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SF 43Died when the session ended · January 15, 2025

Authorizing cities to require radon testing for single family residences used as rental property

Sponsored by Sen. Janet Petersen (D)

Topics:Cities & counties

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill gives authority to cities to adopt or enforce ordinances that require radon testing for a single family residence when the owner applies for or renews a rental permit with the city. A “single family residence” means a structure maintained and used as a single dwelling unit, notwithstanding that a dwelling unit generally shares one or more walls with another dwelling unit and the structure has direct access to a street or thoroughfare and shares neither heating facilities, hot water equipment, nor any other essential facility or service with another dwelling unit.

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If a city adopts or enforces a radon testing ordinance for a single family residence used as a rental property, the owner of the rental property must provide to the city copies of the test results performed by a person certified in accordance with Code chapter 136B. The bill provides the time frame for an owner to have a radon mitigation system installed in accordance with Code chapter 136B if radon test results reach a specified level, retesting requirements, and applicability of prior radon test results when applying for or renewing rental permits with a city.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 15, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§364.2

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

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