SB 5553 — Authorizing standards for temporary emergency shelters for local adoption.

What this bill does

Requires the State Building Code Council, by July 1, 2026, to adopt rules setting standards for temporary emergency shelters and make such standards available for local government adoption.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 24, 2023
  82 yea · 14 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2023
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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