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CA SB1095
Bill
AI Summary
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Permits replacement of fuel-gas-burning water heaters, space heaters, ovens, ranges, and clothes dryers in manufactured homes and mobilehomes with electric alternatives that are not specifically listed for manufactured home use.
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Requires replacement electric and fuel-gas water heaters to be listed for residential use, installed per manufacturer specifications with tiedown or bracing to prevent overturning, and labeled with appropriate warnings.
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Mandates the Department of Housing and Community Development promulgate standards for electric water heater seismic bracing by July 1, 2026, and update rules to facilitate electricity-powered heating technologies by the same date.
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Allows plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning systems to be installed outside manufactured homes if necessary to replace existing fuel-gas water heaters, and permits systems outside garages.
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Voids any homeowner association provisions or state/local building alteration regulations that prevent replacing fuel-gas appliances with electric appliances.
Legislative Description
Cozy Homes Cleanup Act: building standards: gas-fuel-burning appliances.
Last Action
May 16 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
5/16/2024