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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- S 0506 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001527 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- |
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| 16 | 16 | | ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Senator Hanna M. Gallo |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 26, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government |
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| 20 | 20 | | (by request) |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 23-27.3-109.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled "State 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Building Code" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 23-27.3-109.1. Committee’s rule making authority — Legislative report — Legislative 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | committee. 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (a) The committee is empowered to adopt codes and standards, subject to approval pursuant 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | to subsection (c), which shall, in general, conform with nationally reorganized model building 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | codes, model 1 and 2 family dwelling codes, model plumbing codes, model mechanical codes, 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | model electrical codes, model energy codes, model property maintenance codes, accessibility for 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | persons with disabilities standards, and other such technical provisions of codes and standards 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | developed to ensure the general public’s health, safety, and welfare. 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (b) Annually the committee shall submit a report to the general assembly on the codes and 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | standards so adopted and shall provide the following information: 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) Proposed amendments to the model codes and standards and supporting statement 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | therefor. 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2)(i) A summary of testimony received at public hearings held by the committee, on 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | adoption of the codes and standards. 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (ii) The committee, subject to approval pursuant to subsection (c), shall adopt the codes 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | and standards in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, chapter 35 of title 42. 18 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (iii) The provisions of the state building code, so adopted, subject to approval pursuant to 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | subsection (c), shall have the force and effect of law upon review and approval of the legislative 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | regulation committee. 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (c)(1) There shall be established a legislative regulation committee that shall review, 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | approve, or reject, in total or in part, the state building code regulations proposed by the building 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | code standards committee prior to their being filed with the secretary of state. 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (2) The legislative regulation committee shall be comprised of four (4) members of the 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | house of representatives, not more than three (3) from one political party, appointed by the speaker 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | of the house of representatives; and three (3) members of the senate, not more than two (2) from 9 |
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| 53 | 53 | | one political party, appointed by the president of the senate. 10 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (3) The committee shall elect from among its members a chairperson and vice chairperson. 11 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (4) Regulations submitted to the committee shall be acted upon within sixty (60) days from 12 |
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| 56 | 56 | | the date the regulations are submitted to them by the executive secretary of the building code 13 |
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| 57 | 57 | | standards committee. 14 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (5) A majority vote of the committee’s members present shall decide all votes. A quorum 15 |
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| 59 | 59 | | shall consist of a simple majority. 16 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (6) Members shall retain membership on the committee until replaced by the respective 17 |
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| 61 | 61 | | appointing authority or until they are not members of the house from which they were appointed. 18 |
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| 62 | 62 | | (7) The state building commissioner and staff shall assist the committee in its 19 |
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| 63 | 63 | | administrative duties and in scheduling meetings. The commissioner shall inform the committee of 20 |
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| 64 | 64 | | all proposed regulations prior to submission. 21 |
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| 65 | 65 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 22 |
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| 67 | 67 | | LC001527 |
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| 71 | 71 | | LC001527 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 72 | 72 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 73 | 73 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 74 | 74 | | OF |
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| 75 | 75 | | A N A C T |
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| 76 | 76 | | RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- |
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| 77 | 77 | | ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT |
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| 78 | 78 | | *** |
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| 79 | 79 | | This act would eliminate provisions establishing a legislative regulation committee, and 1 |
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| 80 | 80 | | would also repeal the provision that codes and standards adopted by the state building code 2 |
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| 81 | 81 | | standards committee would be subject to approval by the legislative regulation committee. 3 |
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| 82 | 82 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 |
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