Uniform Statewide Building Code; Board of HCD to convene advisory group to evaluate.
Summary
Board of Housing and Community Development; stakeholder advisory group; report. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development (the Board) to convene a stakeholder advisory group including fire code officials to evaluate and recommend revisions to the Uniform Statewide Building Code to permit Group R-2 occupancies to be served by a single exit, provided that the building has not more than six stories above grade plane. The bill requires the stakeholder advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Board and to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than December 1, 2024. This bill is identical to SB 195.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 6, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
6
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB368ER)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (11-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Rereferred from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB368E
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Referred from Rules
lower
Jan 6, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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