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Bill to add two seats to building codes board draws unanimous Senate backing; House hears testimony
Summary
Senate Bill 49 would expand the Building Codes Structures Board from nine to eleven members and specify two added seats — a fire protection engineer and a multifamily housing design/build expert — to bring technical expertise to code decisions, proponents said in a House committee hearing.
Joseph Santos Lyons, chief of staff for Sen. Khan Pham, told the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness on April 23 that Senate Bill 49 increases membership of the Building Codes Structures Board from nine to eleven and specifies two new member types: a fire protection engineer and an expert in designing or building multifamily housing.
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