House Local Government - 1/16/2026 10:30 AM

Local Government Committee · January 16, 2026

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Opening and agenda overview

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Chair (referred to later as Chair Duer) opened the hearing, welcomed members, and announced the agenda will include several bills including HB 2228 (scissor stairs). Chair asked staff to brief the first bill. Category: opening

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State Local Government Committee heard four building-related bills: HB 2228 (scissor stairs), HB 2381 (performance‑based codes), HB 2418 (permit review/vesting and timelines) and HB 2273 (embodied carbon standards). Testimony included designers, builders, advocates and state staff with broad agreement on some process fixes and sharp disagreements over vesting and mandatory material standards.

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