BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 1612
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1612 (Lara)
As Amended August 24, 2012
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |74-0 |(April 12, |SENATE: |33-0 |(August 29, |
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Original Committee Reference: B.,P. & C.P.
SUMMARY : Requires state agencies, when submitting a notice to
the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) proposing the adoption,
amendment, or repeal of a building standard regulation, to
include with the initial statement of reasons (ISOR), the
estimated cost and benefits of compliance and the related
assumptions used in determining that estimate, if the proposed
building standard regulation impacts housing, and requires the
agencies to make this information publicly available.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Requires state agencies to include in the ISOR and make
publicly available, the estimated cost of compliance, the
estimated potential benefits, and the related assumptions used
to determine those estimates, if the proposed building
standard regulation impacts housing.
2)Exempts adopted model codes, as specified, from the
requirements of this bill, unless an interested party submits
a written request at least 30 days before the submittal of the
ISOR, to examine a specific section for the purpose of
estimating the cost of compliance, the potential benefits for
that section, and the related assumptions used to determine
those estimates, as specified.
3)Add language to avoid chaptering out issues with SB 1520 (Ron
Calderon).
4)Makes conforming changes.
5)Declares legislative intent.
The Senate amendments :
AB 1612
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1)Specify that interested parties requesting to examine specific
sections of a model code in order to estimate costs and
benefits submit that request in writing and at least 30 days
before the submittal of the ISOR.
2)Add language to avoid chaptering out issues with AB 2041 (De
León) and SB 1520 (Calderon).
3)Make technical and clarifying changes.
4)Declare legislative intent.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill required state agencies,
when submitting a notice to the OAL proposing the adoption,
amendment, or repeal of a building standard regulation, to
include with the ISOR, the estimated cost and benefits of
compliance and the related assumptions used in determining that
estimate, if the proposed building standard regulation impacted
housing, and required the agencies to make this information
publicly available.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : This bill requires agencies, when submitting an ISOR
to the OAL to include the estimated cost and benefits of
compliance and the related assumptions used in determining that
estimate, if a proposed building standard regulation impacts
housing. This bill, as amended, is consistent with Assembly
actions.
Analysis Prepared by : Joanna Gin / B.,P. & C.P. / (916)
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