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DIVISION 13. HOUSING 17000-19997›PART 2.5. STATE BUILDING STANDARDS 18901-18949.31›CHAPTER 4. The California Building Standards Code 18935-18944.18

§ 18937

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Emergency standards shall be acted on by the commission within 30 days and only when the adopting agency or state agency that proposes the building standards has made the finding of emergency required by Sections 11346.1 and 11346.5 of the Government Code and the adopting agencies have adopted the emergency standard in compliance with Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, and the commission concurs with that finding. Both the concurrence and the approval of the emergency building standards require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the commission attending a meeting, or not less than six affirmative votes, whichever is greater.

(b) Emergency standards approved by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be filed by the commission pursuant to Section 11346.1 of the Government Code and shall be subject to that section.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1124, Sec. 34. Effective September 30, 2002.)

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