Senate File 2071 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  ZAUN

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act exempting specified real property owners from electrical
  2    and plumbing licensure requirements.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 103.22, subsection 7, Code 2018, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    7.  Prohibit an owner of real property from performing
  1  4 work on the owner's principal residence real property, if
  1  5 such residence property is an existing dwelling rather than
  1  6 new construction and is not an apartment that is attached to
  1  7 any other apartment or building, as those terms are defined
  1  8 in section 499B.2, and is not larger than a single=family
  1  9 dwelling, or require such owner to be licensed under this
  1 10 chapter. In order to qualify for inapplicability pursuant to
  1 11 this subsection, a residence shall qualify for the homestead
  1 12 tax exemption.
  1 13    Sec. 2.  Section 105.11, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended
  1 14 to read as follows:
  1 15    3.  Prohibit an owner of real property from performing
  1 16 work on the owner's principal residence real property, if
  1 17 such residence property is an existing dwelling rather than
  1 18 new construction and is not larger than a single=family
  1 19 dwelling, or farm property, excluding commercial or industrial
  1 20 installations or installations in public use buildings or
  1 21 facilities, or require such owner to be licensed under this
  1 22 chapter. In order to qualify for inapplicability pursuant to
  1 23 this subsection, a residence shall qualify for the homestead
  1 24 tax exemption.
  1 25                           EXPLANATION
  1 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 27 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 28    This bill relates to property owners' rights with respect to
  1 29 certain work performed on an owner's real property.
  1 30    Current law exempts a property owner from the electrician
  1 31 and electrical contractor licensure requirements of Code
  1 32 chapter 103 for performing work concerning electrical
  1 33 installations on the owner's principal residence, under
  1 34 specified circumstances. Current law also exempts a property
  1 35 owner from the plumber, mechanical professional, and contractor
  2  1 licensing requirements of Code chapter 105 for performing work
  2  2 concerning plumbing and mechanical systems on the owner's
  2  3 principal residence, under specified circumstances. In either
  2  4 case, a residence must qualify for the homestead tax exemption
  2  5 pursuant to Code chapter 425 for a property owner to undertake
  2  6 such work without having to obtain licensure.
  2  7    The bill replaces "principal residence" with "real property"
  2  8 for both exemptions, allowing a real property owner to perform
  2  9 such work on the owner's real property, if the property meets
  2 10 specified circumstances, without having to obtain licensure
  2 11 under Code chapter 103 or 105. The bill also removes the
  2 12 requirement for a residence to qualify for the homestead tax
  2 13 exemption to have either exemption be applicable to a real
  2 14 property owner.
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