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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 1731
          Author:   Assembly Housing and Community Development  
          Committee
          Amended:  7/2/03 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE HOUSING & COMM. DEV. COMMITTEE  :  8-0, 6/30/03
          AYES:  Ducheny, Hollingsworth, Ackerman, Alarcon, Cedillo,  
            Dunn, Florez, Torlakson

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  74-0, 5/22/03 (Passed on Consent) - See  
            last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Buildings and housing

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill makes a number of non-controversial  
          changes to laws related to housing.

           ANALYSIS  :     Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development  
          Act  .  The Davis Stirling Act provides the legal framework  
          under which homeowner associations operate in common  
          interest developments.

          AB 1731 adds chapter and article headings to the section of  
          the Davis-Stirling Act and provides that these headings do  
          not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of  
          the act.
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           State Historical Building Code  .  The State Historical  
          Building Safety Board within the Division of the State  
          Architect may propose for adoption by the California  
          Building Standards Commission alternative building  
          standards for qualified historical buildings or structures,  
          known as the State Historical Building Code.

          AB 1731 amends the State Historical Building Code act to:

          1. Uniformly reference "qualified historical buildings or  
             structures," which is a defined term.

          2. Provide that any local agency that enforces building  
             codes, in addition to the building department, shall  
             apply the alternative standards of the code.

          3. Apply the act to structures under construction at  
             historical locations or sites.

          4. Make other non-substantive, technical changes.

           Comments  

           Omnibus bill  .  SB 305 is intended to make non-controversial  
          changes to the codes relating to housing and community  
          development.  According to the Legislative Analyst, the  
          cost of producing a bill in 2001-02 was $17,890.  By  
          combining multiple matters into one bill, the Legislature  
          can make non-controversial amendments in the most  
          cost-effective manner.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :
          AYES:  Aghazarian, Bates, Benoit, Berg, Bermudez, Bogh,  
            Calderon, Campbell, Canciamilla, Chan, Chavez, Chu,  
            Cogdill, Corbett, Correa, Cox, Diaz, Dutra, Dutton,  
            Dymally, Firebaugh, Frommer, Garcia, Hancock, Harman,  
            Haynes, Jerome Horton, Shirley Horton, Houston, Jackson,  
            Keene, Kehoe, Koretz, La Malfa, La Suer, Laird, Leno,  
            Leslie, Levine, Lieber, Liu, Longville, Lowenthal,  
            Maddox, Maldonado, Matthews, Maze, McCarthy, Montanez,  







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            Mountjoy, Mullin, Nakanishi, Nakano, Nation, Negrete  
            McLeod, Oropeza, Pacheco, Parra, Pavley, Plescia, Reyes,  
            Richman, Ridley-Thomas, Runner, Salinas, Samuelian,  
            Spitzer, Steinberg, Strickland, Vargas, Wiggins, Wolk,  
            Wyland, Yee


          NC:sl  8/20/03   Senate Floor Analyses 

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