HB 25-1030: Accessibility Standards in Building Codes

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act requires a board of county commissioners, a governing body of a municipality, or a regional building department operating through an intergovernmental agreement with a board of county commissioners or governing body of a municipality that adopts or substantially amends a building code or updates a building code with a succeeding version of the international building code to ensure that the building code meets or exceeds the accessibility standards in the International Building Code, and the adopted accessibility standards cannot provide less protection than what is required by the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990". However, this requirement does not apply when energy-efficient building codes are adopted, nor does it apply to one- and 2-family dwellings and townhomes that comply with either the International Residential Code or a local building code whose accessibility standards are equivalent to the standards in the International Residential Code. The act requires the division of fire prevention and control within the department of public safety to ensure that, when certain building codes pertaining to public school and health facilities are substantially amended, the codes meet or exceed accessibility standards in the International Building Code. The act also requires the state housing board to ensure that, when the uniform construction and maintenance standards for hotels, motels, and multiple dwellings in jurisdictions with no local building code are substantially amended, the standards meet or exceed the accessibility standards in the International Building Code. The act also requires the state housing board to ensure that, when the recommendations for uniform housing standards and building codes to the general assembly and local governments are substantially amended, the codes meet or exceed the accessibility standards in the International Building Code. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. March 11, 2025Governor Signed
2. March 7, 2025Sent to the Governor
3. March 6, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
4. March 6, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
5. February 28, 2025House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6. February 27, 2025House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
7. February 26, 2025Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
8. February 25, 2025Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
9. February 20, 2025Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
10. February 7, 2025Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
11. February 5, 2025House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
12. February 4, 2025House Committee of the Whole Amendment - Change from ----- to -----

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