HB 1005 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Uniform Statewide Building Code; exceptions, provisions, and modifications.

Summary
Housing; Uniform Statewide Building Code; exceptions, provisions, and modifications; local disaster resilience measures.Clarifies that the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) doesnot supersede (i) local flood plan regulations adopted as a conditionof participation in the Community Rating System and (ii) measuresadopted by local ordinance to make buildings resilient to foreseeableharm from recurrent flooding, coastal storms, sea level rise, andother similar threats to the health, safety, and general welfareof the locality and its residents. The bill also adds resilienceand hazard risk reduction to the recognized standards that shouldbe consistent with the USBC's provisions and modifications.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Last action Feb 6, 2020
Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 6, 2020

How they voted

21–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Feb 6, 2020
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house of delegates
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102997D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Michael P. Mullin
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
VA
93