House File 443 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 443 BY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 86) A BILL FOR An Act modifying licensing provisions applicable to 1 electricians and electrical contractors. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2053HV (1) 87 gh/rn/nh

H.F. 443 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 103.1A Term “commercial” “commercial” “commercial” applied. 1 As used in this chapter: 2 1. “Commercial” refers to a use, installation, structure, 3 or premises associated with a place of business where goods, 4 wares, services, or merchandise is stored or offered for sale 5 on a wholesale or retail basis. 6 2. “Commercial” refers to a residence only if the residence 7 is regularly open to the public as a place of business as 8 provided in subsection 1. 9 3. “Commercial” does not refer to a use, installation, 10 structure, or premises associated with any of the following: 11 a. A farm. 12 b. An industrial installation. 13 Sec. 2. Section 103.22, subsection 7, Code 2017, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 7. Prohibit an owner of property from performing work on the 16 owner’s principal residence, if such residence is an existing 17 dwelling rather than new construction and is not an apartment 18 that is attached to any other apartment or building, as those 19 terms are defined in section 499B.2 , and is not larger than a 20 single-family dwelling, or farm property, excluding commercial 21 or industrial installations or installations in public use 22 buildings or facilities, or require such owner to be licensed 23 under this chapter . In order to qualify for inapplicability 24 pursuant to this subsection , a residence shall qualify for the 25 homestead tax exemption. 26 Sec. 3. Section 103.22, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 27 following new subsection: 28 NEW SUBSECTION . 15. Apply to a person performing any 29 installation on a farm, if the person is associated with the 30 farm as a holder of a legal or equitable interest, a relative 31 or employee of the holder, or an operator or manager of the 32 farm. The provisions of this chapter do not require such 33 person to be licensed. In addition, a permit is not required 34 for an installation on a farm, and an installation on a farm 35 -1- LSB 2053HV (1) 87 gh/rn/nh 1/ 3

H.F. 443 is not required to be inspected. In order for a farm building 1 to qualify under this subsection, the farm building must not 2 be regularly open to the public as a place of business for the 3 retail sale of goods, wares, services, or merchandise. 4 EXPLANATION 5 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 6 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 7 This bill modifies licensing provisions applicable to 8 electricians and electrical contractors. 9 The bill provides that whenever the term “commercial” is 10 used in Code chapter 103, pertaining to the licensure of 11 electricians and electrical contractors, it refers to a use, 12 installation, structure, or premises associated with a place 13 of business where goods, wares, services, or merchandise is 14 stored or offered for sale on a wholesale or retail basis, and 15 refers to a residence only if the residence is regularly open 16 to the public as a place of business. The bill states that 17 “commercial” does not refer to a use, installation, structure, 18 or premises associated with either a farm or an industrial 19 installation. 20 The bill removes reference to farm property from Code 21 section 103.22, subsection 7, which provides an exemption from 22 Code chapter 103 for performing electrical work on an owner’s 23 principal residence under specified circumstances. The bill 24 creates a new subsection in Code section 103.22 specifically 25 relating to farm property, stating that the Code chapter’s 26 inapplicability provisions shall cover a person performing any 27 installation on a farm, if the person is associated with the 28 farm as a holder of a legal or equitable interest, a relative 29 or employee of the holder, or an operator or manager of the 30 farm, and that such person shall not be required to be licensed 31 under the Code chapter. The bill also states that a permit is 32 not required for an installation on a farm, and an installation 33 on a farm is not required to be inspected. In order for a farm 34 building to qualify for Code chapter inapplicability, the bill 35 -2- LSB 2053HV (1) 87 gh/rn/nh 2/ 3

H.F. 443 provides that the farm property shall not be regularly open to 1 the public as a place of business for the retail sale of goods, 2 wares, services, or merchandise. 3 -3- LSB 2053HV (1) 87 gh/rn/nh 3/ 3