House Study Bill 181 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON HEIN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to certain title abstracts to property with 1 private sewage disposal systems and providing effective date 2 and retroactive applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2227HC (7) 85 tm/sc

H.F. _____ Section 1. 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, is amended by 1 adding the following new section: 2 NEW SECTION . SEC. 8. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The 3 following provision or provisions of this Act apply 4 retroactively to July 1, 2009: 5 1. The portion of the section of this Act amending section 6 455B.172, subsection 11, paragraph “i”. 7 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 8 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 9 Sec. 3. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies 10 retroactively to July 1, 2010. 11 EXPLANATION 12 This bill relates to certain abstracts to property with 13 private sewage disposal systems. 14 Pursuant to 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1033, beginning July 15 1, 2009, certain title transfers required an inspection of 16 any private sewage disposal system located on the property. 17 Title abstracts to such property were required to include 18 documentation of the inspection. Pursuant to 2010 Iowa Acts, 19 chapter 1120, the title abstract requirement was eliminated. 20 The bill adds a retroactive applicability provision to 2010 21 Iowa Acts, chapter 1120, making the elimination of the title 22 abstract requirement retroactively applicable to July 1, 2009, 23 which is the original enactment date of the title abstract 24 requirement. 25 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies 26 retroactively to July 1, 2010. 27 -1- LSB 2227HC (7) 85 tm/sc 1/ 1