Building Codes
Louisiana 2013 Regular Session
Provides relative to the state uniform construction code [HB-580]
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Provides relative to the state uniform construction code
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Gettr Louisiana 2013 Regular Session
Requires the adoption of the latest version of Part IV-Energy Conservation of the International Residential Code [HB-411]
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Requires the adoption of the latest version of Part IV-Energy Conservation of the International Residential Code
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Louisiana 2013 Regular Session
Makes changes to the oversight and adoption of updates to the state uniform construction code [HB-254]
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Makes changes to the oversight and adoption of updates to the state uniform construction code
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Hotels - Mandatory Master Control [SB-869]
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Requiring that guest rooms in newly constructed hotels be equipped with a device that turns off light fixtures after a specified period of time; authorizing the required device to control heating, ventilation, or air conditioning default settings; requiring the Department to adopt specified provisions as a part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Safety - Building Exteriors - Inspection and Maintenance [SB-862]
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Requiring each political subdivision to adopt by regulation a minimum safety inspection standard for the maintenance and inspection of building exteriors; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt by regulation a General Property and Structural Maintenance Code; authorizing a political subdivision to charge a fee for specified inspections; making it a misdemeanor to willfully violate the Code; establishing penalties; defining terms; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Safety - Building Performance Standards - Automatic Fire Sprinkler [SB-602]
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Prohibiting a local jurisdiction, with specified exceptions, from adopting local amendments to the Maryland Building Performance Standards if the local amendments weaken specified automatic fire sprinkler systems provisions contained in the Standards; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Manufactured Homes - Sprinkler System Requirement - Opt-Out Provisions for [SB-331]
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Authorizing local jurisdictions to adopt a local amendment to allow manufactured homes to opt-out of sprinkler requirements if the local jurisdiction has adopted a local amendment to the Maryland Building Performance Standards that allows buildings and structures to opt-out of sprinkler requirements; providing that a local amendment adopted by a local jurisdiction under the Act prevails if there is a conflict with the International Building Code; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid [SB-222]
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Making the High Performance Buildings Act applicable to specified capital projects that are funded or financed, to a specified extent, by a grant of State aid to specified grantees; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to require specified recipients of State funds to employ specified standards under specified circumstances; defining terms; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Safety - Building Codes - Balcony Inspections ("Jonathan's Law") [SB-196]
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Requiring a political subdivision to require inspections of specified multifamily dwellings with balconies at least every 5 years to ensure that each balcony meets requirements of the local housing code or the Minimum Livability Code; authorizing a political subdivision to conduct inspections, authorize a third party to conduct inspections, or require a professional inspector to conduct and certify inspections in a specified manner; authorizing a political subdivision to charge a fee for a periodic inspection; defining terms; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Hotels - Mandatory Master Control [HB-940]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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Requiring that guest rooms in newly constructed hotels be equipped with a device that turns off lighting fixtures after a specified period of time; authorizing the required device to control heating, ventilation, or air conditioning default settings; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt specified provisions as a part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - High Performance Buildings [HB-901]
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Requiring specified buildings owned by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to be high performance buildings under specified circumstances; exempting specified building types from specified high performance building standards; authorizing the Commission to request specified waivers from specified high performance building standards; authorizing a county council, with approval of the county executive, to issue a specified waiver under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
High Performance Buildings Act - Applicability to Recipients of State Aid [HB-639]
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Making the High Performance Buildings Act applicable to specified capital projects that are funded or financed, to a specified extent, by a grant of State aid to specified grantees; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to require specified recipients of State funds to employ specified standards under specified circumstances; defining terms; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Bail Bonds - Use of Real Property as Security [HB-517]
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Prohibiting a surety from accepting or providing real estate as security for a bail bond in a circuit court or the District Court unless the person offering the real estate as security provides a certification from the owner of the real estate that the real estate has no outstanding citations for building or property code violations.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Safety - Building Performance Standards - Automatic Fire Sprinkler [HB-366]
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Prohibiting a local jurisdiction, with specified exceptions, from adopting local amendments to the Maryland Building Performance Standards if the local amendments weaken specified automatic fire sprinkler systems provisions contained in the Standards; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Plumbing Code - Adoption of International Code Council Standards [HB-247]
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Authorizing the State Board of Plumbing to adopt standards of the International Code Council as part of the State Plumbing Code; requiring the Board to periodically review specified standards of the International Code Council; requiring the Board to amend the State Plumbing Code to incorporate specified standards for a water conserving appliance, device, fitting, or fixture under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Property Tax - High Performance Building Tax Credit - National Green Building [HB-158]
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Altering the definition of "high performance building" for purposes of the high performance building tax credit to include a residential building that achieves at least a silver rating according to the International Code Council's 700 National Green Building Standards; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2012.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Land Use [HB-1290]
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Adding a new article to the Annotated Code of Maryland, to be designated and known as the "Land Use Article", to revise, restate, and recodify the laws of the State relating to zoning, planning, subdivision, and other land use mechanisms, including comprehensive plans, historic preservation, and related matters; revising, restating, and recodifying the laws of the State relating to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, including the Regional District and the Metropolitan District; etc.
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Utah 2012 General Session
State Construction Code Amendments [SB-28]
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State Construction Code Amendments
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Utah 2012 General Session
International Residential Code Amendments [HB-383]
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International Residential Code Amendments
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Utah 2012 General Session
Building Code Amendments [HB-262]
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Building Code Amendments