House Study Bill 61 SENATE/HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BILL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act pertaining to the duties and regulations under the purview 2 of the labor commissioner. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1362DP 83 5 ak/nh/24 PAG LIN 1 1 DIVISION I 1 2 AMUSEMENT RIDE INSURANCE 1 3 Section 1. Section 88A.9, Code 2009, is amended to read as 1 4 follows: 1 5 88A.9 INSURANCE. 1 6 No person shall be issued a permit under this chapter 1 7 unless the person first obtains an insurance policy in an 1 8 amount of not less than onehundred thousandmillion dollars 1 9 for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one 1 10 accident, and, subject to the limit for one person, in an 1 11 amount of not less thanthree hundred thousandtwo million 1 12 dollars for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons 1 13 in any one accident, and in an amount of not less thanfive1 14 twenty=five thousand dollars for injury to or destruction of 1 15 property of others in any one accident, insuring the operator 1 16 against liability for injury or death suffered by a person 1 17 attending a fair or carnival. 1 18 DIVISION II 1 19 CONVEYANCE APPLICATION 1 20 Sec. 2. Section 89A.3, subsection 2, Code 2009, is amended 1 21 by adding the following new paragraph: 1 22 NEW PARAGRAPH. j. Submission of information such as 1 23 plans, drawings, and measurements concerning new installations 1 24 and alterations. 1 25 Sec. 3. Section 89A.8, Code 2009, is amended by striking 1 26 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 27 89A.8 NEW INSTALLATION PERMITS. 1 28 1. The installation or relocation of a conveyance shall 1 29 not begin until an installation permit has been issued by the 1 30 commissioner. 1 31 2. An application for an installation permit shall be 1 32 submitted in a format determined by the commissioner. 1 33 3. a. If the application or any accompanying materials 1 34 indicates a failure to comply with applicable rules, the 1 35 commissioner shall give notice of the compliance failures to 2 1 the person filing the application. 2 2 b. If the application indicates compliance with applicable 2 3 rules or after compliance failures have been remedied, the 2 4 commissioner shall issue an installation permit for relocation 2 5 or installation, as applicable. 2 6 EXPLANATION 2 7 Division I. This bill increases the insurance policy 2 8 minimums needed to obtain an operator's permit under Code 2 9 chapter 88A, relating to amusement ride safety. The policy 2 10 amount for bodily injury or death to one person is raised to 2 11 $1 million from $100,000 and the amount for bodily injury or 2 12 death to two or more persons is raised to $2 million from 2 13 $300,000. The policy amount for injury or destruction to the 2 14 property of others is raised to $25,000 from $5,000. 2 15 Division II. The bill directs the elevator safety board to 2 16 adopt rules regarding the submission of plans, drawings, and 2 17 measurements concerning new conveyance installations and 2 18 alterations. The bill also allows the labor commissioner to 2 19 determine the form of an application for an installation 2 20 permit for a new conveyance. An application is required to be 2 21 submitted to and approved by the commissioner before an 2 22 installation permit for a conveyance is issued. 2 23 LSB 1362DP 83 2 24 ak/nh/24