SB 195STATE · VirginiaIntroduced

Uniform Statewide Building Code; Board of HCD to convene advisory group to evaluate.

Board of Housing and Community Development;stakeholder advisory group; report. Directs the Board of Housingand Community Development (the Board) to convene a stakeholder advisorygroup to evaluate and recommend revisions to the Uniform StatewideBuilding Code to permit Group R-2 occupancies to be served by a singleexit, provided that the building has not more than six stories above grade plane. The bill requires the stakeholder advisory group tosubmit its findings and recommendations to the Board and to the Chairmenof the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than December 1, 2024.

Voted: 4/4/2024

How representatives voted

265 yea·5 nay·10 other

Action history

  • 4/4/2024Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0385)
  • 4/4/2024Approved by Governor-Chapter 385 (effective 7/1/24)
  • 3/11/2024Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
  • 3/11/2024Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
  • 3/9/2024Signed by President
  • 3/8/2024Signed by Speaker
  • 3/8/2024Impact statement from DPB (SB195ER)
  • 3/8/2024Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB195ER)
  • 3/8/2024Enrolled
  • 3/5/2024House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)