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Committee defers fortified-roof bill after debate over cost, code preemption and inspection roles
Summary
Representative Freeman asked to work on a substitute to House Bill 453, which would have established fortified-roof requirements in the coastal boundary. Testimony from Smart Home America and discussion of a Legislative Auditor report highlighted potential insurance benefits and implementation costs; the committee voluntarily deferred the bill.
Representative Freeman asked the House Commerce Committee to defer House Bill 453, a proposal addressing fortified roofs on residential property in coastal-zone boundaries, and said she will work on a substitute after stakeholder input.
Ms. Vygras read the bill summary: it was "relative to the construction of a roof in the coastal zone boundary to provide for fortified roofs on residential property in the coastal zone boundary to provide for requirements and standards and to provide for related matters."
Julie Shaiu Woodard, president and CEO of Smart Home America, told the committee that Louisiana's building code already contains most fortified roofing standards and cautioned…
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