Senate Bill No. 1320 aims to implement recommendations from the Department of Administrative Services regarding the appointment of acting building officials, the specifications for handicap parking spaces, and the renewal of elevator certificates of operation. The bill allows a municipality's chief executive officer to appoint a licensed building official as an acting building official for up to 180 days in cases of extended absence (15 consecutive days or more), expanding the previous conditions that only permitted such appointments in cases of death, disability, dismissal, retirement, or revocation of licensure.

Additionally, the bill modifies the requirements for handicap parking spaces to accommodate electric vehicle charging stations, allowing the State Building Code to impose greater width requirements than those specified in existing law. It also stipulates that elevators or escalators cannot receive a certificate of operation renewal if they were deemed unfit during the most recent inspection or have outstanding violations. The effective date for the acting building official provision is July 1, 2025, while the other provisions will take effect on October 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Raised Bill: 29-196
PS Joint Favorable Substitute: 29-196
File No. 429: 29-196