SSB 5491 — Allowing for residential buildings of a certain height to be served by a single exit under certain conditions. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning a technical advisory group to study single stairway residential buildings.)

What this bill does

Authorizes, until July 1, 2026, certain counties or cities to adopt local amendments to the State Building Code that allow for up to five stories of group R-2 occupancy to be served by a single exit under certain conditions. Requires the State Building Code Council to adopt by rule, by July 1, 2026, standards to allow for up to five stories of group R-2 occupancy to be served by a single exit and make them available for local adoption.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 10, 2023
  96 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 18, 2023
  48 yea · 1 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 8, 2023
  46 yea · 2 nay · 1 not voting

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