House File 2209 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY DRAKE
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the licensing and regulation of plumbers and
2 mechanical professionals.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 103A.5, Code 2007, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. Administer and enforce section
1 4 104C.10A relating to plumbing and mechanical systems work.
1 5 Sec. 2. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, section 6, subsection
1 6 4, is amended to read as follows:
1 7 4. To the extent practicable, the examination administered
1 8 by the board shall be reasonably related to the area of the
1 9 plumbing and mechanical systems industry in which the
1 10 applicant will practice. An examination shall be evaluated in
1 11 accordance with the rules of the board. After each
1 12 examination, the board shall certify the names of the
1 13 successful applicants to the department in the manner
1 14 prescribed by the department. The department shall then issue
1 15 the proper license and make the required entry in the registry
1 16 book.
1 17 Sec. 3. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, section 6, is amended
1 18 by adding the following new subsection:
1 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The department, in consultation with
1 20 the board, shall develop, and make available to applicants for
1 21 licensure, a study guide to assist applicants in preparing to
1 22 take the examination.
1 23 Sec. 4. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, section 9, subsection
1 24 2, is amended to read as follows:
1 25 2. The board shall set the license fees and renewal fees
1 26 for all licenses issued pursuant to this chapter, by rule,
1 27 based upon the costs of sustaining the board and the actual
1 28 costs of licensing. The renewal fee for a licensee who is a
1 29 contractor shall be one percent of the net sales of the
1 30 business.
1 31 Sec. 5. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, section 11, is
1 32 amended by adding the following new subsection:
1 33 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. Apply to a person who is performing
1 34 work for a family member within the third degree of
1 35 consanguinity, or a residential neighbor of the person.
2 1 Sec. 6. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, section 19,
2 2 subsection 1, is amended to read as follows:
2 3 1. An applicant for a master license or renewal of an
2 4 active master license shall provide evidence of a public
2 5 liability insurance policy and surety bond in an amount
2 6 determined sufficient by the board by rule. To the extent
2 7 practicable, the board shall base the insurance and bond
2 8 requirements on the type and amount of work performed by the
2 9 applicant.
2 10 Sec. 7. 2007 Iowa Acts, chapter 198, is amended by adding
2 11 the following new section:
2 12 NEW SECTION. 104C.10A INSPECTIONS.
2 13 All plumbing and mechanical systems work in new
2 14 construction, and all repair work on plumbing and mechanical
2 15 systems costing more than two thousand dollars, shall be
2 16 inspected by the state building code commissioner or an
2 17 independent building inspector appointed by the commissioner.
2 18 The fee for this inspection shall be one percent of the total
2 19 cost of the plumbing and mechanical systems work, with a
2 20 minimum charge of fifty dollars.
2 21 EXPLANATION
2 22 This bill requires the plumbing and mechanical systems
2 23 examining board to test applicants for licensure in the area
2 24 of the plumbing and mechanical systems industry in which the
2 25 applicants will practice and requires the board to develop
2 26 study guides to assist the applicants.
2 27 The bill exempts from the licensing requirements persons
2 28 doing work for family members and residential neighbors.
2 29 The bill sets the license renewal fee for a contractor at 1
2 30 percent of the net sales of the business. The bill requires
2 31 that insurance and surety requirements be based on the type
2 32 and amount of work performed by the applicant.
2 33 The bill requires the state building code commissioner to
2 34 inspect all plumbing and mechanical systems work in new
2 35 construction, and all repair work on plumbing and mechanical
3 1 systems costing more than $2,000. The fee for this inspection
3 2 shall be 1 percent of the total cost of the plumbing and
3 3 mechanical systems work, with a minimum charge of $50.
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