Senate committee hears AB 306 to centralize building‑code appeals
Assemblymember Schultz told the Senate Local Government Committee AB 306 would let the California Building Standards Commission hear appeals of local code interpretations and issue statewide interpretations; architects and housing groups said the change would reduce inconsistency across 540 jurisdictions and speed housing projects.
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Assemblymember Schultz introduced AB 306, a bill that "would require the California Building Standards Commission, to hear and decide appeals regarding a local agency's implementation of the state building code and issue code interpretations." The measure is aimed at giving affected parties a state forum to resolve local code disputes that now vary across roughly 540 jurisdictions.
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