrical examining board would be required to analyze how changes to the national energy code affect the total cost of an average home built after January 1, 2027. Additionally, sellers of single-family homes built on or after that date must inform buyers if the house does not meet the standards of the 2024 edition of the international energy conservation code.2
Senate subcommittee
Named February 12, 2026 (as SSB 3148). On February 18, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.
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