Legislation

Title: Public Safety - Building Codes - Balcony Railing Inspections (Jonathan's Law)
Sponsored by: Delegate Stein
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 495
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring specified political subdivisions to require periodic inspections of multifamily dwellings with specified balcony railings at least once every 5 years to ensure that each balcony railing meets the requirements of the applicable local housing code or the Minimum Livability Code; prohibiting Baltimore City from issuing or renewing a specified multiple-family dwelling license unless the applicant demonstrates that a professional inspector has completed a specified inspection; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environmental Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0469 Session: 2013 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2014 Legislative Date 2/05/2014 Action First Reading Environmental Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2014 Legislative Date 2/07/2014 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2014 Legislative Date 3/08/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments {370119/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 44
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2014 Legislative Date 3/08/2014 Action Special Order until 3/12 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted Proceedings 44
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2014 Legislative Date 3/09/2014 Action Special Order until 3/13 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted Proceedings 45
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Floor Amendment (Delegate Szeliga) {713627/1 Rejected (42-89) Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Special Order until later today (Delegate McDermott) Adopted Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Floor Amendment (Delegate McDermott) {433123/1 Rejected (43-91) Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2014 Legislative Date 3/11/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (101-36) Proceedings 47
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2014 Legislative Date 3/13/2014 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 47
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2014 Legislative Date 3/31/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2014 Legislative Date 3/23/2014 Action Favorable with Amendments {334339/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 57
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/01/2014 Legislative Date 3/23/2014 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 57
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2014 Legislative Date 3/24/2014 Action Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) Proceedings 58
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/27/2014 Action House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments Proceedings 63
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/27/2014 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 63
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/27/2014 Action Conference Committee Appointed Proceedings 63
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2014 Legislative Date 3/27/2014 Action Delegates Stein, Holmes, and Fraser-Hidalgo Proceedings 63
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/26/2014 Action Senate Refuses to Recede Proceedings 60
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/26/2014 Action Conference Committee Appointed Proceedings 60
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/04/2014 Legislative Date 3/26/2014 Action Senators Young, Benson, and Ferguson Proceedings 60
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2014 Legislative Date 4/01/2014 Action Conference Committee Report Adopted Proceedings 68
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2014 Legislative Date 4/01/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (99-37) Proceedings 68
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2014 Legislative Date 3/30/2014 Action Conference Committee Report Adopted Proceedings 64
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2014 Legislative Date 3/30/2014 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 64
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2014 Legislative Date 4/01/2014 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings 64
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/15/2014 Legislative Date 5/15/2014 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 495 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2014	2/05/2014	First Reading Environmental Matters
House	2/07/2014	2/07/2014	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/07/2014	3/10/2014	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
House	3/11/2014	3/08/2014	Favorable with Amendments {370119/1 Report Adopted	44
House	3/11/2014	3/08/2014	Special Order until 3/12 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted	44
House	3/12/2014	3/09/2014	Special Order until 3/13 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted	45
House	3/13/2014	3/10/2014	Floor Amendment (Delegate Szeliga) {713627/1 Rejected (42-89)	46
House	3/13/2014	3/10/2014	Special Order until later today (Delegate McDermott) Adopted	46
House	3/13/2014	3/10/2014	Floor Amendment (Delegate McDermott) {433123/1 Rejected (43-91)	46
House	3/13/2014	3/10/2014	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46
House	3/14/2014	3/11/2014	Third Reading Passed (101-36)	47
Senate	3/18/2014	3/13/2014	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	47
Senate	3/31/2014	3/31/2014	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/01/2014	3/23/2014	Favorable with Amendments {334339/1 Report Adopted	57
Senate	4/01/2014	3/23/2014	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	57
Senate	4/02/2014	3/24/2014	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)	58
House	4/03/2014	3/27/2014	House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments	63
House	4/03/2014	3/27/2014	House Requests Senate Recede	63
House	4/03/2014	3/27/2014	Conference Committee Appointed	63
House	4/03/2014	3/27/2014	Delegates Stein, Holmes, and Fraser-Hidalgo	63
Senate	4/04/2014	3/26/2014	Senate Refuses to Recede	60
Senate	4/04/2014	3/26/2014	Conference Committee Appointed	60
Senate	4/04/2014	3/26/2014	Senators Young, Benson, and Ferguson	60
House	4/07/2014	4/01/2014	Conference Committee Report Adopted	68
House	4/07/2014	4/01/2014	Third Reading Passed (99-37)	68
Senate	4/07/2014	3/30/2014	Conference Committee Report Adopted	64
Senate	4/07/2014	3/30/2014	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	64
House	4/07/2014	4/01/2014	Passed Enrolled	64
Post Passage	5/15/2014	5/15/2014	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 495

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
4/01/2014	Amendments Senate - (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) {334339/01 Adopted
3/11/2014	Amendments House - (Environmental Matters) {370119/01 Adopted
3/13/2014	Amendments House - (Delegate McDermott) {433123/01 Rejected
3/13/2014	Amendments House - (Delegate Szeliga) {713627/01 Rejected
4/07/2014	Conference Committee Amendment Senate - {693329/01 Adopted
4/07/2014	Conference Committee Report Senate - {493529/01 Adopted
2/05/2014	Text - First - Public Safety - Building Codes - Balcony Inspections (Jonathan's Law)
3/13/2014	Text - Third - Public Safety - Building Codes - Balcony Railing Inspections (Jonathan's Law)
4/08/2014	Text - Enrolled - Public Safety - Building Codes - Balcony Railing Inspections (Jonathan's Law)
5/20/2014	Text - Chapter - Public Safety - Building Codes - Balcony Railing Inspections (Jonathan's Law)
3/11/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Environmental Matters
3/31/2014	Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
3/10/2014	Vote - House Floor - Floor Amendment (Szeliga) {713627/1 Rejected (42-89) - 03/10/14
3/10/2014	Vote - House Floor - Floor Amendment (McDermott) {433123/1 Rejected (43-91) - 03/10/14
3/11/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (101-36) - 03/11/14
4/01/2014	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (99-37) - 04/01/14
3/24/2014	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) - 03/24/14
3/30/2014	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) - 03/30/14

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