House File 707 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 707 BY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (SUCCESSOR TO HF 364) A BILL FOR An Act relating to a standing appropriation to the department 1 of health and human services to make free radon test kits 2 available to homeowners and renters in the state. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2012HV (3) 91 lh/ko
H.F. 707 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 136B.6 Radon test kits 1 appropriation. 2 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending 3 June 30, 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there 4 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 5 department of health and human services the amount of twenty 6 thousand dollars to be used to make radon test kits available, 7 free of charge, to homeowners and renters in the state. 8 2. The department shall distribute radon test kits through 9 the departments contract with the Iowa radon awareness 10 contract recipient, a radon laboratory certified pursuant to 11 chapter 136B, or a vendor approved by the department. All 12 radon test kits shall be obtained from and analyzed by a radon 13 laboratory certified pursuant to chapter 136B. To be the 14 designated radon test kit distributor by the department, the 15 distributor must agree to provide data obtained from analysis 16 of the radon test kits to the department upon request. 17 3. The department shall provide a link on the departments 18 internet site for homeowners and renters in the state to order 19 radon test kits. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill provides a standing appropriation of $20,000 from 24 the general fund of the state to the department of health and 25 human services (HHS) beginning FY 2025-2026, to make free radon 26 test kits available to homeowners and renters in the state. 27 HHS shall distribute radon test kits through HHSs contract 28 with the Iowa radon awareness contract recipient, a certified 29 radon laboratory, or a vendor approved by HHS. All radon test 30 kits shall be obtained from and analyzed by a certified radon 31 laboratory. To be the designated radon test kit distributor 32 selected by HHS, the distributor must agree to provide data 33 obtained from the radon test kits upon request. HHS shall 34 provide a link on HHSs internet site for members of the public 35 -1- LSB 2012HV (3) 91 lh/ko 1/ 2
H.F. 707 to order a radon test kit. 1 -2- LSB 2012HV (3) 91 lh/ko 2/ 2