Health and Safety Code section 18941.19
(a)
For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply:(1)
“Periodic inspections” means additional and follow-up inspections described in subsections 1 and 2 of Section 3103.1.1 of Chapter 31 of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).(2)
“Temporary structure” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 202 of Chapter 2 of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).(b)
Notwithstanding any other law, for any facility or venue deemed necessary by the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028, all of the following shall apply:(1)
Temporary structures, including, but not limited to, tents, membrane structures, and temporary special event structures shall be governed by the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), and shall be exempt from all local amendments to the California Building Standards Code.(2)
Temporary structures, other than tents, membrane structures, and temporary special event structures, may be approved by the local building and fire code officials for installation for a total period not exceeding 360 days. The local building and fire code officials may approve an extended period of installation exceeding 360 days but not exceeding 540 days if the extension is necessary to support activities related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the structure remains in compliance with all applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code and all conditions of approval. Periodic inspections shall be conducted by the local building and fire code officials throughout the extended period to verify continued compliance with the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code and all conditions of approval.(3)
(A)Tents and membrane structures complying with the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code (Part 9 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), may be approved by the local fire code official for installation for a total period not exceeding 180 days. The local fire code official may approve an extended period of installation exceeding 180 days but not exceeding 360 days if the extension is necessary to support activities related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The tent or membrane structure shall remain in compliance with all applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code and all conditions of approval. Periodic inspections shall be conducted by the local fire code official throughout the extended period to verify continued compliance with the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code and all applicable conditions of approval.(B)
As an alternative to subparagraph (A), a tent or membrane structure that complies with the applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations) may be approved by the local building and fire code officials for installation for a total period not exceeding 360 days. The local building and fire code officials may approve an extended period of installation exceeding 360 days but not exceeding 540 days if the extension is necessary to support activities related to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The tent or membrane structure shall remain in compliance with all applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code and all conditions of approval. Periodic inspections shall be conducted by the local building and fire code officials throughout the extended period to verify continued compliance with the 2025 edition of the California Building Code and all applicable conditions of approval.(4)
(A)A temporary special event structure installed for a period not exceeding six consecutive weeks shall comply with the applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code.(B)
A temporary special event structure that is proposed for installation for a period exceeding six consecutive weeks shall comply with all applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Code and all other applicable requirements of the 2025 edition of the California Building Standards Code. The structure shall be reviewed and approved as a temporary structure pursuant to paragraph (2) and may remain installed only for the periods authorized by that subdivision. Periodic inspections shall be conducted by the local building and fire code officials throughout the period of installation.(c)
The State Fire Marshal shall establish a task group to review requests from the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028 for alternate means of protection for fire and panic safety and to issue a written recommendation to the applicable enforcing agency for each request.(1)
The task group shall include the following representatives:(A)
Representatives from the fire department of each jurisdiction that contains at least one venue that will be utilized in the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games as identified by the State Fire Marshal.(B)
A representative of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028.(C)
Any other appropriate representatives, as determined by the State Fire Marshal.(2)
The chairperson of the task group shall be the State Fire Marshal or their designee.(3)
The task group shall not be considered a state body pursuant to Section 11121 of the Government Code and shall not be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(d)
(1)The aggregate area limitations and separation requirements applicable to temporary structures, including, but not limited to, tents, membrane structures, and temporary special event structures, may be modified only through an alternate means of protection reviewed by the task group and approved by the applicable local building or fire code official. Each alternate means of protection approval shall be site specific and shall establish a maximum aggregate area, approved configuration or grouping of structures, minimum separation distances, and applicable conditions to address fire and life safety risks.(2)
The request for an alternate means of protection shall include a site-specific fire hazard analysis. The analysis shall evaluate the following:(A)
Consequences of potential fire outcomes, including fire spread within and between groupings of structures.(B)
Effects on occupants and required means of egress.(C)
Impacts on fire apparatus access and firefighting operations.(D)
Adequacy of the proposed fire protection features to limit the impacts of fire spread.(e)
If the local enforcing agency deviates from the task group’s written recommendation, the enforcing agency shall provide the applicant and the task group with written findings identifying the portions of the recommendation from which it is departing, the site-specific conditions supporting the departure, and an explanation of why the departure is necessary to provide an equivalent level of protection for fire and panic safety at the facility or venue.(f)
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Source:
Section 18941.19, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=18941.19. (updated Sep. 20, 2026; accessed Sep. 28, 2026).
