(a) The State Fire Marshal shall research standards for single-exit, single stairway apartment houses, with more than two dwelling units, in buildings above three stories and provide a report to the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization, the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management, the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management, and the California Building Standards Commission by January 1, 2026.

(b) The report required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall address fire and life safety or emergency activities in single-exit, single stairway apartment houses, with more than two dwelling units, in buildings above three stories.

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(c) Pursuant to § 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2028.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 345, Sec. 1. (AB 835) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)