HB1966
Uniform Statewide Building Code; issuance of building permits.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Uniform Statewide Building Code; enforcement by local building departments.
Requires any fees that are levied by a local governing body in order to defray the cost of Building Code enforcement and appeals, with the exception of the levy imposed for the support of training programs of the Building Code Academy, be used only to support the functions of the ... (More) local building department. The bill also requires local building departments, when denying an application for the issuance of a building permit, to provide to the applicant a written explanation detailing the reasons for which the application was denied. The bill provides that the applicant may submit a revised application addressing the reasons for which the application was previously denied and that, if the applicant does so, the local building department shall be encouraged, but not required, to limit its review of the revised application to only those portions of the application that were previously deemed inadequate and that the applicant has revised. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101136D
- 01/07/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/14/2019 - House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/17/2019 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/17/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1966)
- 01/29/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/29/2019 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2019 - House: Committee substitute printed 19105113D-H1
- 01/31/2019 - House: Read first time
- 02/01/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/01/2019 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105113D-H1
- 02/01/2019 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1966H1
- 02/04/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/05/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1966H1)
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/11/2019 - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/14/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/2019 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
- 02/21/2019 - House: Enrolled
- 02/21/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1966ER)
- 02/21/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1966ER)
- 02/28/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
- 02/28/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/21/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 698 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/21/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698)
