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Committee backs narrow task force on visitability language, seeks fire safety input
Summary
Conference negotiators agreed to include a narrow, definition‑focused committee to standardize terms such as "visitability" and "universal design" in state housing statutes, and they asked the Division of Fire Safety to confirm its role and review construction rules referenced in the draft.
Members of the conference committee said they had agreed to include a narrow panel — requested by housing agencies — to define technical terms used across housing statutes, such as "visitability" and "universal design." Lawmakers described the panel as limited to producing consensus definitions, not broad new standards.
Why it matters: Several state statutes and program rules use terms that local governments, builders and agencies interpret differently. Committee members said a short,…
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