House File 597 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WINDSCHITL


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring the installation of photoelectric only smoke
  2    detectors in certain multiple=unit residential buildings and
  3    single=family dwellings.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2252YH 83
  6 jr/nh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 100.18, subsection 2, paragraphs a and
  1  2 b, Code 2009, are amended to read as follows:
  1  3    a.  Except as provided in subsection 3, multiple=unit
  1  4 residential buildings and single=family dwellings the
  1  5 construction of which is begun on or after July 1, 1991, shall
  1  6 include the installation of photoelectric only smoke detectors
  1  7 in compliance with the rules established by the state fire
  1  8 marshal under subsection 4.
  1  9    b.  The rules shall require the installation of
  1 10 photoelectric only smoke detectors in existing single=family
  1 11 rental units and multiple=unit residential buildings.
  1 12 Existing single=family dwelling units shall be equipped with
  1 13 approved photoelectric only smoke detectors.  A person who
  1 14 files for a homestead credit pursuant to chapter 425 shall
  1 15 certify that the single=family dwelling unit for which the
  1 16 credit is filed has a photoelectric only smoke detector
  1 17 installed in compliance with this section, or that one will be
  1 18 installed within thirty days of the date the filing for the
  1 19 credit is made.  The state fire marshal shall adopt rules and
  1 20 establish appropriate procedures to administer this
  1 21 subsection.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23    This bill requires the installation of photoelectric only
  1 24 smoke detectors in multiple=unit residential buildings and
  1 25 single=family dwellings.  Current homeowners are required to
  1 26 certify that a photoelectric only smoke detector is installed
  1 27 when applying for a homestead tax credit.
  1 28 LSB 2252YH 83
  1 29 jr/nh/8