SF 37 (LSB 1330XS (2) 90)

SENATE FILE 37

BY  J. TAYLOR

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to elevators in apartment buildings constructed using public funds, and making penalties applicable.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  103A.24  Certain apartment buildings —— elevators required.
   1.  An apartment building consisting of three or more floors shall include a passenger elevator if the owner or builder of the apartment building received funding or other valuable consideration from the state or a political subdivision of the state in connection with the construction of the apartment building.
   2.  This section applies to apartment buildings under construction on or after the effective date of this Act unless the person responsible for the construction on the effective date of this Act determines that the construction has reached a state where compliance will result in a substantial increase in cost or delay in construction.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the construction of apartment buildings using public funds. The bill requires that an apartment building consisting of three or more floors include a passenger elevator if the owner or builder of the apartment building received funding or other valuable consideration from the state or a political subdivision of the state in connection with the construction of the apartment building. The bill applies to apartment buildings under construction on or after the effective date of the bill unless the person responsible for the construction on the effective date of the bill determines that the construction has reached a state where compliance will result in a substantial increase in cost or delay in construction.
   By operation of law, a person who violates a provision of the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than 30 days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.