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Committee advances bill to align local building codes with modern accessibility standards
Summary
House Bill 25‑10‑30 would require jurisdictions that use building codes to adopt accessibility standards that meet or exceed recent international building code accessibility provisions; sponsors say it will reduce retrofits and litigation.
House Bill 25‑10‑30, sponsored by Senators Winter and Cutter, would require local governments that adopt building codes to adopt accessibility provisions that meet or exceed the latest relevant standards in the International Building Code (IBC) and related accessibility publications. The bill also directs state agencies to adopt comparable accessibility codes for public schools, health facilities, manufactured housing and other specified building types where jurisdictions lack local codes.
Sponsors and advocates framed the bill as an effort to reduce the persistent accessibility gaps in both new construction and renovation projects. Senator Cutter said modern growth and higher density make it more important to build accessible residential and…
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