Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF442: A BILL FOR An Act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures
Status: In committee, March 7, 2025
An Act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures.
From the introduced text, February 17, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1905HH (2) ll/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 558A.1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsections: NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. "Lead service line" means a service line which is made of lead. For the purposes of this subsection, a galvanized service line is considered a lead service line if the line ever was or is currently downstream of any lead service line or service line of unknown material. NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. "Service line" means the pipe connecting the water main to the interior plumbing in a building. Sec. 2. Section 558A.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: a. The disclosure statement shall include information relating to the condition and important characteristics of the property and structures located on the property, including significant defects in the structural integrity of the structure and the presence of lead service lines, as provided in rules which shall be adopted by the real estate commission pursuant to section 543B.9. The rules may require the disclosure to include information relating to the property's zoning classification; the condition of plumbing, heating, or electrical systems; or the presence of pests. EXPLANATION …
Sponsors
- Thomas Jeneary (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Graber
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- Mike Vondran (R, 94)
- Brett Barker (R, 51)
- Jacob Bossman (R, 14)
- Cindy Golding (R, 83)
- David Young (R, 28)
- Travis Sitzmann (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 988 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 876 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 532 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 532 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2025 8:30AM RM 102.
- : Subcommittee: Jeneary, Collins and Turek. H.J. 441 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 338 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 532 . (March 5, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: plumbing, lead, real property, disclosure
Common questions
- What is HF442?
- HF442 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures.
- What does HF442 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in real estate disclosures.
- What is the status of HF442?
- In committee as of March 7, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 988 . (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF442?
- Thomas Jeneary (R, 3), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF442?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0442&ga=91
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