SENATE BILL 792

Sponsored By:

Senator Lenett

Entitled:

Residential Real Property - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Minimum Standards for Visitability - Study

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to study minimum standards for visitability for newly constructed single-family dwellings; defining "visitability"; requiring the Department to determine and report by December 31, 2008, whether it is advisable for the Department 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; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/5

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

2/20

Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Senator Lenett) Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/23

Third Reading Passed (36-11)

House Action

3/22

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

4/1

Re-referred Environmental Matters

Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.

4/5

Referred to interim study by Environmental Matters

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

Reports

Sunset

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

Senate

Number: 313129/01     Offered on: March 24, 2008   at: 4:27 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 524936/01     Offered on: March 24, 2008   at: 4:25 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 23, 2008: Third Reading Passed (36-11)