Bill Text: IA SF2403 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the state building code advisory council to propose, consider, and approve or disapprove amendments and changes to the state building code. (Formerly SSB 3209.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-05 - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 897. [SF2403 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF2403-Introduced.html

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Senate File 2403 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  COMMITTEE ON
                                     GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT

                                 (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                     3209)

                                 (COMPANION TO LSB
                                     6243HV BY COMMITTEE ON
                                     GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT)

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act authorizing the state building code advisory council to
  2    propose, consider, and approve or disapprove amendments and
  3    changes to the state building code.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 103A.7, Code 2018, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  In amending or revising the state
  1  4 building code pursuant to this section, the advisory council
  1  5 shall consider any amendments to the state building code
  1  6 proposed by the commissioner or a member of the council,
  1  7 other than amendments to the state historic building code.
  1  8 The council shall approve or disapprove any changes to the
  1  9 state building code proposed by the commissioner or a member
  1 10 of the council. The council shall also consider and approve
  1 11 or disapprove any requests for use of alternate materials
  1 12 or methods of construction, the approval of which has been
  1 13 recommended to the council by the commissioner or a member of
  1 14 the council.
  1 15    Sec. 2.  Section 103A.14, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended
  1 16 to read as follows:
  1 17    1.  The council shall advise and confer with the commissioner
  1 18 in matters relating to the state building code, including
  1 19 but not limited to considering and approving or disapproving
  1 20 proposed changes to the state building code pursuant to section
  1 21 103A.7, subsection 4.
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 24 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 25    Current law requires the state building code commissioner,
  1 26 with the approval of the state building code advisory council,
  1 27 to adopt, and amend or revise the state building code.
  1 28    This bill requires the advisory council to consider and
  1 29 approve or disapprove any amendments to the state building
  1 30 code proposed not only by the commissioner, but also by a
  1 31 member of the council. The bill also requires the council to
  1 32 consider and approve or disapprove any requests for use of
  1 33 alternate materials or methods of construction recommended by
  1 34 the commissioner or a member of the council.
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