Bill Text: IA SF475 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to testing for and disclosure of lead levels in drinking water prior to the sale or lease of residential real estate.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Subcommittee: Webster, Bousselot, and Knox. S.J. 465. [SF475 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF475-Introduced.html
Senate
File
475
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
475
BY
KNOX
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
testing
for
and
disclosure
of
lead
levels
1
in
drinking
water
prior
to
the
sale
or
lease
of
residential
2
real
estate.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
558A.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
disclosure
statement
shall
include
information
3
relating
to
the
condition
and
important
characteristics
of
the
4
property
and
structures
located
on
the
property,
including
5
significant
defects
in
the
structural
integrity
of
the
6
structure,
as
provided
in
rules
which
shall
be
adopted
by
the
7
real
estate
commission
pursuant
to
section
543B.9
.
The
rules
8
may
require
the
disclosure
to
include
information
relating
9
to
the
property’s
zoning
classification;
the
condition
of
10
plumbing,
heating,
or
electrical
systems;
or
the
presence
of
11
pests.
The
rules
shall
require
that
the
drinking
water
at
the
12
property
be
tested
for
lead
at
a
laboratory
certified
by
the
13
department
of
natural
resources
to
test
drinking
water
for
14
lead,
and
that
the
test
results
be
attached
to
the
disclosure
15
statement.
If
a
water
filter
is
in
use
at
the
property
16
to
mitigate
lead
levels
in
the
drinking
water,
the
rules
17
shall
require
that
information
be
included
in
the
disclosure
18
statement.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
562A.13,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
Within
sixty
calendar
days
preceding
the
22
commencement
of
a
tenancy,
the
drinking
water
at
the
dwelling
23
unit
shall
be
tested
for
lead
at
a
laboratory
certified
by
the
24
department
of
natural
resources
to
test
drinking
water
for
25
lead,
and
the
landlord
or
a
person
authorized
to
enter
into
26
a
rental
agreement
on
behalf
of
the
landlord
shall
disclose
27
the
results
of
the
test
in
writing
to
each
prospective
tenant
28
before
the
rental
agreement
is
signed.
If
a
water
filter
29
is
in
use
to
mitigate
lead
levels
in
the
drinking
water
at
30
the
dwelling
unit,
the
landlord
or
a
person
authorized
to
31
enter
into
a
rental
agreement
on
behalf
of
the
landlord
shall
32
disclose
that
information
in
writing
to
each
prospective
tenant
33
before
the
rental
agreement
is
signed.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
relates
to
testing
for
and
disclosure
of
lead
3
levels
in
water
prior
to
the
sale
or
lease
of
residential
real
4
estate.
5
The
bill
provides
that
rules
adopted
by
the
real
estate
6
commission
regarding
information
in
the
disclosure
statement
7
delivered
prior
to
transferring
real
property
(property)
8
shall
require
that
the
drinking
water
(water)
at
the
property
9
be
tested
for
lead
at
a
laboratory
(lab)
certified
by
the
10
department
of
natural
resources
(DNR)
to
test
water
for
lead,
11
and
that
the
results
be
attached
to
the
disclosure
statement.
12
If
a
water
filter
is
in
use
at
the
property
to
mitigate
lead
13
levels,
the
rules
shall
also
require
that
information
be
14
disclosed.
15
Within
60
days
preceding
the
commencement
of
a
tenancy,
the
16
drinking
water
at
the
prospective
dwelling
unit
(unit)
shall
17
be
tested
for
lead
at
a
lab
certified
by
the
DNR
to
test
water
18
for
lead,
and
the
landlord
or
a
person
authorized
to
enter
into
19
a
rental
agreement
(agreement)
on
behalf
of
the
landlord
shall
20
disclose
the
results
of
the
test
in
writing
to
each
prospective
21
tenant
before
the
agreement
is
signed.
If
a
water
filter
is
22
in
use
to
mitigate
lead
in
the
water
at
the
unit,
the
landlord
23
or
a
person
authorized
to
enter
into
an
agreement
on
behalf
of
24
the
landlord
shall
also
disclose
that
information
in
writing
to
25
each
prospective
tenant.
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