Pennsylvania SB 867: An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions and for Accessibility Advisory Board; in Uniform Construction Code, further providing for adoption by regulations and for revised or successor codes; in training and certification of inspectors, further providing for education and training programs; and establishing the Accessibility Advisory Board Administration Account.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 968
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 867
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, ROBINSON, KANE, HAYWOOD, KEARNEY,
SAVAL, CAPPELLETTI AND COSTA, JUNE 18, 2025
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JUNE 18, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled
"An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing
powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of
Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing
penalties; and making repeals," in preliminary provisions,
further providing for definitions and for Accessibility
Advisory Board; in Uniform Construction Code, further
providing for adoption by regulations and for revised or
successor codes; in training and certification of inspectors,
further providing for education and training programs; and
establishing the Accessibility Advisory Board Administration
Account.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 103 of the act of November 10, 1999
(P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code
Act, is amended by adding definitions to read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Accessibility code." Any collective codes relating to
accessibility and their referenced standards.
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"Updated accessibility code sections." Any sections of the
newest editions of the ICC accessibility codes subject to review
by the advisory board under section 106(d) that are different
from, added to or deleted from the immediately preceding
editions of the ICC codes.
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Section 2. Section 106(a)(1) of the act is amended, the
subsection is amended by adding a paragraph and the section is
amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 106. Accessibility Advisory Board.
(a) Creation and composition.--
(1) There is hereby created an Accessibility Advisory
Board which shall be composed of 11 members, seven of which
shall be appointed by the secretary. At least six members of
the advisory board shall be public members, three of whom
shall be persons with physical disabilities, one shall be an
architect registered in Pennsylvania, one shall be a member
of the business community, and one shall be a representative
of the multifamily housing industry. One member shall be a
municipal official. The chairman and minority chairman of the
[Labor and Industry Committee of the Senate and the chairman
and minority chairman of the Labor Relations Committee of the
House of Representatives,] standing committees of the Senate
and the House of Representatives having jurisdiction under
the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the
Regulatory Review Act, to review Uniform Construction Code
regulations, or their designees, shall be members. All
members of the advisory board, except the members of the
General Assembly, shall serve for a term of [two] four years
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and until their successors are appointed.
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(5) Any member absent from three consecutive voting
meetings may be dismissed and the vacancy shall be filled in
the same manner as the appointment of the absent member,
unless the secretary, upon written request from the member,
finds the member should be excused from a meeting because of
illness, the death of a family member, military service or
another legitimate reason acceptable to the secretary.
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(d) Review of accessibility code.--The advisory board shall
review the accessibility code and submit a report to the
secretary with sections of the accessibility code that are
specified for adoption or modification. The review process shall
be conducted as follows:
(1) The advisory board shall commence review of the
updated accessibility code sections 21 months following the
publication of a new edition of the ICC codes, beginning with
the 2024 ICC codes.
(2) Each updated accessibility code section subject to
review shall be examined by applying all of the following
criteria:
(i) The impact that the section may have upon the
health, safety and welfare of the public, particularly
individuals with disabilities.
(ii) The economic and financial impact of the
section, including the impact on the end consumer.
(iii) The technical feasibility of the section.
(3) The advisory board shall review the updated
accessibility code sections as follows:
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(i) A 120-day period to receive comments from the
general public shall commence within 30 days of the
advisory board's review under paragraph (1). The
department shall transmit notice of the initiation of the
public comment period to the Legislative Reference Bureau
for publication in the next ava