HF 364 (LSB 2012YH (3) 91)

HOUSE FILE 364

BY  WILZ

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to a standing appropriation to the department of health and human services to make free radon test kits available to homeowners and renters in the state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  136B.6  Radon test kits —— appropriation.
   1.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services the amount of twenty thousand dollars to be used to make radon test kits available, free of charge, to homeowners and renters in the state.
   2.  The department shall designate a radon testing laboratory to supply, distribute, and analyze radon test kits. To be the laboratory designated by the department, the radon testing laboratory must agree to provide data obtained from analysis of the radon test kits to the department upon request.
   3.  The department shall provide a link on the department’s internet site for homeowners and renters in the state to order radon test kits.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides a standing appropriation of $20,000 from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services (HHS) beginning FY 2025-2026, to make free radon test kits available to homeowners and renters in the state. HHS shall designate a radon testing laboratory to supply, distribute, and analyze radon test kits. To be designated by HHS, the laboratory must agree to provide data analyzed from the radon test kits upon request. HHS shall provide a link on HHS’s internet site for members of the public to order a radon test kit.