HB 1005

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 07, 2020
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Uniform Statewide Building Code; exceptions, provisions, and modifications.

Abstract

Housing; Uniform Statewide Building Code; exceptions, provisions, and modifications; local disaster resilience measures.Clarifies that the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) doesnot supersede (i) local flood plan regulations adopted as a conditionof participation in the Community Rating System and (ii) measuresadopted by local ordinance to make buildings resilient to foreseeableharm from recurrent flooding, coastal storms, sea level rise, andother similar threats to the health, safety, and general welfareof the locality and its residents. The bill also adds resilienceand hazard risk reduction to the recognized standards that shouldbe consistent with the USBC's provisions and modifications.

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Feb 06, 2020

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1005)

House

Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (8-Y 0-N)

House

Stricken from docket by General Laws (21-Y 0-N)

Jan 15, 2020

House

Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection

Jan 07, 2020

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102997D

House

Referred to Committee on General Laws

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Impact statement from DPB (HB1005) HTML

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