S.F. 334 Section 1. Section 103A.7, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 1 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 2 Sec. 2. Section 103A.8, subsection 7, Code 2023, is amended 3 by striking the subsection. 4 Sec. 3. Section 103A.10, subsections 4 and 5, Code 2023, are 5 amended by striking the subsections. 6 Sec. 4. Section 103A.10A, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 1. All newly constructed buildings or structures subject to 9 the state building code, including any addition, but excluding 10 any renovation or repair of such a building or structure, owned 11 by the state or an agency of the state, except as provided in 12 subsection 2 , shall be subject to a plan review and inspection 13 by the commissioner or an independent building inspector 14 appointed by the commissioner. Any renovation or repair 15 of such a building or structure shall be subject to a plan 16 review, except as provided in subsection 2 . A fee shall be 17 assessed for the cost of plan review, and, if applicable, the 18 cost of inspection. The commissioner may inspect an existing 19 building that is undergoing renovation or remodeling to enforce 20 the energy conservation requirements established under this 21 chapter . 22 2. All newly constructed buildings, including any addition, 23 but excluding any renovation or repair of a building, owned by 24 the state board of regents shall be subject to a plan review 25 and inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner’s 26 staff or assistant. A renovation of a building owned by the 27 state board of regents shall be subject to a plan review. 28 The commissioner may inspect an existing building that is 29 undergoing renovation or remodeling to enforce the energy 30 conservation requirements established under this chapter . The 31 commissioner and the state board of regents shall develop a 32 plan to implement this provision. 33 Sec. 5. Section 103A.19, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -1- LSB 2278XS (3) 90 ss/rn 1/ 3

S.F. 334 1. The examination and approval or disapproval of plans 1 and specifications, the issuance and revocation of building 2 permits, licenses, certificates, and similar documents, the 3 inspection of buildings or structures, and the administration 4 and enforcement of building regulations shall be the 5 responsibility of the governmental subdivisions of the 6 state and shall be administered and enforced in the manner 7 prescribed by local law or ordinance. All provisions of 8 law relating to the administration and enforcement of local 9 building regulations in any governmental subdivision shall be 10 applicable to the administration and enforcement of the state 11 building code in the governmental subdivision. An application 12 made to a local building department or to a state agency for 13 permission to construct a building or structure pursuant to the 14 provisions of the state building code shall, in addition to 15 any other requirement, be signed by the owner or the owner’s 16 authorized agent, and shall contain the address of the owner, 17 and a statement that the application is made for permission to 18 construct in accordance with the provisions of the code. The 19 application shall also specifically include a statement that 20 the construction will be in accordance with all applicable 21 energy conservation requirements. 22 Sec. 6. Section 103A.19, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 23 by striking the subsection. 24 Sec. 7. Section 103A.22, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 1. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting 27 any governmental subdivision from adopting or enacting any 28 building regulations relating to any building or structure 29 within its limits, but a governmental subdivision in which 30 the state building code has been accepted and is applicable 31 shall not have the power to supersede, void, or repeal or make 32 more restrictive any of the provisions of this chapter or of 33 the rules adopted by the commissioner. This subsection shall 34 not apply to energy conservation requirements adopted by the 35 -2- LSB 2278XS (3) 90 ss/rn 2/ 3

S.F. 334 commissioner and approved by the council pursuant to section 1 103A.8A or 103A.10 . 2 Sec. 8. Section 331.361, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 3 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 4 Sec. 9. REPEAL. Section 103A.8A, Code 2023, is repealed. 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 This bill repeals a requirement that the state building 9 code commissioner adopt energy conservation requirements for 10 new single-family and two-family residential construction. 11 The bill strikes provisions applying the energy conservation 12 requirements to other construction in the state and requiring 13 compliance with energy conservation requirements. 14 -3- LSB 2278XS (3) 90 ss/rn 3/ 3