State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway apartment houses: report.
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards 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. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to research and develop, and authorizes the State Fire Marshal to propose to the California Building Standards Commission, mandatory building standards for fire resistance based on occupancy risk categories in very high, high, and moderate California fire severity zones, as provided.
California AB 835 (20232024) — State Fire Marshal: building standards: single-exit, single stairway apartment houses: report.
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards 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. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to research and develop, and authorizes the State Fire Marshal to propose to the California Building Standards Commission, mandatory building standards for fire resistance based on occupancy risk categories in very high, high, and moderate California fire severity zones, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB835 Lee et al. By Wiener — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 835 Lee Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
AB 835 Lee Assembly Third Reading — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 15–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Lee — primary (person)
Ward — coauthor (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2023-03-02 Referred to Com. on E.M. referral-committee
2023-04-19 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 17). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-04-20 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-24 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2023-05-03 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 18). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2023-05-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1874.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-31 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-07 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2023-06-27 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 27). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-06-28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-08-14 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-08-21 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2361.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-05 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2023-09-07 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3024.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2023-10-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 345, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/41f08f28-c8fb-45ed-bb44-d35ba60c2f9a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).