California Assembly Bill AB764 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 764AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 23, 2015 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 9, 2015 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 16, 2015 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 8, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Quirk  (   Coauthor:   Senator   Mendoza   )  FEBRUARY 25, 2015 An act to add Section 18940.7 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11895) to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, relating to parking lots. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 764, as amended, Quirk. Parking lots: design: insurance discount. Existing law provides that building standards shall be filed by the California Building Standards Commission with the Secretary of State and codified only after they have been approved by the commission. Existing law regulates the issuance and renewal of liability insurance policies in this state. This bill would require the commission, in collaboration with the State Architect and the State Fire Marshal, to consider standards, at each model code adoption review, for the installation of vehicle barriers  in the design of any new building.   to protect persons located within, or in or on the property of, buildings, or to protect pedestrians, from collisions into those buildings by  motor vehicles.  The bill would also authorize an insurer to consider the installation of vehicle barriers on a commercial property parking lot as a safety measure and seek a discount on the property owner's insurance covering damage or loss to the covered commercial property, or liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the commercial property. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 18940.7 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 18940.7. (a) The California Building Standards Commission, in collaboration with the State Architect and the State Fire Marshal, shall consider standards, at each model code adoption review, for the installation of vehicle barriers  in the design of any new building.   to protect persons located within, or in or on the property of, buildings, or to protect pedestrians, from collisions into those buildings by motor vehicles.  (b) For the purposes of this section, a vehicle barrier includes a horizontal or vertical protective device placed to protect  buildings or pedestrians   persons located within, or in or on the property of, buildings, or to protect pedestrians,  from collisions  into those buildings  by motor vehicles. (c) For purposes of subdivision (a), the standards considered shall include existing standards adopted or developed by a standard-setting organization recognized by the commission, including, but not limited to, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or another similar organization. SEC. 2. Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11895) is added to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, to read: CHAPTER 6. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PARKING LOTS: VEHICLE BARRIER DISCOUNT 11895. (a) An insurer may consider the installation of vehicle barriers  to protect persons located within, or in or on the property of, buildings, or to protect pedestrians, from collisions into   those buildings by motor vehicles,  on a commercial property parking lot as a safety measure and, consistent with Article 10 (commencing with Section 1861.01) of Chapter 9 of Part 2 of Division 1, seek a discount on the property owner's insurance covering damage or loss to the covered commercial property, or liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the commercial property. (b) For the purposes of this section, a vehicle barrier includes a horizontal or vertical protective device placed to protect  buildings or pedestrians   persons located within, or in or on the property of, buildings, or to protect pedestrians,  from collisions  into those buildings  by motor vehicles.