House File 442 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 442 BY JENEARY , GRABER , GERHOLD , VONDRAN , BARKER , BOSSMAN , GOLDING , YOUNG , and SITZMANN A BILL FOR An Act providing for the disclosure of lead service lines in 1 real estate disclosures. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1905HH (2) 91 ll/jh
H.F. 442 Section 1. Section 558A.1, Code 2025, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsections: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. Lead service line means a service 3 line which is made of lead. For the purposes of this 4 subsection, a galvanized service line is considered a lead 5 service line if the line ever was or is currently downstream of 6 any lead service line or service line of unknown material. 7 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. Service line means the pipe 8 connecting the water main to the interior plumbing in a 9 building. 10 Sec. 2. Section 558A.4, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 11 2025, is amended to read as follows: 12 a. The disclosure statement shall include information 13 relating to the condition and important characteristics of the 14 property and structures located on the property, including 15 significant defects in the structural integrity of the 16 structure and the presence of lead service lines , as provided 17 in rules which shall be adopted by the real estate commission 18 pursuant to section 543B.9 . The rules may require the 19 disclosure to include information relating to the propertys 20 zoning classification; the condition of plumbing, heating, or 21 electrical systems; or the presence of pests. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 Current law requires a person interested in transferring 26 real property to deliver a written disclosure statement to 27 persons interested in being transferred the real property. 28 This bill provides for the inclusion of the presence of 29 lead service lines in these disclosures. The bill adds the 30 definitions service line, meaning a pipe connecting the water 31 main to interior plumbing, and lead service line, meaning 32 a service line which is made of lead, downstream of any lead 33 service line, or a service line of unknown material, to Code 34 chapter 558A (real estate disclosures). 35 -1- LSB 1905HH (2) 91 ll/jh 1/ 1