California 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB835 Amended / Bill

Filed 05/18/2023

                    Amended IN  Assembly  May 18, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  April 20, 2023 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 and repeal Section 13108.5.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 835, as amended, Lee. State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings: report.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. Code. 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 research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings above 3 stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.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 research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.(b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.

 Amended IN  Assembly  May 18, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  April 20, 2023 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 and repeal Section 13108.5.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 835, as amended, Lee. State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings: report.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. Code. 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 research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings above 3 stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

 Amended IN  Assembly  May 18, 2023 Amended IN  Assembly  April 20, 2023

Amended IN  Assembly  May 18, 2023
Amended IN  Assembly  April 20, 2023

 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 and repeal Section 13108.5.2 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 835, as amended, Lee. State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings: report.

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. Code. 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 research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings above 3 stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.

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. Code. 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 research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings above 3 stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.

## 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 research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.(b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.

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 research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.(b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.

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 research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.(b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.

13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.(b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.

13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.(b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.



13108.5.2. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall research standards for single-exit, single stairway multiunit residential buildings (R-2 occupancies) above three stories and provide a report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2025.

(b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.