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
100% Yea
R
Republican9
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
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
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