HLS 16RS-1977 ENGROSSED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 960
BY REPRESENTATIVE ADAMS
BUILDING CODES: Provides relative to requirements imposed on temporary housing
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 40:1730.56(D), relative to restrictions imposed on temporary housing; to
3 require certain standards for temporary housing; to provide for exceptions; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:1730.56(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1730.56. Standards
8 * * *
9 D.(1) Any temporary housing, typically used for daily living purposes, that
10 is provided for temporary workers shall comply with the provisions of this Part.
11 (2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to one- or two-family
12 dwellings, manufactured homes, or other commercial structures being lawfully used
13 to house temporary workers.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 960 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Adams
Abstract: Requires temporary housing to comply with restrictions imposed on
industrialized buildings.
Proposed law requires any temporary housing being provided to house temporary workers
to comply with the provisions of present law regulating industrialized buildings.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 16RS-1977 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 960
Proposed law clarifies that the provisions of proposed law shall not apply to one- or
two-family dwellings, manufactured homes, or other commercial structures being lawfully
used to house temporary workers.
(Adds R.S. 40:1730.56(D))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.