Bill Text: IA SSB1032 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1032 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1032-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1032
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
INSPECTIONS,
APPEALS,
AND
LICENSING
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
matters
under
the
purview
of
the
department
1
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
10A.110
Standards
adopted
by
1
reference
——
access.
2
Notwithstanding
section
17A.6,
subsection
3,
the
department
3
and
any
statutorily
established
board,
commission,
committee,
4
or
council
under
the
purview
of
the
department
may
adopt
5
standards
by
reference
to
another
publication
without
posting
6
the
publication
to
the
department’s
internet
sites
if
the
7
publication
containing
the
standards
is
readily
accessible
on
8
the
internet
at
no
cost
and
the
internet
site
at
which
the
9
publication
may
be
found
is
included
in
the
administrative
10
rules
that
adopt
the
standard.
11
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
10A.111
Complaints.
12
The
department
may
administratively
close
a
complaint
that
13
does
not
allege
a
violation
of
this
chapter,
the
enabling
14
statute
of
a
board
under
the
purview
of
the
department,
or
a
15
rule
of
a
board
under
the
purview
of
the
department.
16
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
10A.112
Fees.
17
If
a
board
under
the
purview
of
the
department
is
otherwise
18
authorized
by
law
to
establish
fees
by
rule,
the
board,
19
following
approval
by
the
department,
may,
or
at
the
direction
20
of
the
department,
shall,
by
rule
establish
or
revise
such
21
fees.
22
Sec.
4.
Section
10A.402,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
1.
Investigations
relative
to
the
practice
of
regulated
25
professions
and
occupations
,
except
those
within
the
26
jurisdiction
of
the
board
of
medicine,
the
board
of
pharmacy,
27
the
dental
board,
and
the
board
of
nursing
.
28
Sec.
5.
Section
10A.402,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
29
following
new
subsection:
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
Investigations
relating
to
compliance
31
with
state
or
federal
law,
if
an
entity
of
the
executive
32
branch
of
state
government,
except
for
an
institution
under
33
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
has
entered
34
into
a
written
agreement
with
the
department
to
conduct
the
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investigation.
1
Sec.
6.
Section
10A.403,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
10A.403
Investigators
——
peace
officer
status.
4
Investigators
of
the
department
shall
have
the
powers
5
and
authority
of
peace
officers
when
acting
within
the
6
scope
of
their
responsibilities
to
conduct
investigations
7
as
specified
in
section
10A.402,
subsection
subsections
5
8
and
7
.
An
investigator
shall
not
carry
a
weapon
to
perform
9
responsibilities
as
described
in
this
section
.
10
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
10A.508
Confidentiality.
11
1.
The
department
shall
keep
confidential
the
private
12
information
of
a
person
licensed,
previously
licensed,
or
13
seeking
to
be
licensed
by
the
department
or
a
licensing
board
14
under
the
administrative
authority
of
the
department,
unless
15
otherwise
ordered
by
a
court,
the
lawful
custodian
of
the
16
records,
or
another
person
duly
authorized
to
release
the
17
information.
18
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
19
a.
“Licensed”
shall
be
construed
broadly
and
includes
20
but
is
not
limited
to
registration
with
or
certification
by
21
the
department
or
a
licensing
board
under
the
administrative
22
authority
of
the
department.
23
b.
“Private
information”
means
information
that
can
be
used
24
alone
or
in
combination
with
other
information
to
identify,
25
contact,
or
locate
a
person
in
that
person’s
individual
or
26
private
capacity,
or
the
disclosure
of
which
would
otherwise
27
constitute
a
clearly
unwarranted
invasion
of
personal
privacy,
28
including
but
not
limited
to
a
person’s
social
security
number,
29
driver’s
license
number,
financial
account
number,
individual
30
taxpayer
identification
number,
personal
identification
31
number,
date
of
birth,
other
unique
identifying
number,
home
32
address,
home
telephone
number,
electronic
mail
address,
and
33
other
contact
information,
and
the
names
of
the
person’s
minor
34
children.
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Sec.
8.
Section
103.32,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
When
an
inspection
is
requested
by
a
property
owner,
3
the
minimum
fee
shall
be
thirty
dollars
plus
five
dollars
4
per
branch
circuit
or
feeder.
The
fee
for
fire
and
accident
5
inspections
shall
be
computed
at
the
rate
of
forty-seven
6
dollars
per
hour,
and
mileage
and
other
expenses
shall
be
7
reimbursed
as
provided
by
the
department.
8
Sec.
9.
Section
321L.5,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
2.
A
persons
with
disabilities
parking
space
designated
11
after
July
1,
1990,
shall
comply
with
the
dimension
12
requirements
specified
in
rules
adopted
by
the
department
13
of
public
safety
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
and
in
14
effect
when
the
spaces
are
designated.
The
department
shall
15
adopt
accepted
national
standards
for
dimensions
of
persons
16
with
disabilities
spaces,
consistent
with
the
requirements
of
17
federal
law.
However,
these
dimension
requirements
do
not
18
apply
to
parallel
on-street
parking
spaces.
19
Sec.
10.
Section
321L.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
20
to
read
as
follows:
21
2.
The
department
of
public
safety
inspections,
appeals,
22
and
licensing
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
23
governing
the
manner
in
which
persons
with
disabilities
parking
24
spaces
are
provided.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
matters
under
the
purview
of
the
29
department
of
inspections,
appeals,
and
licensing
(DIAL).
30
Under
current
law,
licensing
boards
under
the
purview
of
31
DIAL
that
regulate
business
and
commerce-related
professions
32
are
authorized
to
adopt
standards
by
reference
to
a
publication
33
that
is
readily
accessible
on
the
internet
at
no
cost
by
34
including
the
internet
site
in
the
rule
adopting
the
standard
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rather
than
posting
the
publication
itself
to
the
entity’s
1
internet
site.
The
bill
applies
this
generally
to
DIAL
and
2
entities
under
DIAL’s
purview.
3
The
bill
authorizes
DIAL
to
administratively
close
4
complaints
that
do
not
allege
a
violation
of
Code
chapter
10A,
5
a
board’s
enabling
statute,
or
a
rule
of
a
board.
The
bill
also
6
specifies
DIAL’s
authority
over
fees
established
by
rule
by
7
boards
under
DIAL’s
purview,
provided
that
establishment
of
a
8
given
fee
by
rule
is
otherwise
authorized
by
law.
9
Under
current
law,
DIAL
is
authorized
to
perform
inspections
10
and
investigations
of
health-related
professions
(Code
section
11
147.88).
The
bill
amends
the
responsibilities
of
DIAL’s
12
director
to
reflect
that
authorization.
13
The
bill
also
requires
DIAL’s
director
to
coordinate
14
investigations
relating
to
compliance
with
state
or
federal
law
15
if
an
executive
branch
entity
has
entered
into
an
agreement
16
with
DIAL
to
conduct
an
investigation.
The
bill
grants
DIAL’s
17
investigators
the
powers
and
authority
of
a
peace
officer
when
18
conducting
such
investigations.
19
The
bill
requires
DIAL
to
keep
private
information
that
20
DIAL
receives
for
purposes
of
licensure
confidential
unless
21
authorized
to
release
the
information
by
a
court,
the
lawful
22
custodian,
or
a
person
authorized
to
release
the
information.
23
The
bill
eliminates
the
fee
for
fire
and
accident
24
inspections
conducted
by
DIAL
and
requires
DIAL,
rather
than
25
the
department
of
public
safety,
to
adopt
administrative
rules
26
governing
how
parking
spaces
for
persons
with
disabilities
are
27
provided.
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