National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)
Iowa: National Electrical Code, lead only
Mike Holt’s NEC adoption list shows Iowa on the 2023 NEC, effective Jul 1, 2025. Iowa’s own records for the NEC have not been read yet.
Tracker reading
Edition a tracker lists
2023 NEC
Lead only
How it was checked
Lead only
A tracker lists this edition. Nobody has checked it against the state’s own record yet.
What the trackers say
Code adoption trackers are a cross-check. They are not Iowa’s own record.
Mike Holt’s NEC adoption listCross-check
2023 NEC, effective Jul 1, 2025
‘Effective 7/1/25 with IA amendments’.
NFPA’s enforcement mapCross-check
2023 NEC, effective Jul 1, 2025
Iowa 2023 with IA amendments (7/1/2025) 2026 update process underway (Effective date not established)
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