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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1092: Uniform Statewide Building Code; amending Code, local building officials.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1092 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 10, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Uniform Statewide Building Code; amending Code, local building officials. Primary sponsor: Delores Oates (Republican). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in General Laws.

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Official summary

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

Board of Housing and Community Development; Uniform Statewide Building Code; local building officials. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to amend the Uniform Statewide Building Code and corresponding regulations to remove any authority for local building departments to appoint local building officials for permanent terms. The bill requires the Board to require local building departments to appoint such officials for a term not to exceed 10 years and to only reappoint such officials after holding a performance evaluation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Delores OatesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31

“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. Left in General Laws
  2. Continued to 2025 in General Laws (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
  5. Impact statement from DPB (HB1092)
  6. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103911D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source