AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE - NEW BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES (Allows a contractor or builder to hire a qualified third-party inspector or state inspector to perform an inspection if a building official fails to perform an inspection within forty-eight (48) hours after notification, excluding weekends/holidays.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
May 14, 2019
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/20/2019 House passed Sub A in concurrence
lower
Jun 18, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 15, 2019
Committee
05/15/2019 Referred to House Corporations
lower
May 14, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
May 2, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/02/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/11/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
03/21/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
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