CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 835Introduced by Assembly Member Lee(Coauthor: Assembly Member Ward)(Coauthor: Senator Wiener)February 14, 2023 An act to add Section 13108.5.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 835, as introduced, Lee. State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings.Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code, which is required to be published once every 3 years. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to research and develop, and authorizes the State Fire Marshal to propose to the California Building Standards Commission, mandatory building standards for fire resistance based on occupancy risk categories in very high, high, and moderate California fire severity zones, as provided.This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings above 3 stories, as provided. The bill would require the building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal to, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 13108.5.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the California Building Standards Commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories.(b) The building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 835Introduced by Assembly Member Lee(Coauthor: Assembly Member Ward)(Coauthor: Senator Wiener)February 14, 2023 An act to add Section 13108.5.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 835, as introduced, Lee. State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings.Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code, which is required to be published once every 3 years. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to research and develop, and authorizes the State Fire Marshal to propose to the California Building Standards Commission, mandatory building standards for fire resistance based on occupancy risk categories in very high, high, and moderate California fire severity zones, as provided.This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings above 3 stories, as provided. The bill would require the building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal to, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 835
Introduced by Assembly Member Lee(Coauthor: Assembly Member Ward)(Coauthor: Senator Wiener)February 14, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Lee(Coauthor: Assembly Member Ward)(Coauthor: Senator Wiener)
February 14, 2023
An act to add Section 13108.5.2 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 835, as introduced, Lee. State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings.
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code, which is required to be published once every 3 years. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to research and develop, and authorizes the State Fire Marshal to propose to the California Building Standards Commission, mandatory building standards for fire resistance based on occupancy risk categories in very high, high, and moderate California fire severity zones, as provided.This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings above 3 stories, as provided. The bill would require the building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal to, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code, which is required to be published once every 3 years. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to research and develop, and authorizes the State Fire Marshal to propose to the California Building Standards Commission, mandatory building standards for fire resistance based on occupancy risk categories in very high, high, and moderate California fire severity zones, as provided.
This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings above 3 stories, as provided. The bill would require the building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal to, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 13108.5.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the California Building Standards Commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories.(b) The building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13108.5.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the California Building Standards Commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories.(b) The building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.
SECTION 1. Section 13108.5.2 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the California Building Standards Commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories.(b) The building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.
13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the California Building Standards Commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories.(b) The building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.
13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the California Building Standards Commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories.(b) The building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.
13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall, before the next triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) adopted after January 1, 2024, research, develop, and propose to the California Building Standards Commission for its consideration standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories.
(b) The building standards proposed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, meet the fire safety and accessibility standards for buildings of the same size.