Amended in Senate June 9, 2015

Amended in Assembly April 16, 2015

Amended in Assembly April 8, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 764


Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk

February 25, 2015


An act to add Section 18940.7 to the Health and Safety Code, and to add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11895) to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, relating to parking lots.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 764, as amended, Quirk. Parking lots: design: insurance discount.

Existing law provides that building standards shall be filed by the California Building Standards Commission with the Secretary of State and codified only after they have been approved by the commission. Existing law regulates the issuance and renewal of liability insurance policies in this state.

This bill wouldbegin delete authorizeend deletebegin insert requireend insert thebegin delete commission to adopt building standards to require that the installation of vehicle barriers, as defined, be considered in the design of any new public parking lot.end deletebegin insert commission, in collaboration with the State Architect and the State Fire Marshal, to consider standards, at each model code adoption review, for the installation of vehicle barriers in the design of any new building.end insert The bill would also authorize an insurer to consider the installation of vehicle barriers on a commercial property parking lot as a safety measure and seek a discount on the property owner’s insurance covering damage or loss to the covered commercial property, or liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the commercial property.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 18940.7 is added to the Health and Safety
2Code
, to read:

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18940.7.  

(a) The California Building Standardsbegin delete Commission
4may adopt building standards to require that the installation of
5vehicle barriers are considered in the design of any new public
6parking lot.end delete
begin insert Commission, in collaboration with the State Architect
7and the State Fire Marshal, shall consider standards, at each
8model code adoption review, for the installation of vehicle barriers
9in the design of any new building.end insert

10(b) For the purposes of this section, a vehicle barrier includes
11a horizontal or vertical protective device placed to protect buildings
12or pedestrians from collisions by motor vehicles.

begin insert

13(c) For purposes of subdivision (a), the standards considered
14shall include existing standards adopted or developed by a
15standard-setting organization recognized by the commission,
16including, but not limited to, the American Society for Testing and
17Materials (ASTM) or another similar organization.

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SEC. 2.  

Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11895) is added
19to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, to read:

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21Chapter  6. Commercial Property Parking Lots: Vehicle
22Barrier Discount
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11895.  

(a) An insurer may consider the installation of vehicle
25barriers on a commercial property parking lot as a safety measure
26and, consistent with Article 10 (commencing with Section 1861.01)
27of Chapter 9 of Part 2 of Division 1, seek a discount on the property
28owner’s insurance covering damage or loss to the covered
29commercial property, or liability arising out of the ownership,
30maintenance, or use of the commercial property.

P3    1(b) For the purposes of this section, a vehicle barrier includes
2a horizontal or vertical protective device placed to protect buildings
3or pedestrians from collisions by motor vehicles.



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