H.B. 782
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Apr 18, 2023
SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH30262-NK-74
Short Title: Code Exemption for Temp. Movie Sets. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Cotham.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODE EXCLUSION FOR
3 TEMPORARY MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, AND THEATER STAGE SETS AND
4 SCENERY TO EXEMPT THEM FROM USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION
5 UNDER THE CODE.
6 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
7 SECTION 1. G.S. 143-138(b20) reads as rewritten:
8 "(b20) Exclusion for Temporary Motion Picture, Television, and Theater Stage Sets and
9 Scenery. – Buildings used for temporary motion picture, television, and theater stage sets and
10 scenery are exempt from use and occupancy classification under the North Carolina State
11 Building Code. No permit shall be required under the North Carolina State Building Code or any
12 local variant approved under subsection (e) of this section for any construction, installation,
13 repair, replacement, or alteration of temporary motion picture, television, and theater stage sets
14 and scenery that are being used for less than one year in one location and are inspected by the
15 assigned fire code inspector. The Building Code Council shall create a fire code inspection
16 checklist that shall be used for inspections under this subsection.scenery."
17 SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
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Statutes affected:
Filed: 143-138
Edition 1: 143-138
Edition 2: 143-138, 87-21
Edition 3: 143-138, 87-21
Ratified: 143-138, 87-21
SL 2023-91: 143-138, 87-21