Senate File 2098 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2098 BY SINCLAIR A BILL FOR An Act relating to statements required to be submitted to the 1 state building code commissioner by state agencies and 2 governmental subdivisions of costs associated with building 3 regulations involving residential structures. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5251XS (3) 89 ko/jh

S.F. 2098 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 103A.28 Residential structure cost 1 impact statement. 2 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 3 otherwise requires: 4 a. “Cost” means a reasonably identifiable direct or indirect 5 expenditure. 6 b. “Residential structure” means any single-family dwelling, 7 multi-family dwelling, or townhome or condominium that is not 8 more than three stories above grade, and includes all secondary 9 structures and improvements ancillary to the dwelling, 10 townhome, or condominium. “Residential structure” does not 11 include a commercial or industrial building that is primarily 12 used for purposes other than housing. 13 2. A state agency or governmental subdivision shall submit a 14 residential structure cost impact statement to the commissioner 15 for all of the following: 16 a. Any new building regulation proposed by the state agency, 17 or new local building regulation proposed by the governmental 18 subdivision, that involves a residential structure. 19 b. Any change to a building regulation proposed by the state 20 agency, or a change to a local building regulation proposed 21 by the governmental subdivision, that involves a residential 22 structure. 23 3. The residential structure cost impact statement shall be 24 in the form prescribed by the commissioner of the department of 25 public safety by rule, and shall contain all of the following 26 information: 27 a. The purpose and objective of the proposed new building 28 regulation or new local building regulation or of the proposed 29 change to the existing building regulation or existing local 30 building regulation. 31 b. The legal basis for the proposed new building regulation 32 or new local building regulation or for the proposed change to 33 the existing building regulation or existing local building 34 regulation. 35 -1- LSB 5251XS (3) 89 ko/jh 1/ 3

S.F. 2098 c. The estimated cost of compliance that the state agency 1 or governmental subdivision anticipates regulated entities and 2 individuals will incur for each new or amended standard or 3 requirement contained in the proposed building regulation or 4 local building regulation. The state agency or governmental 5 subdivision shall obtain a written estimate from three 6 different licensed Iowa-based contractors or building trade 7 professionals. Each written estimate must include the cost 8 of the materials, labor, and applicable taxes required for 9 compliance with the proposed building regulation or local 10 building regulation using the hypothetical development of an 11 eight thousand square foot parcel, and the construction of a 12 one thousand two hundred square foot residential structure on 13 such parcel, as the basis for the estimate. The state agency 14 or governmental subdivision shall use the average of the three 15 written estimates as the estimated cost of compliance. 16 4. The commissioner of the department of public safety shall 17 adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to implement 18 and administer this section. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill is related to statements required to be submitted 23 to the state building code commissioner by state agencies 24 (agencies) and governmental subdivisions (subdivisions) of 25 costs associated with building regulations (regulations) 26 involving residential structures. 27 “Residential structure” is defined in the bill as any 28 single-family dwelling, multi-family dwelling, or townhome 29 or condominium that is not more than three stories above 30 grade, and includes all secondary structures and improvements 31 ancillary to the dwelling, townhome, or condominium. 32 “Residential structure” does not include a commercial or 33 industrial building that is primarily used for purposes other 34 than housing. 35 -2- LSB 5251XS (3) 89 ko/jh 2/ 3

S.F. 2098 An agency or subdivision shall submit a residential 1 structure cost impact statement (statement) to the state 2 building code commissioner for any new regulation, or 3 change to an existing regulation, proposed by the agency 4 or subdivision that involves a residential structure. The 5 statement shall contain the estimated cost of compliance that 6 the agency or subdivision anticipates regulated entities and 7 individuals will incur for each new or amended standard or 8 requirement contained in the proposed regulation. The agency 9 or subdivision is required to obtain a written estimate from 10 three different licensed Iowa-based contractors or building 11 trade professionals. Each written estimate must include the 12 information detailed in the bill and the agency or subdivision 13 shall use the average of the three estimates as the estimated 14 cost of compliance. 15 The commissioner of the department of public safety shall 16 adopt rules to implement and administer the bill. 17 -3- LSB 5251XS (3) 89 ko/jh 3/ 3