Health code violations.
Summary
Requires a local health officer to have information establishing probable cause of a public health law or rule violation at a location before a court may issue certain orders concerning the property. (Current law requires reliable information.) Requires a health officer's order of abatement to include the name of the person making the complaint and requires the health officer to report to the county prosecutor certain information concerning a person who provided false information. Requires a health officer to provide information concerning a person who made a false report concerning a communicable disease to the person against whom a false report was made. States that a dwelling is unfit for human habitation when the dwelling places a person's health or life in danger. (Current law states that the dwelling is unfit if it is dangerous or detrimental to life or health.) Requires a health officer to provide notice concerning an unfit dwelling and provide a reasonable amount of time to comply with the notice, and removes language providing that each day the dwelling remains unfit is a separate offense. Specifies that a landlord is not responsible for a health code violation by a tenant.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Last action Jan 28, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Health and Provider Services
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Bohacek
RRepublican
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