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		<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Members Schultz and Rivas</ns0:AuthorText>
		<ns0:AuthorText authorType="PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR_ORIGINATING">(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Haney and Wicks)</ns0:AuthorText>
		<ns0:AuthorText authorType="COAUTHOR_ORIGINATING">(Coauthor: Assembly Member Gabriel)</ns0:AuthorText>
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		<ns0:Title>An act to amend Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, 18916, 18929.1, 18930, 18938.5, 18941.5, and 18942 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to building standards, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. </ns0:Title>
		<ns0:RelatingClause>building standards, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately</ns0:RelatingClause>
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			<ns0:Subject>Building regulations: state building standards.</ns0:Subject>
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				(1)
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				Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (department) in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission (commission) within the Department of General Services. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code (code). Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation.
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			<html:p> Existing law requires, among other things, the building standards adopted and submitted by the department for approval by the commission, as specified, to be adopted by reference, with certain exceptions. Existing law
			 authorizes any city or county to make changes in those building standards that are published in the code, including to green building standards. Existing law requires the governing body of a city or county, before making modifications or changes to those green building standards, to make an express finding that those modifications or changes are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.</html:p>
			<html:p>This bill would, from October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, prohibit a city or county from making changes that are applicable to residential units to the above-described building standards unless a certain condition is met, including that the commission deems those changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.</html:p>
			<html:p>This bill would, from October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, require the commission to reject a modification or change to any
			 building standard, as described above, affecting a residential unit and filed by the governing body of a city or county unless a certain condition is met, including that the commission deems those changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety. The bill would also make related findings and declarations. The bill would also require the commission to review certain changes or modifications within 45 days of receipt.</html:p>
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				(2)
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				The California Building Standards Law defines various terms to govern the construction of its provisions, including “model code,” which means any building code drafted by private organizations or otherwise, and is required to include, but not be limited to, the latest edition of various codes.
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			<html:p>This bill would modify the definition of “model code” to add the latest edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code of the International Code
			 Council.</html:p>
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				(3)
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				Existing law requires the commission to receive proposed building standards from state agencies for consideration in an 18-month code adoption cycle and to develop regulations, as specified, setting forth the procedures for the 18-month adoption cycle.
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			<html:p>This bill, from October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, would provide that the above-described requirement does not apply to any building standards affecting residential units and would prohibit the commission from considering, approving, or adopting any proposed building standards affecting residential units, unless a certain condition is met, including that the commission deems those changes necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.</html:p>
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				(4)
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				The California Building Standards Law provides for the adoption of building standards by state agencies by
			 requiring all state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard to submit the building standard to the commission for approval and adoption.
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			<html:p>This bill, from October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, would prohibit the commission or any other adopting agency from considering, approving, or adopting any proposed building standards affecting residential units, unless a certain condition is met, including that the commission deems those changes necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.</html:p>
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				(5)
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				Existing law requires only those building standards approved by the commission, and that are effective at the local level at the time an application for a building permit is submitted, to apply to the plans and specifications for, and to the construction performed under, that building permit. Existing law requires a local ordinance adding or modifying building standards for
			 residential occupancies, which are published in the California Building Standards Code, to apply only to an application for a building permit submitted after the effective date of the ordinance and to the plans and specifications for, and the construction performed under, that permit, subject to certain exceptions.
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			<html:p>This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, require the state and local building standards in effect at the time an application for a building permit is submitted, for a residential dwelling based on a model home design approved under those standards, to apply to all future residential dwellings based on that approved model home design in the same jurisdiction, unless a certain condition applies. By requiring local entities to apply certain building standards, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
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				(6)
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				Existing law provides that neither the State Building Standards
			 Law, nor the application of certain building standards, limits the authority of a city, county, or city and county to establish more restrictive building standards, including, but not limited to, green building standards, reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions, and pursuant to making certain findings.
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			<html:p>This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, from October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, prohibit a city or county from establishing more restrictive building standards that are applicable to residential units, unless a certain condition is met, including that the commission deems those changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.</html:p>
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				(7)
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				Existing law requires the commission to publish, or cause to be published, editions of the code in its entirety once in every 3 years, and supplements as necessary in the
			 intervening period. Existing law also requires an emergency building standards supplement to be published whenever the commission determines it is necessary.
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			<html:p>This bill would limit the changes adopted during the intervening period to changes deemed necessary for editorial or clarity reasons, emergency building standards, amendments by the State Fire Marshal to specified building standards, certain necessary building standards and related state amendments, and certain changes or modifications to administrative practices, as specified.</html:p>
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				(8)
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				The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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				(9)
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				The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
			 local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
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			<html:p>This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.</html:p>
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				(10)
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				This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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		<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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				<html:p>The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:</html:p>
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					(a)
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					The state faces a housing crisis of availability and affordability, in large part due to a severe shortage of housing.
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					(b)
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					Solving the housing crisis therefore requires a multifaceted, statewide approach, which will include, but is not limited to, any or some of the following:
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					(1)
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					Encouraging an increase in the overall supply of housing.
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					(2)
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					Encouraging the development of housing that is affordable to
				households at all income levels.
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					(3)
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					Removing barriers to housing production.
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					(4)
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					Expanding the availability of rental housing.
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					(c)
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					A temporary pause on additional changes to state building standards affecting residential construction for six years, with limited exceptions, would support this statewide approach by bringing more certainty to the home construction industry, including both affordable and market-rate developers, and helping stem further construction cost increases.
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					(d)
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					Addressing the housing crisis and the severe shortage of housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article
				XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Sections 2, 3, 4, and 9 of this act amending Sections 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, and 18941.5 of the Health and Safety Code apply to all cities, including charter cities.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 2.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 17958 of the 
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								(a)
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								Except as provided in subdivision (b), and in Sections 17958.8 and 17958.9, any city or county may make changes in the provisions adopted pursuant to Section 17922 and published in the California Building Standards Code or the other regulations thereafter adopted pursuant to Section 17922 to amend, add, or repeal ordinances or regulations which impose the same requirements as are contained in the provisions adopted pursuant to Section 17922 and published in the California Building Standards Code or the other regulations adopted pursuant to Section 17922 or make changes or modifications in those requirements upon express findings pursuant to Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7. If any city or county does not amend, add, or repeal ordinances or regulations
						to impose those requirements or make changes or modifications in those requirements upon express findings, the provisions published in the California Building Standards Code or the other regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 17922 shall be applicable to it and shall become effective 180 days after publication by the California Building Standards Commission. Amendments, additions, and deletions to the California Building Standards Code adopted by a city or county pursuant to Section 17958.7, together with all applicable portions of the California Building Standards Code, shall become effective 180 days after publication of the California Building Standards Code by the California Building Standards Commission.
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								(b)
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								Commencing October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, a city or county shall not make changes that are applicable to
						residential units in the provisions adopted pursuant to Section 17922 and published in the California Building Standards Code or the other regulations thereafter adopted pursuant to Section 17922 to amend, add, or repeal ordinances or regulations which impose the same requirements as are contained in the provisions adopted pursuant to Section 17922 and published in the California Building Standards Code or the other regulations adopted pursuant to Section 17922 or make changes or modifications in those requirements upon express findings pursuant to Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7, unless one of the following conditions is met:
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								(1)
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								The changes or modifications are substantially equivalent to changes or modifications that were previously filed by the governing body of the city or county and were in effect as of
						September 30, 2025.
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								(2)
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								The commission deems those changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.
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								(3)
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								The changes or modifications relate to home hardening.
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								(4)
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								The building standards relate to home hardening and are proposed for adoption by a fire protection district pursuant to Section 13869.7.
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								(5)
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								The changes or modifications are necessary to implement a local code amendment that is adopted to align with a general plan approved on or before June 10, 2025, and that permits mixed-fuel residential construction consistent with federal law
						while also incentivizing all-electric construction as part of an adopted greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy.
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								(6)
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								The changes or modifications are related to administrative practices, are proposed for adoption during the intervening period pursuant to Section 18942, and exclusively result in any of the following:
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								(A)
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								Reductions in time for a local agency to issue a postentitlement permit.
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								(B)
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								Alterations to a local agency’s
						postentitlement fee schedule.
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								(C)
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								Modernization of, or adoption of, new permitting platforms and software utilized by the local agency.
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								(D)
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								Reductions in cost of internal operation for a local agency.
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								(E)
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								Establishment, alteration, or removal of local programs related to enforcement of building code violations or complaints alleging building code violations.
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				Section 17958.5 of the 
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								(a)
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								Except as provided in subdivision (c) and in Section 17922.6, in adopting the ordinances or regulations pursuant to Section 17958, a city or county may make those changes or modifications in the requirements contained in the provisions published in the California Building Standards Code and the other regulations adopted pursuant to Section 17922, including, but not limited to, green building standards, as it determines, pursuant to the provisions of Section 17958.7, are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions.
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								(b)
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								For purposes of this section, a city or county may make reasonably necessary modifications to the requirements, adopted pursuant
						to Section 17922, including, but not limited to, green building standards, contained in the provisions of the code and regulations on the basis of local conditions.
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								(c)
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								Commencing October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, a city or county shall not make a change or modification as described in subdivision (a) or (b), including to green building standards, that is applicable to residential units, unless one of the following conditions is met:
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								(1)
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								The changes or modifications are substantially equivalent to changes or modifications that were previously filed by the governing body of the city or county and were in effect as of
						September 30, 2025.
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								(2)
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								The commission deems those changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.
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								(3)
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								The changes or modifications relate to home hardening.
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								(4)
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								The building standards relate to home hardening and are proposed for adoption by a local fire prevention district pursuant to Section 13869.7.
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								(5)
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								The changes or modifications are necessary to implement a local code amendment that is adopted to align with a general plan approved on or before June 10, 2025, and that permits mixed-fuel residential construction consistent with federal
						law while also incentivizing all-electric construction as part of an adopted greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy.
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								(6)
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								The changes or modifications are related to administrative practices, are proposed for adoption during the intervening period pursuant to Section 18942, and exclusively result in any of the following:
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								(A)
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								Reductions in time for a local agency to issue a postentitlement permit.
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								(B)
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								Alterations to a local
						agency’s postentitlement fee schedule.
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								(C)
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								Modernization of, or adoption of, new permitting platforms and software utilized by the local agency.
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								(D)
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								Reductions in cost of internal operation for a local agency.
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								(E)
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								Establishment, alteration, or removal of local programs related to enforcement of building code violations or complaints alleging building code violations.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 4.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 17958.7 of the 
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				 is amended to read:
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					<ns0:Num>17958.7.</ns0:Num>
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								(a)
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								Except as provided in subdivision (c) and in Section 17922.6, the governing body of a city or county, before making any modifications or changes pursuant to Section 17958.5, shall make an express finding that such modifications or changes are reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions. Such a finding shall be available as a public record. A copy of those findings, together with the modification or change expressly marked and identified to which each finding refers, shall be filed with the California Building Standards Commission. No modification or change shall become effective or operative for any purpose until the finding and the modification or change have been filed with the California
						Building Standards Commission.
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								(b)
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								The California Building Standards Commission may reject a modification or change filed by the governing body of a city or county if no finding was submitted.
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								(c)
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								Commencing October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, the commission shall reject a modification or change to any building standard affecting a residential unit and filed by the governing body of a city or county, unless one of the following conditions is met:
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								(1)
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								The changes or modifications are substantially equivalent to changes or modifications that were previously filed by the governing body of the city or county and were in effect as of
						September 30, 2025.
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								(2)
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								The commission deems those changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(3)
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								The changes or modifications relate to home hardening.
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								(4)
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								The building standards relate to home hardening and are proposed for adoption by a local fire prevention district pursuant to Section 13869.7.
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								(5)
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								The changes or modifications are necessary to implement a local code amendment that is adopted to align with a general plan approved on or before June 10, 2025, and that permits mixed-fuel residential construction consistent with federal
						law while also incentivizing all-electric construction as part of an adopted greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy.
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								(6)
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								The changes or modifications are related to administrative practices, are proposed for adoption during the intervening period pursuant to Section 18942, and exclusively result in any of the following:
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								(A)
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								Reductions in time for a local agency to issue a postentitlement permit.
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								(B)
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								Alterations to a local
						agency’s postentitlement fee schedule.
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								(C)
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								Modernization of, or adoption of, new permitting platforms and software utilized by the local agency.
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								(D)
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								Reductions in cost of internal operation for a local agency.
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								(E)
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								Establishment, alteration, or removal of local programs related to enforcement of building code violations or complaints alleging building code violations.
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								(d)
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								The changes or modifications filed pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) shall be reviewed by the commission within 45
						days of receipt.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 5.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 18916 of the 
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				 is amended to read:
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					<ns0:Num>18916.</ns0:Num>
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							<html:p>“Model code” means any building code drafted by private organizations or otherwise, and shall include, but not be limited to, the latest edition of the following:</html:p>
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								(a)
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								The International Building Code of the International Code Council.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(b)
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								The Uniform Plumbing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(c)
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								The Uniform Mechanical Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(d)
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								The National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Association.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(e)
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								The International Fire Code of the International Code Council.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(f)
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								The International Existing Building Code of the International Code Council.
							</html:p>
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								(g)
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								The International Residential Code of the International Code Council.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(h)
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								The International Wildland-Urban Interface Code of the International Code Council.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 6.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 18929.1 of the 
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				 is amended to read:
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					<ns0:Num>18929.1.</ns0:Num>
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								(a)
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								Except as provided in subdivision (c), the commission shall receive proposed building standards from state agencies for consideration in an 18-month code adoption cycle. The commission shall develop regulations setting forth the procedures for the 18-month adoption cycle. The regulations shall ensure all of the following:
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(1)
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								Adequate public participation in the development of building standards prior to submittal to the commission for adoption and approval.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(2)
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								Adequate notice, in written form, to the public of the compiled building standards and their justification.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(3)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Adequate technical review of proposed building standards and accompanying justification by advisory bodies appointed by the commission.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(4)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Adequate time for review of recommendations by advisory bodies prior to action by the commission.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(5)
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								The procedures shall meet the intent of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and Section 18930.
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							<html:p>
								(b)
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								Where this section is in conflict with other provisions of this part, the intent of this section shall prevail.
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							<html:p>
								(c)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Commencing October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, subdivision (a) shall not apply to
						any building standards affecting residential units and proposed building standards affecting residential units shall not be considered, approved, or adopted by the commission, unless any of the following conditions are met:
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(1)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The commission deems those changes necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(2)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The building standards relate to home hardening and are proposed for adoption by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(3)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The building standards are proposed for adoption in relation to standards researched pursuant to Section 13108.5.2.
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							<html:p>
								(4)
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								The building standards are proposed for adoption pursuant to Section 17921.9, 17921.11, or 18940.7 of
						this code, or Section 13558 of the Water Code.
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								(5)
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								The building standards are necessary to ensure the latest editions of the model codes specified in Section 18916 are incorporated into the triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code, along with any necessary and related state amendments supporting or facilitating the incorporation of the model codes.
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							<html:p>
								(6)
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								The building standards are necessary to incorporate errata or emergency updates to the national model codes specified in Section 18916, along with any necessary and related state amendments supporting or facilitating the incorporation of errata or emergency updates to the model codes.
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							<html:p>
								(7)
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								The building standards under consideration would take effect
						on or after January 1, 2032.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 7.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 18930 of the 
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				 is amended to read:
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					<ns0:Num>18930.</ns0:Num>
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								(a)
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								Except as provided in subdivision (g), any building standard adopted or proposed by state agencies shall be submitted to, and approved or adopted by, the California Building Standards Commission prior to codification. Prior to submission to the commission, building standards shall be adopted in compliance with the procedures specified in Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Building standards adopted by state agencies and submitted to the commission for approval shall be accompanied by an analysis written by the adopting agency or state agency that proposes the building standards which shall, to the satisfaction of the commission, justify the approval thereof in terms
						of the following criteria:
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							<html:p>
								(1)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The proposed building standards do not conflict with, overlap, or duplicate other building standards.
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							<html:p>
								(2)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The proposed building standard is within the parameters established by enabling legislation and is not expressly within the exclusive jurisdiction of another agency.
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							<html:p>
								(3)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The public interest requires the adoption of the building standards. The public interest includes, but is not limited to, health and safety, resource efficiency, fire safety, seismic safety, building and building system performance, and consistency with environmental, public health, and accessibility statutes and regulations.
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							<html:p>
								(4)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The proposed building
						standard is not unreasonable, arbitrary, unfair, or capricious, in whole or in part.
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							<html:p>
								(5)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The cost to the public is reasonable, based on the overall benefit to be derived from the building standards.
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							<html:p>
								(6)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The proposed building standard is not unnecessarily ambiguous or vague, in whole or in part.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(7)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The applicable national specifications, published standards, and model codes have been incorporated therein as provided in this part, where appropriate.
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							<html:p>
								(A)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								If a national specification, published standard, or model code does not adequately address the goals of the state agency, a statement defining the inadequacy shall accompany the proposed building standard when
						submitted to the commission.
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							<html:p>
								(B)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								If there is no national specification, published standard, or model code that is relevant to the proposed building standard, the state agency shall prepare a statement informing the commission and submit that statement with the proposed building standard.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(8)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The format of the proposed building standards is consistent with that adopted by the commission.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(9)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The proposed building standard, if it promotes fire and panic safety, as determined by the State Fire Marshal, has the written approval of the State Fire Marshal.
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							<html:p>
								(b)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								In reviewing building standards submitted for its approval, the commission shall consider only the record of the
						proceedings
						of the adopting agency, except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11359 of the Government Code.
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							<html:p>
								(c)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Where the commission is the adopting agency, it shall consider the record submitted to, and considered by, the state agency that proposes the building standards and the record of
						public comment that results from the commission’s adoption of proposed regulations.
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							<html:p>
								(d)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								(1)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The commission shall give great weight to the determinations and analysis of the adopting agency or state agency that proposes the building standards on each of the criteria for approval set forth in subdivision (a). Any factual determinations of the adopting agency or state agency that proposes the building standards shall be considered conclusive by the commission unless the commission specifically finds, and sets forth its reasoning in writing, that the factual determination is arbitrary and capricious or substantially unsupported by the evidence considered by the adopting agency or state agency that proposes the building standards.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(2)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Whenever
						the commission makes a finding, as described in this subdivision, it shall return the standard to the adopting agency or state agency that proposes the building standards for a reexamination of its original determination of the disputed fact.
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							<html:p>
								(e)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Whenever a building standard is principally intended to protect the public health and safety, its adoption shall not be a “factual determination” for purposes of subdivision (d). Whenever a building standard is principally intended to conserve energy or other natural resources, the commission shall consider or review the cost to the public or benefit to be derived as a “factual determination” pursuant to subdivision (d). Whenever a building standard promotes fire and panic safety, each agency shall, unless adopted by the State Fire Marshal, submit the building standard to the State Fire Marshal for
						prior approval.
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							<html:p>
								(f)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Whenever the commission finds, pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), that a building standard is adopted by an adopting agency pursuant to statutes requiring adoption of the building standard, the commission shall not consider or review whether the adoption is in the public interest pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(g)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Commencing October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, proposed building standards affecting residential units shall not be considered, approved, or adopted by the commission or any other adopting agency, unless any of the following conditions are met:
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(1)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The commission deems those changes necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(2)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The building standards relate to home hardening and are
						proposed for adoption by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(3)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The building standards are proposed for adoption in relation to standards researched pursuant to Section 13108.5.2.
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							<html:p>
								(4)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The building standards are proposed for adoption pursuant to Section 17921.9, 17921.11, or 18940.7 of this code, or Section 13558 of the Water Code.
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							<html:p>
								(5)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The building standards are necessary to ensure the latest editions of the model codes specified in Section 18916 are incorporated into the triennial edition of the California Building Standards Code, along with any necessary and related state amendments supporting or facilitating the incorporation of the model codes.
							</html:p>
							<html:p>
								(6)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The building standards are necessary to incorporate errata or emergency updates to the national model codes specified in Section 18916, along with any necessary and related state amendments supporting or facilitating the incorporation of errata or emergency updates to the model codes.
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							<html:p>
								(7)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								The building standards under consideration would take effect on or after January 1, 2032.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 8.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 18938.5 of the 
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					<ns0:Num>18938.5.</ns0:Num>
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								(a)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Only those building standards approved by the commission, and that are effective at the local level at the time an application for a building permit is submitted, shall apply to the plans and specifications for, and to the construction performed under, that building permit.
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							<html:p>
								(b)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								(1)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								A local ordinance adding or modifying building standards for residential occupancies, which are published in the California Building Standards Code, shall apply only to an application for a building permit submitted after the effective date of the ordinance and to the plans and specifications for, and the construction performed under, that permit.
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							<html:p>
								(2)
								<html:span class="EnSpace"/>
								Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any of the following:
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								(A)
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								A city or county that has been subject to an emergency proclaimed pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
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								(B)
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								A permit that is subsequently deemed expired because the building or work authorized by the permit is not commenced within 12 months from the date of the permit or the permittee has abandoned the work authorized by the permit.
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								(C)
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								A permit that is subsequently deemed suspended or revoked because the building official has, in writing, suspended or revoked the permit due to its issuance in
						error or on the basis of incorrect information supplied.
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								(c)
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								No model code made applicable to any additional occupancy shall apply to any project that has been submitted for a building permit prior to the effective date of that model code.
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								(d)
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								Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, the state and local building standards in effect at the time an application for a building permit is submitted, for a residential dwelling based on a model home design approved under those standards, shall apply to all future residential dwellings based on that approved model home design in the same jurisdiction, unless the model home design substantially changes at a later date or 10 years have passed since the building permit for the model home design was approved by the
						jurisdiction, whichever comes first.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 9.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 18941.5 of the 
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					<ns0:Num>18941.5.</ns0:Num>
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								(a)
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								(1)
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								Amendments, additions, and deletions to the California Building Standards Code, including, but not limited to, green building standards, adopted by a city, county, or city and county pursuant to Section 18941.5 or pursuant to Section 17958.7, together with all applicable portions of the California Building Standards Code, shall become effective 180 days after publication of the California Building Standards Code by the commission, or at a later date after publication established by the commission.
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								(2) 
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								The publication date established by the commission shall be no earlier than the date the California Building Standards Code is available for purchase by the
						public.
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								(b) 
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								Neither the State Building Standards Law contained in this part, nor the application of building standards contained in this section, shall limit the authority of a city, county, or city and county to establish more restrictive building standards, including, but not limited to, green building standards, reasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, or topographical conditions. The governing body shall make the finding required by Section 17958.7 and the other requirements imposed by Section 17958.7 shall apply to that finding. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of fire protection districts pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13869.7. Further, nothing in this section shall require findings required by Section 17958.7 beyond those currently required for more restrictive building standards related to
						housing.
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								(c)
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								Notwithstanding subdivision (b), and commencing October 1, 2025, to June 1, 2031, inclusive, a city or county shall not establish more restrictive building standards, including, but not limited to, green building standards, that are applicable to residential units, unless one of the following conditions is met:
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								(1)
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								The changes or modifications are substantially equivalent to changes or modifications that were previously filed by the governing body of the city or county and were in effect as of September 30, 2025.
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								(2)
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								The
						commission deems those changes or modifications necessary as emergency standards to protect health and safety.
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								(3)
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								The changes or modifications relate to home hardening.
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								(4)
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								The building standards relate to home hardening and are proposed for adoption by a fire protection district pursuant to Section 13869.7.
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								(5)
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								The changes or modifications are necessary to implement a local code amendment that is adopted to align with a general plan approved on or before June 10, 2025, and that permits mixed-fuel residential construction consistent with federal law while also incentivizing all-electric construction as part of an adopted greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 10.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 18942 of the 
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								(a)
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								(1)
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								The commission shall publish, or cause to be published, editions of the code in its entirety once every three years. In the intervening period the commission shall publish, or cause to be published, supplements as necessary. For emergency building standards defined in subdivision (a) of Section 18913, an emergency building standards supplement shall be published whenever the commission determines it is necessary.
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								(2)
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								Changes adopted during the intervening period described in paragraph (1) shall be limited to only the following:
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								(A)
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								Changes deemed necessary for editorial or clarity reasons.
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								(B)
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								Emergency building standards.
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								(C)
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								Amendments by the State Fire Marshal to building standards within Chapter 7A of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (Part 7 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).
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								(D)
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								The building standards are necessary to incorporate errata or emergency updates to the national model codes specified in Section 18916, along with any necessary and related state amendments supporting or facilitating the incorporation of errata or emergency updates to the model codes.
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								(E)
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								Changes or modifications made pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 17958,
						paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 17958.5, or paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 17958.7.
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								(b)
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								The commission shall publish the text of Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 115920) of Chapter 5 of Part 10 of Division 104, within the requirements for single-family residential occupancies contained in Part 2.5 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, with the following note:
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							<html:p class="Boundary11">“NOTE: These regulations are subject to local government modification. You should verify the applicable local government requirements at the time of application for a building permit.”</html:p>
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								(c)
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								The commission shall publish the text of Section
						116064.2 within Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
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								(d)
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								The commission may publish, stockpile, and sell at a reasonable price the code and materials incorporated therein by reference if it deems the latter is insufficiently available to the public, or unavailable at a reasonable price. Each state department concerned and each city, county, or city and county shall have an up-to-date copy of the code available for public inspection.
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								(e)
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								(1)
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								Each city, county, and city and county, including charter cities, shall obtain and maintain with all revisions on a current basis, at least one copy of the building standards and other state regulations relating to buildings published in Titles 8, 19, 20, 24, and 25 of the California Code of Regulations. These
						codes shall be maintained in the office of the building official responsible for the administration and enforcement of this part.
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								(2)
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								This subdivision shall not apply to a city or county that contracts for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this part with another local government agency that complies with this section.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 11.</ns0:Num>
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					No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII
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					B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 12.</ns0:Num>
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				<html:p>This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:</html:p>
				<html:p>In order to avert economic and social harm as a result of natural disasters and the severe lack of affordable housing in the state, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.</html:p>
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