HB24-1239

Let multifamily buildings go taller with just one exit

State: Colorado

Status: Failed ❌

Formal Title: Concerning requiring a local government to modify a building code to allow five stories of a multifamily residential building to be served by a single exit.

Summary: Requires, by December 1, 2026, local governments to adopt or amend building codes to allow a single exit for up to five stories of a multifamily residential building. Specifies incorporation of language from any American jurisdiction's building code allowing such a single exit for Group R-2 occupancy. Provides for technical assistance by the Department of Local Affairs upon request.

Main sponsors: Alex Valdez, Kevin Priola

Legislative text: http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1239