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SENATE BILL NO. 1515 Offered January 19, 2017 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered § 15.2-926.4, relating to existing buildings; manual entry door hardware. ---------- Patron-- Wagner ---------- Referred to Committee on Local Government ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 15.2 a section numbered § 15.2-926.4 as follows:

§ 15.2-926.4. Authority of localities to require compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A. For the purposes of this section, "building" means any existing building or facility including health care, commercial, and governmental facilities, not including a building designated as historic by its inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places or its designation as a National Historic Landmark.

B. Any locality may by ordinance require any property owner to install manual entry door hardware in any building located in its jurisdiction where such fitting is affordable and readily achievable.