HB 1509 VA

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Introduced

Uniform Statewide Building Code; regulations superseded; exceptions; interpretations; report. Removes existing exceptions to the Uniform Statewide Building Code and establishes a process by which counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions may petition the State Building Code Technical Review Board (the Review Board) to grant single project exceptions. The bill requires the Review Board, in granting approval for an exception, to identify other counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth in which the conditions are substantially similar and to which such exception shall therefore apply. The bill additionally requires the Review Board to report to the General Assembly annually no later than November 1 regarding the number of petitions received, the disposition of such petitions, technical findings supporting approvals and denials, and the cost and safety impacts of any approved exception. The bill requires any interpretation issued by the Review Board to apply statewide. Finally, the bill directs the Board of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, to establish a training program for local plan reviewers and inspectors to ensure enforcement of the Uniform Statewide Building Code is uniform across the Commonwealth.

• Eric Phillips Republican · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105662D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Feb 2, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · lower
4. Feb 4, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1509) · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Continued to next session in General Laws (Voice Vote) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

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