California - Session 2025-2026
Title: Housing: Single stair entry and exit.
Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to research standards for single-exit, single stairway apartment houses, with more than 2 dwelling units, in buildings above 3 stories and provide a report to specified legislative committees and to the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2026, as provided. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to allow housing buildings with 4 or more stories to have a single stair entry and exit.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-20 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-20 | Latest Action | From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AB 2057 | Natural gas: appliances. | in_committee |
| AB 2089 | Property taxation: welfare tax exemption: delinquent payments: interest and penalties. | in_committee |
| SB 1439 | Local government: omnibus bill. | unknown |
| AB 1602 | Foster youth: disaster aid assistance. | in_committee |
| AB 1890 | County of Napa: farmworker housing: funding. | in_committee |
| SB 1108 | Grassland Ecological Area Conservancy. | in_committee |
| AB 1659 | Juvenile court school pupils: joint transition planning policy: courses of study. | in_committee |
| AB 1825 | Health care: state hospitals. | in_committee |