Permits local health boards to require minimum temperature of 70 degrees from October through April in certain buildings occupied by seniors and disabled persons.

S 137 would permit local health boards to require a minimum indoor temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit in buildings occupied by seniors and disabled persons from October through April. It specifically applies to "housing for older persons" (as defined by federal law) and community residences for the developmentally disabled, mentally ill, or persons with head injuries, when the building owner has agreed to supply heat. The bill amends existing law to mandate consistent 70-degree temperatures in habitable rooms during this period, with an exception for rooms occupied exclusively by people who are neither seniors nor disabled. This policy change directly affects the operational requirements for these residential facilities.