Senate File 2507 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2507 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3199) A BILL FOR An Act relating to state and local government and finances, 1 including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing 2 appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing 3 expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, 4 making corrections, and providing for properly related 5 matters including the national electrical code, local civil 6 rights laws, political party state central committees, 7 noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, 8 proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax 9 credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public 10 assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney 11 salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal 12 grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area 13 education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, 14 charter schools under the Iowa public employees’ retirement 15 system, school district incentives, extracurricular 16 interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and 17 including effective date, applicability, and retroactive 18 applicability provisions. 19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 20 TLSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh

S.F. 2507 DIVISION I 1 APPROPRIATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, TRANSFERS, AND EXPENDITURE 2 AUTHORITY 3 Section 1. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS —— FY 4 2026-2027. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in the 5 following designated section for the fiscal year beginning July 6 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the amount appropriated from 7 the general fund of the state pursuant to that section for the 8 following designated purpose shall not exceed the following 9 amount: 10 For payment of claims for nonpublic school pupil 11 transportation under section 285.2 : 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,997,091 13 If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic 14 school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in 15 accordance with this section, the department of education shall 16 prorate the amount of each approved claim. 17 Sec. 2. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID —— FY 2026-2027. In 18 lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20, 19 subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year 20 beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, for paying 21 instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for the 22 fiscal year is zero. 23 Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT —— USE 24 OF FEDERAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS —— FY 2025-2026 —— FY 25 2026-2027. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and 26 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, the department of 27 workforce development may use up to $12,000,000 from incentive 28 payments made to the state pursuant to the federal Assistance 29 for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act, Pub. L. 30 No. 111-5, Div. B, Tit. II, pursuant to a special transfer 31 under section 903 of the federal Social Security Act, for 32 administration of the unemployment compensation insurance 33 program and for unemployment compensation insurance systems 34 modernization. 35 -1- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 1/ 41

S.F. 2507 Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION 1 TECHNOLOGY FUND —— TRANSFERS. On July 1, 2026, all of the 2 following shall be transferred to the information technology 3 fund created in section 217.25: 4 1. The unencumbered and unobligated balance, including all 5 interest and earnings thereon, of the Iowa coronavirus fiscal 6 recovery fund created in section 8.57G. 7 2. The unencumbered and unobligated balance, including all 8 interest and earnings thereon, of moneys available to the state 9 pursuant to the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 10 Security Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136. 11 Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION 12 TECHNOLOGY FUND —— APPROPRIATIONS. 13 1. There is appropriated from the information technology 14 fund created in section 217.25 to the department of health and 15 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and 16 ending June 30, 2027, the following amounts, or so much thereof 17 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 18 a. For the Medicaid management information system: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,000,000 20 b. For the eligibility determination for essential needs 21 information technology modernization project: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 30,500,000 23 c. For information technology projects associated with 24 child support services: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,000,000 26 d. (1) For information technology costs associated with 27 implementation of 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 104, and 2026 Iowa 28 Acts, Senate File 2422, if enacted: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000 30 (2) The appropriation in this paragraph shall be used 31 to implement 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 104, if 2026 Iowa Acts, 32 Senate File 2422, is not enacted. 33 2. Following the appropriations in subsection 1, the 34 remaining balance of the information technology fund created in 35 -2- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 2/ 41

S.F. 2507 section 217.25 is appropriated to the department of health and 1 human services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and 2 ending June 30, 2027, to be used for the Medicaid management 3 information system. 4 3. Moneys appropriated in this section shall not be used 5 for maintenance, operations, staffing, or other corporate 6 technology needs of the department. 7 Sec. 6. SPECIAL FUNDS —— SALARY ADJUSTMENTS —— FY 8 2026-2027. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and 9 ending June 30, 2027, salary adjustments otherwise provided 10 may be funded as determined by the department of management, 11 subject to any applicable constitutional limitation, using 12 unappropriated moneys remaining in the commerce revolving 13 fund, the gaming enforcement revolving fund, the gaming 14 regulatory revolving fund, the primary road fund, the road 15 use tax fund, the fish and game protection fund, and the Iowa 16 public employees’ retirement fund, and in other departmental 17 revolving, trust, or special funds for which the general 18 assembly has not made an operating budget appropriation. 19 Sec. 7. Section 8.57I, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended 20 by adding the following new paragraph: 21 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 22 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, there is appropriated 23 from the sports wagering receipts fund to the department of 24 health and human services one million dollars to provide a 25 grant to the Iowa healthiest state initiative to support 26 the double up food bucks program to make fresh fruits and 27 vegetables sold at farmers markets, grocery stores, and other 28 participating locations accessible to individuals and families 29 who reside in this state and receive assistance through the 30 federal supplemental nutrition assistance program. 31 (2) A grant recipient that receives funding pursuant to this 32 paragraph shall provide at least a dollar-for-dollar match of 33 the grant assistance. 34 (3) Subsections 5 and 6 do not apply to moneys appropriated 35 -3- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 3/ 41

S.F. 2507 under this paragraph. 1 Sec. 8. Section 84F.1, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code 2026, 2 is amended to read as follows: 3 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated to the 4 department by the general assembly for purposes of this section 5 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end close of 6 the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall 7 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 8 in subsequent fiscal years by the department to operate and 9 manage the Iowa office of apprenticeship established in section 10 84D.3 or for other apprenticeship activities deemed appropriate 11 by the department, not subject to the limitation set forth in 12 paragraph “a” . 13 Sec. 9. Section 84F.2, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 2026, 14 is amended to read as follows: 15 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated to the 16 department by the general assembly for purposes of this section 17 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the end close of 18 the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall 19 remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated 20 in subsequent fiscal years by the department to operate and 21 manage the Iowa office of apprenticeship established in section 22 84D.3 or for other apprenticeship activities deemed appropriate 23 by the department, not subject to the limitation set forth in 24 paragraph “a” . 25 Sec. 10. Section 257.35, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended 26 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 27 following: 28 2. The amounts specified for school districts in section 29 257.10, subsection 7, for the fiscal year beginning July 30 1, 2026, and each succeeding fiscal year, shall be reduced 31 by the department of management by thirty-two million five 32 hundred thousand dollars. The department of management shall 33 calculate a state aid reduction such that such amounts shall be 34 reduced proportionally to the amount that the district would 35 -4- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 4/ 41

S.F. 2507 otherwise have received under section 257.10, subsection 7. 1 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027, and each fiscal 2 year thereafter, from the reduction under this subsection for 3 that fiscal year there is appropriated ten million dollars to 4 the department of education for division of special education 5 general supervision, oversight, compliance, employee salaries, 6 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes within the 7 area education agency regions and the department of education 8 main office. 9 Sec. 11. Section 257.35, subsections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, Code 2026, are 11 amended by striking the subsections. 12 Sec. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of 13 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment: 14 The section of this division of this Act providing for 15 the use of federal incentive payments by the department of 16 workforce development. 17 DIVISION II 18 CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS 19 Sec. 13. Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph a, 20 subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if 21 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are 22 amended to read as follows: 23 (a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before 24 December 31, 2031, January 1, 2032, four million dollars. 25 (b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before 26 December 31, 2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred 27 thousand dollars. 28 Sec. 14. Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph c, 29 subparagraphs (1) and (2), if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House 30 File 2635, section 14, are amended to read as follows: 31 (1) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before 32 December 31, 2031, January 1, 2032, four million dollars. 33 (2) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before 34 December 31, 2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred 35 -5- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 5/ 41

S.F. 2507 thousand dollars. 1 Sec. 15. Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph e, 2 subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if 3 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are 4 amended to read as follows: 5 (a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before 6 December 31, 2031, January 1, 2032, four million dollars. 7 (b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before 8 December 31, 2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred 9 thousand dollars. 10 Sec. 16. Section 135.61, subsection 16, paragraph f, 11 subparagraph (1), subparagraph divisions (a) and (b), if 12 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 14, are 13 amended to read as follows: 14 (a) Beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and before 15 December 31, 2031, January 1, 2032, four million dollars. 16 (b) Beginning on or after January 1, 2032, and before 17 December 31, 2036, January 1, 2037, four million five hundred 18 thousand dollars. 19 Sec. 17. Section 135C.6, subsection 1, paragraph b, as 20 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 572, section 2, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 b. A supported community living service, as defined in 23 section 225C.21 249A.38B , is not required to be licensed under 24 this chapter , but is subject to approval under section 225C.21 25 249A.38B in order to receive public funding. 26 Sec. 18. Section 135S.1, subsection 2, if enacted by 2026 27 Iowa Acts, House File 571, section 2, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 2. “Discrimination” means an adverse action, including but 30 not limited to any penalty, disciplinary, or retaliatory action 31 taken against, or a threat of adverse action communicated 32 to, a medical practitioner or health care institution as a 33 result of the refusal of the medical practitioner or health 34 care institution to participate in a health care service 35 -6- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 6/ 41

S.F. 2507 on the basis of conscience. “ Discrimination” not does not 1 include the negotiation or purchase of insurance or a health 2 care service by a nongovernmental entity or individual, the 3 refusal to use or purchase insurance or a health care service 4 by a nongovernmental entity or individual, or a health care 5 institution’s good-faith effort to accommodate a medical 6 practitioner’s or health care institution’s exercise of 7 conscience. 8 Sec. 19. Section 135S.2, subsection 1, paragraph a, if 9 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 571, section 3, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 a. A medical practitioner or health care institution has 12 the right not to participate in or pay for a health care 13 service that violates the medical practitioner’s or health 14 care institution’s conscience. A medical practitioner shall 15 inform the medical practitioner’s employer of the nature 16 of the medical’s medical practitioner’s objection based on 17 the practitioner’s conscience. This paragraph shall not be 18 construed to waive or modify a duty a medical practitioner or 19 health care institution may have to participate in a health 20 care service that does not violate the medical practitioner’s 21 conscience. 22 Sec. 20. 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2562, section 10, if 23 enacted, is amended by striking the section and inserting in 24 lieu thereof the following: 25 SEC. 10. Section 144H.1, subsection 6, as enacted in section 26 1 of this Act, is amended by striking the subsection and 27 inserting in lieu thereof the following: 28 6. “Person authorized to consent” means an individual, 29 in the same order of priority prescribed in section 144A.7, 30 subsection 1, paragraph “b” , who shall be guided by the express 31 or implied intentions of the patient and who is reasonably 32 available, willing, and competent to consent, refuse to 33 consent, or withdraw consent on a patient’s behalf. 34 Sec. 21. Section 148.11A, subsection 2, paragraph b, as 35 -7- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 7/ 41

S.F. 2507 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2184, section 3, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 b. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 3 set the term of an administrative medicine license, but shall 4 not require an administrative medicine license to be renewed 5 more often than once every three years. An administrative 6 medicine license shall expire on the licensee’s birthday. 7 Sec. 22. Section 256C.4, subsection 1A, paragraph b, if 8 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2754, section 87, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026 , 11 and each succeeding fiscal year, of the amount of state 12 preschool funding received by a community-based provider 13 approved to directly participate in the preschool program for 14 a fiscal year, not more than five percent may be used by the 15 community-based provider for administering the approved local 16 program. Outreach activities and rent for facilities not owned 17 by the community-based provider are permissive uses of the 18 administrative funds. 19 Sec. 23. Section 280.37, subsection 3, if enacted by 2026 20 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2086, section 4, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 3. If the board of directors of a school district or the 23 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school offer 24 the elective junior fire fighter program, then the board of 25 directors of the school district or the authorities in charge 26 of the accredited nonpublic school shall coordinate with a 27 local fire department to ensure students are provided with the 28 appropriate materials and training to successfully complete 29 all components necessary for fire fighter firefighter I 30 certification, including the written certification examination 31 and the practical certification examination. 32 Sec. 24. Section 280.37, subsection 4, paragraph a, if 33 enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2086, section 4, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 -8- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 8/ 41

S.F. 2507 a. Be designed to prepare students to sit for certification 1 testing from the fire service training bureau for fire fighter 2 firefighter I certification. 3 Sec. 25. Section 307.22A, subsection 6, if enacted by 2026 4 Iowa Acts, House File 2667, section 2, is amended to read as 5 follows: 6 6. The statewide urban design and specifications board 7 shall publish on the Iowa state university of science and 8 technology’s internet site an analysis of any changes made 9 to the statewide urban design and specifications manuals and 10 provide an estimate of expected cost variations that are likely 11 to be incurred, if any, by implementing the changes. 12 Sec. 26. Section 452A.33, subsection 1, paragraph c, 13 subparagraph (2), Code 2026, as amended by 2026 Iowa Acts, 14 House File 2643, section 5, is amended to read as follows: 15 (2) (a) If a retail dealer fails to file a timely filed 16 report as required by this subsection or fails to maintain 17 records required to file the report , the department may impose 18 a civil penalty of not more than one hundred dollars per 19 occurrence in addition to any other penalty provided by law. 20 The penalty amount shall be deposited into the general fund of 21 the state. 22 (b) A retail dealer who fails to timely file a timely 23 filed report as required by this subsection for the latest 24 determination period ending on or before the last day of the 25 retail dealer’s tax year is also ineligible to claim any tax 26 credit available under section 422.11O, 422.11P, or 422.11Y for 27 the tax year. 28 Sec. 27. Section 514F.8D, subsection 5, if enacted by 2026 29 Iowa Acts, House File 2635, section 4, is amended to read as 30 follows: 31 5. The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules pursuant to 32 chapter 17A to administer and enforce this section. 33 Sec. 28. Section 537C.9, as enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House 34 File 2497, section 9, is amended to read as follows: 35 -9- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 9/ 41

S.F. 2507 537C.9 Program agreement —— approved parties. 1 1. A program shall only enter into a program agreement with 2 the following persons: 3 1. a. A resident of this state who holds a driver’s license 4 issued in this state that authorizes the person to operate a 5 vehicle of the class of the shared vehicle that is the subject 6 of the program agreement. 7 2. b. A nonresident of this state who holds a driver’s 8 license issued by the state or country of the person’s 9 residence that authorizes the person to operate a vehicle of 10 the class of the shared vehicle that is the subject of the 11 program agreement, and is at least the minimum age required by 12 this state to operate a vehicle of that class. 13 3. c. A person who is specifically authorized by this state 14 to operate a vehicle of the class of the shared vehicle that is 15 the subject of the program agreement. 16 4. 2. A program shall keep permanent records of all of the 17 following: 18 a. The names and address of each shared vehicle driver. 19 b. The driver’s license number and place of issuance of each 20 shared vehicle driver, and any other person who may operate a 21 shared vehicle under a program agreement. 22 Sec. 29. Section 910.2, subsection 3, as enacted by 2026 23 Iowa Acts, House File 2697, section 1, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 3. Notwithstanding any other statute or rule of law, with 26 the consent of the defendant and the prosecuting attorney, the 27 court may order as part of the dismissal of a public offense 28 or violation of an ordinance that the defendant pay pecuniary 29 damages to the victim , and category “B” restitution, which 30 shall include court costs. 31 Sec. 30. 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2739, section 13, is 32 amended to read as follows: 33 SEC. 13. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS FOR THE HEALTH CARE-RELATED 34 TAX AND PREPAYMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026. Notwithstanding 35 -10- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 10/ 41

S.F. 2507 section 432B.2, subsection 1, if enacted by this division 1 of this Act, each health care maintenance organization 2 transacting business in this state shall be subject to a health 3 care-related tax payable to the director of revenue in an 4 amount equal to three and one-half percent of the applicable 5 percentage of taxable funds as defined in section 432B.1, 6 if enacted by this division of this Act, for the period in 7 calendar year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending September 8 30, 2026. The difference between the amount of taxes collected 9 pursuant to this section and the amount of tax that would be 10 collected by imposing the rate under section 432B.2, subsection 11 1, if enacted by this division of this Act, shall not be 12 subject to prepayment under section 432B.3, subsection 1 2 , if 13 enacted by this division of this Act. 14 Sec. 31. 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2757, sections 5 and 6, 15 if enacted, are amended to read as follows: 16 SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. Except as otherwise provided, this 17 Act applies to tangible personal property or specified digital 18 projects products sold to or of services furnished to a nuclear 19 electric generation facility when permissible under section 20 423.3, subsection 111, paragraph “c”, if enacted by this Act. 21 SEC. 6. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This Act applies 22 retroactively to January 1, 2026, for tangible personal 23 property or specified digital projects products sold to or of 24 services furnished to a nuclear electric generation facility 25 that is undertaking an activity described in section 423.3, 26 subsection 111, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), subparagraph 27 subdivision (i), if enacted by this Act. 28 Sec. 32. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of 29 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 30 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 31 256C.4, subsection 1A, paragraph “b”. 32 2. The section of this division of this Act amending 2026 33 Iowa Acts, House File 2739, section 13. 34 Sec. 33. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following applies 35 -11- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 11/ 41

S.F. 2507 retroactively to the effective date of 2026 Iowa Acts, House 1 File 2754, if enacted: 2 The section of this division of this Act amending section 3 256C.4, subsection 1A, paragraph “b”. 4 Sec. 34. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following applies 5 retroactively to January 1, 2026, for tax years beginning on 6 or after that date: 7 The section of this division of this Act amending 2026 Iowa 8 Acts, House File 2739, section 13. 9 DIVISION III 10 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 11 Sec. 35. Section 103.1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the 12 following new subsection: 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 12A. “National electrical code” means 14 the national electrical code, 2023 edition, published by the 15 national fire protection association, as modified by section 16 103.1B, and excluding sections 210.52(C)(3), 230.67, and 17 406.4(D)(4) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition. 18 Sec. 36. NEW SECTION . 103.1B National electrical code —— 19 alterations. 20 For purposes of the national electrical code: 21 1. Dwelling units. Section 210.8(A) of the national 22 electrical code, 2023 edition, is amended by requiring that 23 one hundred twenty-five volt through two hundred fifty volt 24 receptacles supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated one 25 hundred fifty volts or less to ground installed in a kitchen 26 only require ground-fault circuit interrupter protection 27 for personnel where receptacles are installed to serve the 28 countertop surfaces and by striking section 210.8(A)(7) of the 29 national electrical code, 2023 edition. In lieu of basements, 30 section 210.8(A) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, 31 shall apply to unfinished portions or areas of the basement not 32 intended as habitable rooms. 33 2. Arc-fault circuit interrupters. Notwithstanding section 34 210.12(B) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, 35 -12- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 12/ 41

S.F. 2507 arc-fault circuit interrupters shall not be required for 1 one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses, and section 2 210.12(B) of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, shall 3 not apply to kitchens or laundry areas. 4 3. Kitchen receptacles on islands and peninsulas. In lieu 5 of the requirements of section 210.52(C)(2) of the national 6 electrical code, 2023 edition, an electrical provision or 7 at least one receptacle shall be installed at each island 8 and peninsular countertop space with a long dimension of six 9 hundred millimeters, or twenty-four inches, or greater and a 10 short dimension of three hundred millimeters, or twelve inches, 11 or greater, with a peninsular countertop being measured from 12 the connected perpendicular wall. 13 4. Load calculations. With respect to section 220.5(C) 14 of the national electrical code, 2023 edition, the calculated 15 floor area of a dwelling unit shall additionally exclude 16 garages. 17 5. Ceiling outlets. In addition to the requirements of 18 section 314.27(A)(2) of the national electrical code, 2023 19 edition, outlet boxes mounted in the ceilings of family 20 rooms, living rooms, parlors, libraries, dens, bedrooms, 21 sunrooms, recreation rooms, and similar areas of dwelling 22 occupancies, and located in an area of the ceiling typical 23 for the installation of a ceiling-suspended paddle fan shall 24 be installed to accommodate a ceiling-suspended paddle fan in 25 accordance with section 314.27(C) of the national electrical 26 code, 2023 edition. 27 6. Boxes at ceiling-suspended paddle fan outlets. In lieu 28 of the second paragraph of section 314.27(C) of the national 29 electrical code, 2023 edition, where a ceiling-suspended paddle 30 fan is not installed, the outlet box shall comply with either 31 section 314.27(C)(1) or 314.27(C)(2) of the national electrical 32 code, 2023 edition. 33 7. Receptacles near bathtub and shower spaces. In lieu of 34 the requirements of and exceptions to section 406.9(C) of the 35 -13- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 13/ 41

S.F. 2507 national electrical code, 2023 edition, receptacles shall not 1 be installed within or directly over a bathtub or shower stall. 2 8. Ground-fault circuit interrupters. Ground-fault circuit 3 interrupter protection is not required for receptacles that 4 serve sump pumps or refrigerators. 5 Sec. 37. NEW SECTION . 103.1C Electrical code —— amendments 6 —— limitations. 7 1. A political subdivision shall not adopt a local 8 electrical code that is more restrictive than the national 9 electrical code. 10 2. Prior to adopting any changes to the national electrical 11 code pursuant to section 103.6, including but not limited to by 12 adopting the national electrical code, 2026 edition, published 13 by the national fire protection association, the board shall 14 conduct an analysis of the cost to consumers of any significant 15 changes to the national electrical code. The analysis shall 16 be submitted to the administrative rules coordinator and 17 the administrative code editor for publication in the Iowa 18 administrative bulletin along with the notice of intended 19 action. 20 Sec. 38. FUTURE REPEAL. Section 103.1, subsection 12A, and 21 section 103.1B, as enacted by this division of this Act, are 22 repealed effective upon the adoption of the national electrical 23 code, 2026 edition, published by the national fire protection 24 association, by the electrical examining board. The electrical 25 examining board shall inform the Iowa Code editor upon the 26 adoption of the national electrical code, 2026 edition. 27 Sec. 39. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 28 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 29 DIVISION IV 30 LOCAL LAWS —— CIVIL RIGHTS 31 Sec. 40. Section 216.19, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 32 1, Code 2026, as amended by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 579, 33 section 1, is amended to read as follows: 34 All cities shall, to the extent possible, protect the rights 35 -14- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 14/ 41

S.F. 2507 of the citizens of this state secured by the Iowa civil rights 1 Act. A city or local government shall not enact or enforce 2 any ordinance or other law which is broader or has different 3 categories of unfair or discriminatory practices than those 4 provided in this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be 5 construed as indicating any of the following: 6 DIVISION V 7 POLITICAL PARTY STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES 8 Sec. 41. Section 43.111, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2026, are 9 amended to read as follows: 10 1. a. The state convention held by each political party 11 pursuant to section 43.107 shall adopt a state platform, adopt 12 or amend a state party constitution, and bylaws if desired, and 13 transact other business which may properly be brought before 14 it. A copy of the constitution and any bylaws so adopted 15 or amended shall be kept on file in the office of the state 16 commissioner. 17 b. A state party constitution or bylaws shall not prohibit 18 an elected official from serving on a state party central 19 committee. 20 3. a. The state central committee so selected may organize 21 at pleasure for political work as is usual and customary with 22 such committees, adopt bylaws, provide for the governing 23 of party auxiliary bodies, and shall continue to act until 24 succeeded by another central committee selected as required by 25 this section . The receipts and disbursements of each political 26 party’s state party central committee shall be audited annually 27 by a certified public accountant selected by the state party 28 central committee and the audit report shall be filed with the 29 state commissioner. 30 b. Each political party’s state central committee shall 31 elect a chairperson, co-chairperson or vice chairperson, 32 treasurer, and secretary. 33 DIVISION VI 34 NOXIOUS WEEDS 35 -15- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 15/ 41

S.F. 2507 Sec. 42. Section 317.1A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2026, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 2 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (13) Japanese knotweed (Fallopia 3 japonica). 4 DIVISION VII 5 IOWA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION —— NONRESIDENT DEER HUNTING LICENSE 6 Sec. 43. Section 483A.24, subsection 3, unnumbered 7 paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 8 The director shall provide up to one hundred twenty-five 9 twenty-six nonresident deer hunting licenses for allocation as 10 provided in this subsection . 11 Sec. 44. Section 483A.24, subsection 3, Code 2026, is 12 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 13 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. One nonresident deer hunting license 14 shall be allocated as determined by the Iowa state fair 15 foundation established pursuant to section 173.22. 16 DIVISION VIII 17 PROPRIETARY TREATMENT SYSTEMS 18 Sec. 45. NEW SECTION . 455B.241 Definitions. 19 As used in this part 3 of subchapter III, unless the context 20 otherwise requires: 21 1. “Certified technician” means a person who is certified 22 in accordance with the manufacturer to monitor, maintain, and 23 inspect a proprietary treatment system. 24 2. “Proprietary treatment system” means a system that 25 is certified by an ANSI-accredited third-party certifier, 26 including certification meeting standard NSF/ANSI40 for 27 effluent from class I systems. 28 Sec. 46. NEW SECTION . 455B.242 Monitoring and maintenance 29 requirements. 30 1. A proprietary treatment system shall be inspected, 31 monitored, and maintained by the certified technician in 32 accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications. 33 2. All maintenance and visual inspections of a proprietary 34 treatment system shall be performed by a certified technician. 35 -16- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 16/ 41

S.F. 2507 A manufacturer-certified technician shall report results, 1 as provided in section 455B.243, to the system owner and to 2 the applicable administrative authority within thirty days 3 following the inspection. The certified technician shall also 4 report any discontinuance or proprietary treatment system 5 maintenance to the applicable administrative authority. If 6 the applicable administrative authority is not the department, 7 the administrative authority must also submit the information 8 to the department in the form and manner prescribed by the 9 department. 10 Sec. 47. NEW SECTION . 455B.243 Reporting. 11 1. A maintenance and visual inspection report for a 12 proprietary treatment system, as required under section 13 455B.242, that was installed on or after January 1, 2018, shall 14 record at least all of the following information: 15 a. The date of the inspection. 16 b. The manufacturer and model of the proprietary treatment 17 system. 18 c. Any sign of equipment malfunction, the cause or potential 19 cause of the malfunction, and any corrective action taken. 20 d. Results of effluent testing if the proprietary treatment 21 system is subject to national pollution discharge elimination 22 system general permit number four for private sewage disposal 23 systems. 24 e. If the proprietary treatment system appears to be 25 functioning incorrectly, the primary cause or causes for the 26 deficiency, including but not limited to any of the following: 27 (1) Improper design. 28 (2) Improper installation. 29 (3) Lack of required maintenance. 30 (4) Improper operation or malfunction. 31 (5) Other damages or conditions contributing to the 32 malfunction that require a repair or replacement. 33 f. Whether the proprietary treatment system required repair 34 outside of scheduled maintenance intervals, including the 35 -17- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 17/ 41

S.F. 2507 reason for the repair and whether the system was in a failed 1 state at the time of repair. 2 g. Any action taken to bring the proprietary treatment 3 system back into operation as designed. 4 h. Maintenance records as required by the manufacturer’s 5 warranty for the proprietary treatment system. 6 2. The completed report shall be submitted to the department 7 by the certified technician in the form and manner prescribed 8 by the department. 9 3. The department shall compile the information submitted 10 pursuant to this section and shall maintain a publicly 11 accessible database summarizing inspection outcomes and 12 unscheduled failures or repairs. The information in the 13 database shall include the name of the proprietary treatment 14 system, product name, and model design. The database shall not 15 include personally identifiable information. 16 4. The department shall not assess any fees associated 17 with the receipt or collection of reports required under this 18 section. 19 Sec. 48. NEW SECTION . 455B.244 Rulemaking authority. 20 The department may adopt rules as necessary to administer 21 this part. 22 Sec. 49. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES —— PROPRIETARY 23 TREATMENT SYSTEM REVIEW AND REPORT. 24 1. The department of natural resources shall review the 25 information regarding proprietary treatment systems, as defined 26 in section 455B.241, as enacted by this division of this Act, 27 reported to the department pursuant to section 455B.243, as 28 enacted by this division of this Act. 29 2. The department shall review the information submitted 30 in annual inspection and maintenance reports, including 31 proprietary treatment system functionality, causes of 32 deficiencies, and maintenance practices. The department shall 33 also review any other data the department determines relevant 34 to evaluating system performance. 35 -18- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 18/ 41

S.F. 2507 3. The review shall include analysis of inspection, 1 monitoring, and maintenance data collected from July 1, 2 2026, to December 1, 2028, for purposes of evaluating the 3 performance, reliability, maintenance needs, and common causes 4 of malfunction of proprietary treatment systems. 5 4. The department shall submit to the general assembly on or 6 before January 10, 2029, a report detailing the department’s 7 findings and recommendations. 8 Sec. 50. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 9 to the inspection, monitoring, and maintenance of proprietary 10 treatment systems, as defined in section 455B.241, as enacted 11 by this division of this Act, performed on or after July 1, 12 2026. 13 DIVISION IX 14 POULTRY ASSOCIATION 15 Sec. 51. Section 163.3C, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 16 2026, is amended to read as follows: 17 f. The Iowa north central poultry association or its 18 successor organization . 19 Sec. 52. Section 165B.5, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 20 2026, is amended to read as follows: 21 e. An event sponsored or sanctioned by the Iowa turkey 22 marketing council, the Iowa turkey federation, the national 23 turkey federation, the Iowa north central poultry association 24 or its successor organization , the Iowa egg council, the 25 American egg board, or the American poultry association. 26 Sec. 53. Section 184.2, subsection 4, Code 2026, is amended 27 to read as follows: 28 4. Immediately after passage of the question at the 29 referendum, the secretary shall appoint seven members to the 30 council in accordance with section 184.6 based on nominations 31 made by the Iowa north central poultry association or its 32 successor organization . The association shall nominate and 33 the secretary shall appoint two members representing large 34 producers, two members representing medium producers, and 35 -19- LSB 6957SV (1) 91 ns/jh 19/ 41