Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Housing and Homelessness Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3958
Provides that notwithstanding any municipality's ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, the state building code applies exclusively and uniformly to any building or structure in which construction, reconstruction, renovation or remodeling occurs for the purpose of converting commercial office space to housing.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: Says that the state building code applies to projects that convert offices to housing, no matter what any city or county law or rule says. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.0). Provides that notwithstanding any municipality's ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, the state building code applies exclusively and uniformly to any building or structure in which construction, reconstruction, renovation or remodeling occurs for the purpose of converting commercial office space to housing. Sunsets on January 1, 2031.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
April 10 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesApr 10 to Jun 27 · stopped78 days
Waiting for a committeeApr 10 to Apr 155 days
Housing and HomelessnessApr 15 to Jun 27 · stopped73 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Apr 10 – Jun 27
- Apr 10Introduced
- Apr 15Sent to Housing and Homelessness
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Apr 10First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Apr 15Referred to Housing and Homelessness.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives