Bill Text: CA AB1674 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: School facilities: California School Finance Authority.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2020-02-03 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1674 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB1674-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1674

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Introduced by Assembly Member Gloria

February 22, 2019

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An act to amend Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to building permits.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1674, as introduced, Gloria. Local building permits.

Existing law prohibits a city or county from issuing a building permit without a properly executed declaration by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:

19826.

 (a) No A city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall not issue a building permit which that does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no a city or county or its employees shall not be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, it, shall arise from their a failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.

(b) A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.

(c) For purposes of this section, an “application for a building permit” shall be construed as a “transaction” and all declarations required shall be construed as “records” under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.