SB 148

Under current law, any one-family or two-family dwelling for which initial

construction began on or after December 1, 1978, must comply with the one-family

and two-family dwelling code (dwelling code). Under current law, the Department

of Safety and Professional Services promulgates rules for this code which includes

standards for heating, ventilation, plumbing, electricity, and other systems.

One-family and two-family dwellings for which initial construction began before

that date are not covered by this code but are subject to the state electrical and

plumbing codes.

This bill excludes from the dwelling code cabins and other structures that are

used for camping and that are located in a campground, camping resort, or

recreational or educational camp for which a permit has been issued by the

Department of Health Services (DHS); that are occupied in a manner consistent with

certain rules promulgated by DHS; that are vacant at least 180 days each year; and

that do not have a porch or deck that extends more than 12 feet out from an exterior

wall.

This bill also excludes portable toilet systems and holding or transfer tanks

used to collect wastewater from camping units and recreational vehicles from the

definition of plumbing, which is used in the statutory provisions regulating the

plumbing trade and for purposes of the state plumbing code.