BILL NUMBER: AB 1780 CHAPTERED 07/21/94 BILL TEXT CHAPTER 249 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 21, 1994 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR JULY 20, 1994 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY JULY 7, 1994 PASSED THE SENATE JUNE 30, 1994 AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 8, 1994 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 27, 1994 AMENDED IN SENATE FEBRUARY 1, 1994 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 25, 1993 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 15, 1993 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 12, 1993 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hauser MARCH 4, 1993 An act to amend Section 18931 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to building standards. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1780, Hauser. Building standards: review of amendments. Under existing law, the California Building Standards Commission has various powers and duties with respect to the approval and adoption of state buildings standards. The executive director of the commission is required to, among other things, make public the processes of the commission. This bill would add to the executive director's duties by requiring him or her to prepare, at the direction of the commission, a comprehensive listing of all amendments developed for publication in the California State Building Code from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1995, inclusive, including analyses justifying the adoption or proposal of new state amendments, as specified. The bill would require the commission to inform the public and all state agencies with the authority to establish building standards of the completion of the listing, and the availability of copies, upon request. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 18931 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 18931. The commission shall perform the following: (a) In accordance with Section 18930 and within 120 days from the date of receipt of adopted standards, review the standards of adopting agencies and approve, return for amendment with recommended changes, or reject building standards submitted to the commission for its approval. When building standards are returned for amendment or rejected, the commission shall inform the adopting agency or state agency that proposes the building standards of the specific reasons for the recommended changes or rejection, citing the criteria required under Section 18930. When standards are not acted upon by the commission within 120 days, the standards shall be approved, including codification and publication in the California Building Standards Code, without further review and without return or rejection by the commission. (b) Codify, including publish, all building standards of adopting agencies or state agencies that propose the building standards and statutes defining building standards into one California Building Standards Code. (c) Resolve conflict, duplication, and overlap in building standards in the code. (d) Ensure consistency in nomenclature and format in the code. (e) In accordance with Section 18945, hear appeals resulting from the administration of state building standards. (f) Adopt any procedural regulations which it deems necessary to administer this part. (g) The commission shall direct the executive director to prepare a comprehensive listing of all state amendments developed for publication in the California State Building Code (Part 2 (commencing with Section 101), Title 24, California Code of Regulations), referencing the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, for the period beginning January 1, 1995, through December 31, 1995. The listing shall identify the following: (1) Each new state amendment to the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, and the state agency that adopted the new amendment. (2) (A) The analysis justifying the adoption or proposal of the amendment identified in paragraph (1), submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 18930. (B) The analysis justifying the adoption or proposal of the amendment identified in paragraph (1), submitted pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 18930. (C) The analysis justifying the adoption or proposal of the amendment identified in paragraph (1), submitted pursuant to paragraph (5) of Section 18930. (D) The analysis justifying the adoption or proposal of the amendment identified in paragraph (1), submitted pursuant to paragraph (7), or to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 18930. (3) Existing state amendments, published in earlier editions of the California State Building Code (Part 2 (commencing with Section 101), Title 24, California Code of Regulations), which are published in the California State Building Code referencing the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, as published by the International Conference of Building Officials. (4) The California Building Standards Commission's determination as to whether the amendment referred to in paragraph (3) continues to be justified under the criteria set forth in Section 18930. The commission shall use information gathered in the study required by Chapter 1289 of the Statutes of 1990 in making its determination, and may also request information from the state agency that adopted or proposed the amendments. The commission shall perform this task to the extent feasible, and within the existing budget constraints during the triennial adoption process of the California Building Standards Code, referencing the 1994 Edition of the Uniform Building Code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials. The commission shall be authorized to reduce the scope of the review should fiscal restraints warrant this action. In the event a reduction in the scope of the review is made, the commission shall give priority to those sections of the California State Building Code (Part 2 (commencing with Section 101), Title 24, California Code of Regulations) that directly affect residential construction. (5) Upon completion of the comprehensive listing required by this subdivision, the commission shall inform the public and all state agencies with the authority to develop building standards that the listing has been completed, and that copies will be made available upon request.