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| Bill | Uniform Statewide Building Code; exemption for certain use and occupancy classifications. | Board of Housing and Community Development; exemption for certain use and occupancy classifications from the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to consider, during the next code development cycle, revising the Uniform Statewide Building Code (the Building Code) to provide an exemption from any requirements in the energy efficiency standards in the Building Code and the 2018 Virginia Energy Conservation Code (the Energy Conservation Code), and any subsequent amendments to the Building Code and the Energy Conservation Code, for the use and occupancy classifications of (i) Section 306, Factory Group F; (ii) Section 311, Storage Group S; and (iii) Section 312, Utility and Miscellaneous Group U. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2022 | HB 1289 | Virginia HB 1289 (2022) |
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Virginia HB 1289 (2022) — Uniform Statewide Building Code; exemption for certain use and occupancy classifications.
Board of Housing and Community Development; exemption for certain use and occupancy classifications from the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to consider, during the next code development cycle, revising the Uniform Statewide Building Code (the Building Code) to provide an exemption from any requirements in the energy efficiency standards in the Building Code and the 2018 Virginia Energy Conservation Code (the Energy Conservation Code), and any subsequent amendments to the Building Code and the Energy Conservation Code, for the use and occupancy classifications of (i) Section 306, Factory Group F; (ii) Section 311, Storage Group S; and (iii) Section 312, Utility and Miscellaneous Group U.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- CHAP0407 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee substitute printed 22105555D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
- HB1289ER (committee substitute) — source
- Presented and ordered printed 22103441D (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 10-N) — 12–10 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) — 5–2 (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) — 9–6 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) — 51–47 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (32-Y 6-N 1-A) — 32–6 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-20 Presented and ordered printed 22103441D
introduction - 2022-01-20 Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee - 2022-01-26 Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee - 2022-02-03 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-02-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- 2022-02-04 Impact statement from DPB (HB1289)
- 2022-02-08 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 2022-02-08 Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
committee-passage - 2022-02-08 Committee substitute printed 22105555D-H1
substitution - 2022-02-10 Read first time
reading-1 - 2022-02-11 Read second time
reading-2 - 2022-02-11 Committee substitute agreed to 22105555D-H1
- 2022-02-11 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1289H1
- 2022-02-14 Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2022-02-14 VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N)
- 2022-02-16 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
referral-committee - 2022-02-18 Impact statement from DPB (HB1289H1)
- 2022-03-02 Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)
committee-passage - 2022-03-04 Passed by for the day
- 2022-03-07 Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 2022-03-08 Read third time
reading-3 - 2022-03-08 Passed Senate (32-Y 6-N 1-A)
passage - 2022-03-10 Enrolled
- 2022-03-10 Signed by Speaker
- 2022-03-11 Impact statement from DPB (HB1289ER)
- 2022-03-11 Signed by President
- 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/22)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/400f3de3-f84f-4b2c-b389-066d0fcfd21e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).