2018 -- H 8167

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

     Introduced By: Representatives Mendonca, Shekarchi, Azzinaro, Filippi, and McEntee

     Date Introduced: May 04, 2018

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 23-27.3 of the General Laws entitled "State Building Code" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

     23-27.3-702. Short-term rentals - Code exemptions.

     (a) Notwithstanding any general law, special law, public law, rule or regulation, building

code or fire safety code, or any existing residential dwelling unit, including, but not limited to, a

single family residence, apartment, condominium, or cooperative unit, which provides sleeping

accommodations for less than thirty (30) days, shall not be subject to:

     (1) Any provision that mandates the compliance with the Rhode Island fire safety code

beyond the requirement for smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms pursuant to chapter 28.1

of title 23.

     (2) Any provision that mandates the compliance with accessibility requirements to which

places of public accommodations are subject to, including, but not limited to, those standards

required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

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     This act would exempt existing residential dwelling units from the requirements of the

fire safety code and accessibility standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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