A bill for an act relating to the national electrical code, and including effective date provisions.

This bill modifies Iowa's adoption of the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) to exclude specific sections and add exemptions. It exempts kitchen countertop outlets from ground-fault protection requirements (unless serving countertops), removes arc-fault circuit breaker mandates for single-family homes and townhouses, and prohibits outlets near bathtubs/showers. Local governments cannot adopt stricter electrical codes, and future code changes must include cost analyses for consumers. The bill expires upon Iowa’s adoption of the 2026 NEC edition.