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House approves Safe and Healthy Homes bill after floor debate over public registry
Summary
Delegates approved the Safe and Healthy Homes for All Act (House Bill 12‑18), which requires a state plan focused on large buildings and includes a registry provision that prompted concern about naming private properties; the bill passed 99–36.
The House on March 11 approved the Safe and Healthy Homes for All Act (House Bill 12‑18), a measure that requires the State agency identified in the bill to develop a plan addressing conditions in large multiunit properties and includes provisions to identify certain buildings with persistent, egregious code or habitability problems.
A delegate who explained her red vote said she supported many provisions but objected to a registry provision that…
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