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Assembly committee advances bill to pause residential building-code updates for six years
Summary
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted to refer AB 306, which would impose a six‑year moratorium on new residential building‑code updates, to the Appropriations Committee after debate among housing developers, affordable‑housing advocates and environmental groups.
Assemblymember Schultz introduced Assembly Bill 306, a proposal to impose a six‑year moratorium on new updates to the California building code that affect only residential construction and to limit local governments from making modifications to those standards except for emergency health and safety changes.
Supporters said the pause would provide cost certainty for builders and homeowners during a statewide housing shortage and the recent wildfire rebuilding in Los Angeles County. Silvio Ferrari of the California Building Industry Association told the committee the frequent code updates impose recurring…
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