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Committee questions S.3.28 universal‑design pilot language; counsel to review ADA and state access rules
Summary
Legislative counsel reviewed draft language of S.3.28 on off‑site construction and universal design, and committee members debated whether the pilot should ask 'whether' or 'how' to adopt building‑code standards and how to avoid creating enforcement burdens for fire and safety authorities.
BURLINGTON — The House Committee on General & Housing spent the latter portion of its April 28 meeting discussing S.3.28, a draft bill that would incorporate universal‑design principles into an off‑site construction pilot and ask state agencies to report on possible code changes.
Cameron Wood of the Office of Legislative Counsel reviewed draft 3.1 of the bill, described where the universal‑design language appears in the pilot's reporting requirements and said he had begun "to scratch the surface" on how current statutory accessibility language and the ADA intersect with…
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