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Committee approves study of single‑staircase buildings, adds fire and affordable‑housing representation
Summary
Senate Bill 436, directing the Department of Labor to study building-code requirements for single-staircase residential buildings up to six stories, was amended to add the State Fire Marshal, firefighter organizations, and an affordable-housing representative to the study group.
The Education, Energy and the Environment Committee approved Senate Bill 436, which directs the Maryland Department of Labor to study building-code requirements for single-staircase residential buildings up to six stories and issue recommendations by Dec. 1, 2026. The study originally authorized the department to conduct the review and report by Dec. 1, 2025, but committee amendments lengthened the study period and broadened…
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