House File 302 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 302 BY KURTH , CROKEN , STAED , LEVIN , and JAMES A BILL FOR An Act relating to electric vehicle chargers in residential 1 garages. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2056YH (5) 90 ss/rn
H.F. 302 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 103A.8D Residential garages —— 1 electrical requirements. 2 The state building code commissioner shall adopt as part 3 of the state building code a requirement that a new garage 4 constructed for a single-family or two-family residence on or 5 after the effective date of this Act include the equipment 6 necessary to support the installation of a level two electric 7 vehicle charger. For the purposes of this section, “level two 8 electric vehicle charger” means an electric vehicle charger that 9 requires connection to a dedicated two hundred four volt or two 10 hundred eighty volt electrical circuit. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill requires the state building code commissioner to 15 adopt as part of the state building code a requirement that new 16 garages built for single-family or two-family residences on 17 or after the effective date of the bill include the equipment 18 necessary to support the installation of a level two electric 19 vehicle charger, as defined in the bill. 20 -1- LSB 2056YH (5) 90 ss/rn 1/ 1