Bill Detail
An Act to amend the National Research Council Act
This enactment amends the National Research Council Act to provide that, in its role supporting the national model code development system, the National Research Council must prepare, maintain and publish the following:
standardized housing cost and impact summaries for material housing-related model code proposals to be used in the public review of those proposals;
governance transparency information respecting such proposals, including relevant committee memberships, roles and institutional or organizational affiliations; and
an accessible public registry of such proposals and associated materials that includes edition-level and annual summaries of code development activities and impacts.
This bill, known as the Housing Cost Transparency Act, proposes to enhance transparency in the development of national housing-related model codes. It requires the National Research Council (NRC) to publish standardized summaries of the costs and impacts associated with proposed changes to these codes. These summaries would detail expected costs for homeowners, construction timelines, administrative burdens, and the benefits of proposed changes.
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Yes / No Ratio
How each party voted
| Party | Position | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Conservative | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| Liberal | Yes | 100% | 0% |
| NDP | Yes | 100% | 0% |