Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB5570: Construction: code; single exit stairway in multiple-family dwellings; allow under certain conditions. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 4j.
Status: Signed into law, July 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled An act to create a construction code commission and prescribe its functions; to authorize the director to promulgate rules with recommendations from each affected board relating to the construction, alteration, demolition, occupancy, and use of buildings and structures; to prescribe energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings; to provide for statewide approval of premanufactured units; to provide for the testing of new devices, materials, and techniques for the construction of buildings and structures…
From the chaptered text, July 21, 2026:
AN ACT to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled An act to create a construction code commission and prescribe its functions; to authorize the director to promulgate rules with recommendations from each affected board relating to the construction, alteration, demolition, occupancy, and use of buildings and structures; to prescribe energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings; to provide for statewide approval of premanufactured units; to provide for the testing of new devices, materials, and techniques for the construction of buildings and structures; to define the classes of buildings and structures affected by the act; to provide for administration and enforcement of the act; to create a state construction code fund; to prohibit certain conduct; to establish penalties, remedies, and sanctions for violations of the act; to repeal acts and parts of acts; and to provide an appropriation, (MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 4j. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 4j. Subject to section 4k, a multiple-family dwelling that has not more than 4 levels above grade plane may have a single interior exit stairway if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The dwelling has not more than 4 units on each level. (b) The net floor area of each level of the dwelling is not more than 4,000 square feet. (c) The …