Legislation of Interest to Building and Safety Professionals
Listed herein are bills of current interest to Building Departments. State legislative law and bill information can be found at the legislature's website at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.
05/04/2010
AB 1693 proposes to amend the California Building Standards Law in the Health and Safety Code to eliminate the requirement for an annual code adoption cycle to occur between the triennial cycle that coincides with the publication of new model code editions. The bill will require on code adoption cycle for supplements to an existing edition of the code in Title 24, California Code of Regulations, instead of two annual cycles.
AB 1904 proposes to extend the mobilehome park inspections mandated by Health and Safety Code Section 18400 et seq, to January 1, 2019. The inspection requirements are now scheduled to sunset on January 1, 2012. Senate Bill 951 proposes a similar extension of the mobilehome park inspections.
AB2472 proposes to amend the Health and Safety Code to allow a city, county, or city and county to adopt an experimental program that exempts buildings from the building standards in Title 24 in order to facilitate innovative sustainable building materials, methods and designs.
AB2516 proposes to amend Section 12955.1 of the Health and Safety Code to required accessibility requirements in multistory dwelling units located within ½ mile of transit stations.
SB183, amended six times during 20-089, proposes to amend the Health and Safety Code to require State Fire Marshal certified carbon monoxide detection devices in existing single-family dwellings on or before January 1, 2011, and all other existing dwelling units on or before July 1, 2010. Given the requirement of Section R315 of the 2010 California Residential Code for Carbon Monoxide Alarms in dwellings on and after January 1, 2010, this bill will most likely be amended again.
The following bills are worthy of watching because of the subject matter. Amendments are possible and that may increase the impact on building departments: SB 1227, AB1001, AB 880, AB828, AB 433, AB 2001, and AB 2373.
05/04/2010
AB 1693 proposes to amend the California Building Standards Law in the Health and Safety Code to eliminate the requirement for an annual code adoption cycle to occur between the triennial cycle that coincides with the publication of new model code editions. The bill will require on code adoption cycle for supplements to an existing edition of the code in Title 24, California Code of Regulations, instead of two annual cycles.
AB 1904 proposes to extend the mobilehome park inspections mandated by Health and Safety Code Section 18400 et seq, to January 1, 2019. The inspection requirements are now scheduled to sunset on January 1, 2012. Senate Bill 951 proposes a similar extension of the mobilehome park inspections.
AB2472 proposes to amend the Health and Safety Code to allow a city, county, or city and county to adopt an experimental program that exempts buildings from the building standards in Title 24 in order to facilitate innovative sustainable building materials, methods and designs.
AB2516 proposes to amend Section 12955.1 of the Health and Safety Code to required accessibility requirements in multistory dwelling units located within ½ mile of transit stations.
SB183, amended six times during 20-089, proposes to amend the Health and Safety Code to require State Fire Marshal certified carbon monoxide detection devices in existing single-family dwellings on or before January 1, 2011, and all other existing dwelling units on or before July 1, 2010. Given the requirement of Section R315 of the 2010 California Residential Code for Carbon Monoxide Alarms in dwellings on and after January 1, 2010, this bill will most likely be amended again.
The following bills are worthy of watching because of the subject matter. Amendments are possible and that may increase the impact on building departments: SB 1227, AB1001, AB 880, AB828, AB 433, AB 2001, and AB 2373.
