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Bureau outlines bills and rulemaking: proposed authority for investigators, TB117 federal bills and labeling regs
Summary
Policy staff reviewed multiple state and federal bills affecting bureau jurisdiction, a bureau-proposed bill to allow special investigators to issue notices to appear, and ongoing regulatory packages including labeling and thermal-insulation rulemaking.
Policy managers briefed the advisory council on pending legislation and the bureau’s regulatory plans.
Yofana Lamar summarized state and federal proposals. She described the bureau’s proposed bill, SB 391, to allow special investigators and supervising special investigators to issue notices to appear for misdemeanor offenses under the Household Mover Act. The proposal is modeled on authority already granted to similar programs and was double-referred to Senate Business and Professions and Public Safety with hearings expected in late March or early April.
On federal standards, staff reviewed Senate bill S.3551 and House bill H.R.4220, measures discussed last year that would make TB 117-2013 a federal standard. Yofana said both bills were referred to commerce committees and that no hearing date was set.
Regulatory activity: Diana Godinez reported progress on multiple California Code of Regulations updates. The bureau has submitted a Section 100 rulemaking package to update regulatory text to reflect the bureau’s statutory name change and has finalized amendments (effective Jan. 22, 2019) removing the seating-furniture exemption to require TB 117-2013 compliance for all upholstered furniture. The bureau also held labeling and household-movers regulatory workshops in February and plans to submit the household movers enforcement rulemaking package by May.
Thermal insulation: policy staff said a California State Fire Marshal proposal to exempt untreated polystyrene boards in foundations from certain building flammability requirements may require the bureau to pursue regulatory changes under Title 24; staff will coordinate with the California Building Commission on timing and options.
Requests and next steps: staff asked stakeholders to consider support for SB 391 and offered to circulate draft regulatory language for public comment once posted. Council members asked the bureau to monitor omnibus and committee bills that could affect the bureau’s statutory authority.
