Relating to county and local government; to provide prohibitions on the adoption or enforcement of certain building codes requiring the installation of certain latent, non-operable features in a residential structure.
Summary
County and local government; building codes; prohibitions on adoption or enforcement of requirement to install certain latent features in residential structures, provided.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2023 · House Apr 20, 2023
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 34
Apr 4, 2023
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government)
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (County and Municipal Government)
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government)
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (County and Municipal Government)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Elliott
RRepublican
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