HB368
Uniform Statewide Building Code; Board of HCD to convene advisory group to evaluate.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Board of Housing and Community Development; stakeholder advisory group; report.
Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development (the Board) to convene a stakeholder advisory group including fire code officials to evaluate and recommend revisions to the Uniform Statewide Building Code to permit Group R-2 occupancies to be served by a single exit, provided that the building has not more ... (More) than six stories above grade plane. The bill requires the stakeholder advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Board and to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than December 1, 2024. This bill is identical to SB 195. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104623D
- 01/06/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/19/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB368)
- 02/01/2024 - House: Referred from Rules
- 02/01/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/02/2024 - House: Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 02/08/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/08/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2024 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB368E
- 02/12/2024 - House: Printed as engrossed 24104623D-E
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/15/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB368E)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Rereferred from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to General Laws and Technology
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (11-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/04/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2024 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB368ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/03/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB368ER)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 384 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/04/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384)
