Building standards: exemptions: rebuilding after disasters.
Summary
Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation, including energy conservation and fire prevention requirements relating to energy efficiency and the installation of interior sprinklers. This bill would, until January 1, 2030, exempt homes that meet specified requirements and are being rebuilt after wildfires or specified emergency events that occurred on or after January 1, 2017, from meeting certain current building standards.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2019
Last action Feb 3, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Apr 1, 2019
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
lower
Jan 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 10.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Patterson
RRepublican
Co
Anna Caballero
DDemocratic
Co
Devon Mathis
RRepublican
Co
James Gallagher
RRepublican
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