House
File
639
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
639
BY
SWEENEY
,
ARNOLD
,
HORBACH
,
VAN
ENGELENHOVEN
,
RASMUSSEN
,
DOLECHECK
,
MOORE
,
KLEIN
,
PEARSON
,
GARRETT
,
HUSEMAN
,
DE
BOEF
,
KAUFMANN
,
GRASSLEY
,
S.
OLSON
,
PETTENGILL
,
HEIN
,
WINDSCHITL
,
SCHULTZ
,
FRY
,
and
BYRNES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
an
exemption
for
electrical
installations
1
on
farms
from
licensing
and
inspections,
and
including
2
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
103.1A
Term
“commercial”
applied.
1
1.
Whenever
the
term
“commercial”
is
used
in
this
chapter,
2
it
shall
refer
to
a
use,
installation,
structure,
or
premises
3
associated
with
a
place
of
business
where
goods,
wares,
4
services,
or
merchandise
is
stored
or
offered
for
sale
on
a
5
wholesale
or
retail
basis.
6
2.
The
term
“commercial”
refers
to
a
residence
only
if
the
7
residence
is
also
used
as
place
of
business
as
provided
in
8
subsection
1.
9
3.
The
term
“commercial”
does
not
refer
to
a
use,
10
installation,
structure,
or
premises
associated
with
any
of
the
11
following:
12
a.
A
farm.
13
b.
An
industrial
installation.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
103.22,
subsection
7,
Code
2011,
is
amended
15
to
read
as
follows:
16
7.
Prohibit
an
owner
of
property
from
performing
work
on
the
17
owner’s
principal
residence,
if
such
residence
is
an
existing
18
dwelling
rather
than
new
construction
and
is
not
an
apartment
19
that
is
attached
to
any
other
apartment
or
building,
as
those
20
terms
are
defined
in
section
499B.2
,
and
is
not
larger
than
a
21
single-family
dwelling,
or
farm
property,
excluding
commercial
22
or
industrial
installations
or
installations
in
public
use
23
buildings
or
facilities,
or
require
such
owner
to
be
licensed
24
under
this
chapter
.
In
order
to
qualify
for
inapplicability
25
pursuant
to
this
subsection
,
a
residence
shall
qualify
for
the
26
homestead
tax
exemption.
27
Sec.
3.
Section
103.22,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
28
following
new
subsection:
29
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15.
Apply
to
a
person
performing
any
30
installation
on
a
farm,
if
the
person
is
associated
with
the
31
farm
as
a
holder
of
a
legal
or
equitable
interest,
a
relative
32
or
employee
of
the
holder,
or
an
operator
or
manager
of
the
33
farm.
The
provisions
of
this
chapter
do
not
require
such
34
person
to
be
licensed.
In
addition,
a
permit
is
not
required
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for
an
installation
on
a
farm,
and
an
installation
on
a
farm
is
1
not
required
to
be
inspected.
In
order
for
a
farm
building
to
2
qualify
under
this
subsection,
it
cannot
regularly
be
open
to
3
the
public
as
a
place
of
business
for
the
retail
sale
of
goods,
4
wares,
services,
or
merchandise.
5
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
6
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
7
EXPLANATION
8
This
bill
amends
Code
chapter
103
which
provides
for
9
the
regulation
of
electricians
and
electrical
contractors.
10
The
bill
provides
that
when
the
Code
chapter
uses
the
term
11
“commercial”,
it
refers
to
a
place
of
business
where
goods,
12
wares,
services,
or
merchandise
is
stored
or
offered
for
sale
13
on
a
wholesale
or
retail
basis.
It
refers
to
a
residence
only
14
when
used
as
a
business,
and
it
does
not
refer
to
a
farm,
or
an
15
industrial
installation.
16
Generally,
the
Code
chapter
requires
that
a
person
must
be
17
licensed
as
an
electrical
contractor
to
provide
for
electrical
18
installations.
The
bill
rewrites
a
provision
which
exempts
19
installation
on
farms.
The
bill
provides
that
the
Code
20
chapter’s
requirements
do
not
apply
to
a
person
performing
any
21
installation
by
a
farmer,
employee
or
relative
of
the
farmer,
22
or
farm
operator
or
manager.
An
installation
on
a
farm
does
23
not
require
a
permit
and
does
not
have
to
be
inspected.
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