Digest: Tells two state agencies to set rules for making housing easier to access and use for people with disabilities. Takes effect 91 days after the session ends. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5).
Requires the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to conform the state building code to accessibility requirements under the Fair Housing Act [
and to certain American National Standards Institute standards for housing accessibility].
Prohibits the Housing and Community Services Department from funding new rental housing that is a subsidized development unless the housing meets specified accessibility standards.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 447.210, 447.220, 456.508, 456.510
A-Engrossed: 447.220, 456.508, 456.510
Enrolled: 447.220, 456.508, 456.510