File Code: Real Property
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 792  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Niemann, Gilchrist, Lafferty, Benson, Frush, Hubbard, Manno, and
Pena-Melnyk
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Residential Real Property - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Minimum
Standards for Visitability
 
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt
as a modification of the Maryland Building Performance Standards
minimum standards for visitability in the design and construction of
newly constructed single-family dwellings for which a building permit
is issued on or after April 1, 2009; requiring the minimum standards
for visitability to include specified requirements; defining
"visitability"; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/30
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 -      Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/21
 - Referred to interim study by Environmental Matters
 
Senate Action
- No Action
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
 - Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
 - Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
 - Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Building Codes
 - Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
 - Housing and Community Development, Department of
 - Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Public Safety
 - (
 12-503 ,
 12-503.1 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered