Bill Text: IA SF441 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the national electrical code.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-28 - Subcommittee: Webster, Brown, and Giddens. S.J. 439. [SF441 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF441-Introduced.html
Senate
File
441
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
441
BY
WEBSTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
national
electrical
code.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
103.1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
10A.
“National
electrical
code”
means
3
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
published
by
the
4
national
fire
protection
association,
as
modified
by
section
5
103.1B,
and
excluding
sections
210.8(F)
and
230.67
of
the
6
national
electrical
code.
7
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
103.1B
National
electrical
code
——
8
alterations.
9
1.
Definitions.
The
definition
of
“accessible,
readily”
in
10
article
100
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
is
11
amended
to
include
access
to
motors
for
hot
spas
and
similar
12
devices
to
be
made
readily
accessible
by
means
of
a
door
on
13
hinges
or
the
equivalent.
14
2.
Ground-fault
circuit-interrupter
protection
for
15
personnel.
Section
210.8
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
16
edition,
is
amended
to
include
that
locations
not
needed
are
17
dedicated
for
appliances
and
approved
by
the
local
authority
18
having
jurisdiction
as
long
as
it
is
a
single
yoke
outlet.
19
3.
Dwelling
units.
The
first
sentence
of
the
first
20
paragraph
of
section
210.8(A)
of
the
national
electrical
21
code,
2020
edition,
is
amended
to
provide
that
all
one
22
hundred
twenty-five
volt,
single-phase,
fifteen-ampere
and
23
twenty-ampere
receptacles
installed
in
the
locations
specified
24
in
sections
210.8(A)(1)
through
210.8(A)(11)
of
the
national
25
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
and
supplied
by
single-phase
26
branch
circuits
rated
one
hundred
fifty
volts
or
less
to
27
ground
shall
have
ground-fault
circuit-interrupter
protection
28
for
personnel.
In
lieu
of
basements,
section
210.8(A)
of
29
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
shall
apply
to
30
unfinished
portions
or
areas
of
the
basement
not
intended
as
31
habitable
rooms.
32
4.
Receptacle
outlets
in
bedroom.
Section
210.12(A)
of
33
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
is
deleted,
and
34
the
following
means
of
protection
for
receptacle
outlets
in
35
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441
bedrooms
are
adopted:
1
a.
A
listed
combination-type
arc-fault
circuit
interrupter,
2
installed
to
provide
protection
of
the
entire
branch
circuit.
3
b.
A
listed
branch
or
feeder
type
arc-fault
circuit
4
interrupter
installed
at
the
origin
of
the
branch-circuit
in
5
combination
with
a
listed
outlet
branch-circuit
type
arc-fault
6
circuit
interrupter
installed
at
the
first
outlet
box
on
the
7
branch
circuit.
The
first
outlet
box
in
the
branch
circuit
8
shall
be
marked
to
indicate
that
it
is
the
first
outlet
of
the
9
circuit.
10
c.
A
listed
supplemental
arc
protection
circuit
breaker
11
installed
at
the
origin
of
the
branch
circuit
in
combination
12
with
a
listed
outlet
branch-circuit
type
arc-fault
circuit
13
interrupter
installed
at
the
first
outlet
box
on
the
branch
14
circuit
where
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
met:
15
(1)
The
branch-circuit
wiring
shall
be
continuous
from
the
16
branch-circuit
overcurrent
device
to
the
outlet
branch-circuit
17
arc-fault
circuit
interrupter.
18
(2)
The
maximum
length
of
the
branch-circuit
wiring
from
19
the
branch-circuit
overcurrent
device
to
the
first
outlet
20
shall
not
exceed
fifteen
and
two-tenths
meters
or
fifty
feet
21
for
a
fourteen
American
wire
gauge
conductor
or
twenty-one
and
22
three-tenths
meters
or
seventy
feet
for
a
twelve
American
wire
23
gauge
conductor.
24
(3)
The
first
outlet
box
in
the
branch
circuit
shall
be
25
marked
to
indicate
that
it
is
the
first
outlet
of
the
circuit.
26
d.
A
listed
outlet
branch-circuit
type
arc-fault
circuit
27
interrupter
installed
at
the
first
outlet
on
the
branch
28
circuit
in
combination
with
a
listed
branch-circuit
overcurrent
29
protective
device
where
all
of
the
following
conditions
are
30
met:
31
(1)
The
branch-circuit
wiring
shall
be
continuous
from
the
32
branch-circuit
overcurrent
device
to
the
outlet
branch-circuit
33
arc-fault
circuit
interrupter.
34
(2)
The
maximum
length
of
the
branch-circuit
wiring
from
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the
branch-circuit
overcurrent
device
to
the
first
outlet
1
shall
not
exceed
fifteen
and
two-tenths
meters
or
fifty
feet
2
for
a
fourteen
American
wire
gauge
conductor
or
twenty-one
and
3
three-tenths
meters
or
seventy
feet
for
a
twelve
American
wire
4
gauge
conductor.
5
(3)
The
first
outlet
box
in
the
branch
circuit
shall
be
6
marked
to
indicate
that
it
is
the
first
outlet
of
the
circuit.
7
(4)
The
combination
of
the
branch-circuit
overcurrent
8
device
and
outlet
branch-circuit
arc-fault
circuit
interrupter
9
shall
be
identified
as
meeting
the
requirements
for
a
system
10
combination-type
arc-fault
circuit
interrupter
and
shall
be
11
listed
as
such.
12
e.
If
RMC,
IMC,
EMT,
type
MC,
or
steel-armored
type
AC
13
cables
meeting
the
requirements
of
section
250.118
of
the
14
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
metal
wire-ways,
metal
15
auxiliary
gutters,
and
metal
outlet
and
junction
boxes
are
16
installed
for
the
portion
of
the
branch
circuit
between
the
17
branch-circuit
overcurrent
device
and
the
first
outlet,
it
18
shall
be
permitted
to
install
a
listed
outlet
branch-circuit
19
type
arc-fault
circuit
interrupter
at
the
first
outlet
to
20
provide
protection
for
the
remaining
portion
of
the
branch
21
circuit.
22
f.
Where
a
listed
metal
or
nonmetallic
conduit
or
tubing
or
23
type
MC
cable
is
encased
in
not
less
than
fifty
millimeters
or
24
two
inches
of
concrete
for
the
portion
of
the
branch
circuit
25
between
the
branch-circuit
overcurrent
device
and
the
first
26
outlet,
it
shall
be
permitted
to
install
a
listed
outlet
27
branch-circuit
type
arc-fault
circuit
interrupter
at
the
first
28
outlet
to
provide
protection
for
the
remaining
portion
of
the
29
branch
circuit.
30
g.
Where
an
individual
branch
circuit
to
a
fire
alarm
system
31
installed
in
accordance
with
760.41(B)
or
760.121(B)
of
the
32
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
is
installed
in
RMC,
33
IMC,
EMT,
or
steel-sheathed
cable,
type
AC
or
type
MC,
meeting
34
the
requirements
of
250.118
of
the
national
electrical
code,
35
-3-
LSB
2312XS
(3)
90
ss/rn
3/
11
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2020
edition,
with
metal
outlet
and
junction
boxes,
arc-fault
1
circuit
interrupter
protection
may
be
omitted.
2
5.
Guest
rooms
and
guest
suites.
In
lieu
of
the
3
requirements
of
section
210.12(C)
of
the
national
electrical
4
code,
2020
edition,
all
one
hundred
twenty
volt,
single-phase,
5
fifteen-ampere
and
twenty-ampere
branch
circuits
supplying
6
outlets
and
devices
installed
in
guest
rooms
and
guest
suites
7
of
hotels
and
motels
shall
be
protected
by
any
of
the
means
8
described
in
subsection
4,
paragraphs
“a”
through
“f”
.
9
6.
Branch
circuit
extensions
or
modifications.
In
lieu
10
of
the
requirements
of
section
210.12(D)
of
the
national
11
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
in
any
of
the
areas
specified
12
in
section
210.12(B)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
13
edition,
where
branch-circuit
wiring
is
modified,
replaced,
14
or
extended,
the
branch
circuit
shall
be
protected
by
one
of
15
the
following,
except
that
arc-fault
circuit
interruption
16
protection
shall
not
be
required
where
the
extension
of
the
17
existing
conductors
is
not
more
than
one
and
eight-tenths
18
meters
or
six
feet
and
does
not
include
any
additional
outlets
19
or
devices:
20
a.
A
listed
combination-type
arc-fault
circuit
interrupter
21
located
at
the
origin
of
the
branch
circuit.
22
b.
A
listed
outlet
branch-circuit
type
arc-fault
circuit
23
interrupter
located
at
the
first
receptacle
outlet
of
the
24
existing
branch
circuit.
25
7.
Island
countertop
spacing.
With
respect
to
section
26
210.52(C)(2)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
a
27
length
greater
than
six
feet
needs
two
outlets,
and
then
every
28
four
feet,
if
there
is
a
break
in
the
countertop,
two
outlets
29
are
needed,
one
on
each
side
of
the
break.
30
8.
Dwelling
united
receptacle
outlets
in
bathrooms.
With
31
respect
to
section
210.52(D)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
32
2020
edition,
no
outlet,
switch,
or
fixture
shall
be
installed
33
within
three
feet
of
a
tub
or
shower
as
measured
from
the
tub
34
surround
horizontally,
unless
protected
by
a
ground-fault
35
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circuit
interrupter
before
the
device.
1
9.
Residential
circuit
calculations.
With
respect
to
2
article
220
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
the
3
following
calculations
shall
apply
for
residential
circuits:
4
a.
For
lighting
outlets,
ten
per
circuit,
unless
approved
by
5
the
authority
having
jurisdiction.
6
b.
For
convenience
outlets
in
general
duplex
receptacles,
7
ten
per
circuit.
8
c.
For
convenience
outlets
in
a
kitchen,
two
per
circuit.
9
Receptacles
on
the
same
circuit
shall
not
service
the
same
area
10
of
the
countertop.
11
10.
Wiring
methods
for
one
thousand
volts,
nominal,
or
12
less.
Sections
one,
two,
seven,
and
fourteen
of
section
230.43
13
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
are
deleted.
14
11.
Service
equipment
——
disconnecting
means.
With
15
respect
to
section
230.70(A)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
16
2020
edition,
any
nonfused
or
unprotected
service
entrance
17
conductors
entering
a
home
or
business
extending
over
ten
18
feet
from
the
point
of
entrance
into
the
building
require
a
19
disconnect
to
be
installed
on
the
building
exterior.
20
12.
Feeder
taps.
With
respect
to
section
240.21(B)
of
the
21
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
no
taps
or
splices
22
shall
be
allowed
on
feeders
or
subfeeders
unless
approved
by
23
the
local
authority
having
jurisdiction.
24
13.
Cables
and
raceways
installed
in
shallow
grooves.
With
25
respect
to
section
300.4(F)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
26
2020
edition,
all
connections
which
use
the
EMT
conduit,
27
flexible
metallic
tubing,
sealtight
metallic
conduit,
et
28
cetera,
shall
utilize
insulated
throats.
29
14.
Fittings.
With
respect
to
section
300.4(G)
of
the
30
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
all
connections
which
31
use
the
EMT
conduit,
flexible
metallic
tubing,
sealtight
32
metallic
conduit,
et
cetera,
shall
utilize
insulated
throats.
33
15.
Conductors.
In
lieu
of
the
requirements
of
section
34
310.3
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
35
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conductors,
whether
solid
or
stranded,
shall
be
no
smaller
than
1
number
twelve
copper
or
number
ten
aluminum
or
copper-clad
2
aluminum
except
for
the
following:
3
a.
Flexible
cords
as
permitted
by
section
400.12
of
the
4
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
5
b.
Fixture
wire
as
permitted
by
section
402.6
of
the
6
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
7
c.
Fractional
horsepower
motors
as
permitted
by
section
8
430.22(F)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
9
d.
Cranes
and
hoists
as
permitted
by
section
610.14
of
the
10
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
11
e.
Elevator
control
and
signaling
circuits
as
permitted
by
12
section
620.12
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
13
f.
Class
one,
two,
and
three
circuits
as
permitted
by
14
sections
725.27(A)
or
725.82(B)
of
the
national
electrical
15
code,
2020
edition.
16
g.
Fire-protective
signaling
circuits
as
permitted
by
17
section
760.27(A)
or
760.82(B),
or
the
exception
to
section
18
760.51
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
19
h.
For
type
V
cables,
minimum
conductor
sizes
are
as
20
follows:
21
(1)
Number
twelve
for
one
thousand
two
hundred
volt
rating.
22
(2)
Number
ten
for
three
thousand
volt
rating.
23
(3)
Number
eight
for
four
thousand
volt
rating.
24
i.
Motor
control
circuits
as
permitted
by
section
430.72
of
25
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
26
j.
Control
and
instrumentation
circuits
as
permitted
by
27
section
727.6
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
28
k.
Electric
signs
and
outline
lighting
as
permitted
in
29
sections
600.31(B)
and
600.32(B)
of
the
national
electrical
30
code,
2020
edition.
31
l.
Smoke
detector
circuits
in
all
occupancies,
which
may
use
32
number
fourteen
wire.
33
16.
Permitted
uses
for
nonmetallic-sheathed
cable.
With
34
respect
to
the
requirements
of
section
334.10
of
the
national
35
-6-
LSB
2312XS
(3)
90
ss/rn
6/
11
S.F.
441
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
all
feeder
and
subfeeder
wiring
1
in
commercial,
industrial,
public,
and
apartment
buildings
and
2
single-family
and
multifamily
dwellings
shall
be
installed
in
3
either
rigid
metal
conduit,
electrical
metallic
tubing,
or
4
polyvinyl
chloride,
or
in
special
cases
as
determined
by
the
5
inspector.
6
17.
Exposed
work
in
unfinished
basements
and
crawl
7
spaces.
With
respect
to
section
334.15(C)
of
the
national
8
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
all
basement
wiring
from
floor
9
level
to
the
underside
of
the
floor
joist
must
be
installed
10
in
a
conduit,
either
rigid
or
thin
wall.
Eighteen
inches
of
11
nonmetallic
cable
in
basements
are
permitted
where
receptacles
12
are
fed
from
basement
junction
boxes.
Finished
rooms
in
the
13
basement
may
be
wired
in
the
type
of
wiring
used
throughout
14
the
house
providing
it
is
concealed
before
occupancy
and
final
15
inspection.
All
exposed
wires
in
garages
and
outbuildings
16
shall
be
installed
in
conduit.
Such
conduit
shall
be
parallel
17
with
walls
and
ceiling.
18
18.
Switches
and
circuit
breakers.
With
respect
to
section
19
404.8(A)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
20
switches
and
circuit
breakers
used
as
switches
installed
21
outdoors
shall
be
installed
no
lower
than
thirty
inches
from
22
the
floor
or
finished
grade,
measured
from
the
bottom
of
the
23
panel,
and
include
service
panels
and
meter
bases.
24
19.
Replacement
of
receptacles.
In
lieu
of
the
requirements
25
of
the
first
sentence
of
section
406.4(D)(4)
of
the
national
26
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
where
a
receptacle
outlet
27
is
located
in
any
areas
specified
in
section
210.12(B)
of
28
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
a
replacement
29
receptacle
at
this
outlet
shall
be
one
listed
in
section
30
406.4(D)(4)
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition.
31
20.
Receptacles
in
damp
or
wet
locations.
In
lieu
of
the
32
requirements
in
the
first
sentence
of
section
406.9(C)
of
the
33
national
electrical
code,
2020
edition,
receptacles
shall
not
34
be
installed
directly
over
a
bathtub
or
shower.
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21.
Optional
standby
systems.
With
respect
to
the
1
requirements
of
article
702
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2
2020
edition,
fixed
and
portable
emergency
standby
generators
3
shall
not
be
installed
or
operated
in
front
or
side
yards
4
in
residential
districts
or
in
other
districts
adjacent
to
a
5
residential
district.
However,
the
building
official
may
allow
6
the
use
and
installation
of
emergency
standby
generators
in
7
side
yards
when
installation
is
not
feasible
in
the
required
8
rear
yard
and
the
property
owner
takes
reasonable
steps
to
9
buffer
the
noise
created
by
the
unit
through
vegetation,
10
enclosure
of
the
generator,
adding
additional
mufflers,
or
11
other
means.
The
determination
of
acceptable
buffering
is
at
12
the
sole
discretion
of
the
building
official.
13
Sec.
3.
Section
103.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
2023,
14
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
15
Sec.
4.
Section
103.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
16
to
read
as
follows:
17
2.
The
board
may,
in
its
discretion,
revoke,
suspend,
or
18
refuse
to
renew
any
license
granted
pursuant
to
this
chapter
19
when
the
licensee
violates
any
provision
of
the
national
20
electrical
code
as
adopted
pursuant
to
subsection
1
,
this
21
chapter
,
or
any
rule
adopted
pursuant
to
this
chapter
.
22
Sec.
5.
Section
103.10,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
23
to
read
as
follows:
24
2.
In
addition,
an
applicant
shall
meet
examination
25
criteria
based
upon
the
most
recent
national
electrical
code
26
adopted
pursuant
to
section
103.6
and
upon
electrical
theory,
27
as
determined
by
the
board.
28
Sec.
6.
Section
103.12,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
2.
In
addition,
an
applicant
shall
meet
examination
31
criteria
based
upon
the
most
recent
national
electrical
code
32
adopted
pursuant
to
section
103.6
and
upon
electrical
theory,
33
as
determined
by
the
board.
34
Sec.
7.
Section
103.18,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
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1
103.18
License
renewal
——
continuing
education.
2
In
order
to
renew
a
class
A
master
electrician,
class
B
3
master
electrician,
class
A
journeyman
electrician,
or
class
B
4
journeyman
electrician
license
issued
pursuant
to
this
chapter
,
5
the
licensee
shall
be
required
to
complete
eighteen
contact
6
hours
of
continuing
education
courses
approved
by
the
board
7
during
the
three-year
period
for
which
a
license
is
granted.
8
The
contact
hours
shall
include
a
minimum
of
six
contact
hours
9
studying
the
national
electrical
code
described
in
section
10
103.6
,
and
the
remaining
contact
hours
may
include
study
of
11
electrical
circuit
theory,
blueprint
reading,
transformer
and
12
motor
theory,
electrical
circuits
and
devices,
control
systems,
13
programmable
controllers,
and
microcomputers
or
any
other
study
14
of
electrical-related
material
that
is
approved
by
the
board.
15
Any
additional
hours
studying
the
national
electrical
code
16
shall
be
acceptable.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“contact
17
hour”
means
fifty
minutes
of
classroom
attendance
at
an
approved
18
course
under
a
qualified
instructor
approved
by
the
board.
19
Sec.
8.
Section
103.26,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
20
follows:
21
103.26
Condemnation
——
disconnection
——
opportunity
to
22
correct
noncompliance.
23
If
the
inspector
finds
that
any
installation
or
portion
of
24
an
installation
is
not
in
compliance
with
accepted
standards
25
of
construction
for
health
safety
and
property
safety,
based
26
upon
minimum
standards
set
forth
in
the
local
electrical
code
27
or
the
national
electrical
code
adopted
by
the
board
pursuant
28
to
section
103.6
,
the
inspector
shall
by
written
order
condemn
29
the
installation
or
noncomplying
portion
or
order
service
to
30
such
installation
disconnected
and
shall
send
a
copy
of
such
31
order
to
the
board,
the
state
fire
marshal,
and
the
electrical
32
utility
supplying
power
involved.
If
the
installation
or
the
33
noncomplying
portion
is
such
as
to
seriously
and
proximately
34
endanger
human
health
or
property,
the
order
of
the
inspector
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when
approved
by
the
inspector’s
supervisor
shall
require
1
immediate
condemnation
and
disconnection
by
the
applicant.
In
2
all
other
cases,
the
order
of
the
inspector
shall
establish
a
3
reasonable
period
of
time
for
the
installation
to
be
brought
4
into
compliance
with
accepted
standards
of
construction
for
5
health
safety
and
property
safety
prior
to
the
effective
date
6
established
in
such
order
for
condemnation
or
disconnection.
7
Sec.
9.
Section
103.29,
subsection
5,
Code
2023,
is
amended
8
to
read
as
follows:
9
5.
A
political
subdivision
that
performs
electrical
10
inspections
shall
act
as
the
authority
having
jurisdiction
11
for
electrical
inspections
and
for
amending
the
national
12
electrical
code
adopted
by
the
board
pursuant
to
section
13
103.6
for
work
performed
within
the
jurisdictional
limits
of
14
the
political
subdivision,
provided
those
inspections
and
15
amendments
conform
to
the
requirements
of
this
chapter
.
Any
16
action
by
a
political
subdivision
with
respect
to
amendments
17
to
the
national
electrical
code
shall
be
filed
with
the
board
18
prior
to
enforcement
by
the
political
subdivision,
and
shall
19
not
be
less
stringent
than
the
minimum
standards
established
by
20
the
board
by
rule.
21
Sec.
10.
Section
103.31,
subsections
3
and
4,
Code
2023,
are
22
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
3.
State
inspection
procedures
and
policies
shall
be
24
established
by
the
board.
The
state
fire
marshal,
or
the
state
25
fire
marshal’s
designee,
shall
enforce
the
procedures
and
26
policies,
and
enforce
the
provisions
of
the
national
electrical
27
code
adopted
by
the
board
.
28
4.
Except
when
an
inspection
reveals
that
an
installation
or
29
portion
of
an
installation
is
not
in
compliance
with
accepted
30
standards
of
construction
for
health
safety
and
property
31
safety,
based
upon
minimum
standards
set
forth
in
the
local
32
electrical
code
or
the
national
electrical
code
adopted
by
33
the
board
pursuant
to
section
103.6
,
such
that
an
order
of
34
condemnation
or
disconnection
is
warranted
pursuant
to
section
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103.26
,
an
inspector
shall
not
add
to,
modify,
or
amend
a
1
construction
plan
as
originally
approved
by
the
state
fire
2
marshal
or
the
state
building
code
commissioner
in
the
course
3
of
conducting
an
inspection.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
relates
to
the
state
electrical
code.
The
bill
8
adopts
certain
provisions
of
the
national
electrical
code,
2020
9
edition,
with
amendments,
as
the
state
electrical
code.
The
10
bill
strikes
the
ability
of
the
national
electrical
examining
11
board
to
adopt
and
amend
a
version
of
the
national
electrical
12
code.
The
bill
also
makes
conforming
changes.
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