Establishes standards for the evacuation of individuals with disabilities from high-rise buildings during an emergency
Summary
Establishes standards for the evacuation of individuals with disabilities from high-rise buildings during an emergency; provides factors to be considered in the development of such standards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
Assembly Passage
Jan 2024
Signed into Law
Feb 2024
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Signed Feb 7, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly Jan 29, 2024
How they voted
59–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jan 23, 2024
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican21
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 7, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.67
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 5, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
DDemocratic/Working Families
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