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Introduced
02/05/2026
02/05/2026
In Committee
02/17/2026
02/17/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, each municipality shall complete a survey of new buildings (rather than just a survey of buildings) in its jurisdiction that have skylights and other openings located in the plane of a low-sloped roof. Provides that, within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, each municipality shall develop a methodology to collect data regarding the presence of skylights and other openings in the plane of low-sloped roofs of existing buildings by examining building permits and collecting information during required inspections of those properties.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Rooftop Safety for First Responders Act to require municipalities to conduct surveys of buildings with skylights and other openings on low-sloped roofs. Specifically, by January 1, 2027, and every two years thereafter, municipalities must survey new commercial buildings with such features, and within one year of the bill's enactment, they must develop a method to collect data on these features in existing buildings by reviewing building permits and information gathered during property inspections. A low-sloped roof is generally a roof with a pitch of less than 3:12. The purpose of these surveys is to create a building inventory that will be shared with local police and fire departments, and in counties with over 1,000,000 residents, this information will also be stored in computer-aided dispatch systems, which are used by emergency services to manage calls and deploy resources.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Senate Local Government Committee Hearing (15:30:00 2/25/2026 Room 409) (on 02/25/2026)
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