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Act 2023-276 (effective Aug 1, 2023) required the code not to prohibit substitute refrigerants, which prompted the 2024-2025 amendments pulling in 2024 IBC/IFC/IMC sections.","cycle":"irregular; 2015 IBC effective Jul 1, 2016, 2021 IBC effective Jul 1, 2022, partial 2024 update Mar 17, 2025","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Alabama 21 15 21 21 21 X 21 15 15 X 21 X X X X (IBC taken as first value)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"lead","coverage":"unknown","edition":2015,"instrument":"Alabama Residential Building Code","other_names":["Alabama Energy and Residential Code"],"citation":"Ala. 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Code R. 001); Ark. 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For public buildings, A.R.S. 34-461 points to the codes of the local jurisdiction, or to those of the largest city in the county where none are adopted.","cycle":"Set by each jurisdiction with no state schedule; adoption dates vary by city, town and county.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Arizona Local adoption only","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"local_option","citation":"A.R.S. 9-802 (municipal adoption by reference); A.R.S. 11-861 (county adoption by reference); A.R.S. 34-461 (public buildings)","adopted_by":"County boards of supervisors and city or town councils (each may adopt its own code)","exceptions":["Factory-built buildings and manufactured homes are regulated by the Arizona Department of Housing, Office of Manufactured Housing (4 A.A.C. 34); R4-34-102 lists the 2018 IBC.","State-owned buildings are excepted from the local-code requirement for public buildings in A.R.S. 34-461."],"note":"A.R.S. 34-461 sends even public buildings to local codes, and A.R.S. 9-802 and 11-861 let cities, towns, and counties adopt codes by reference. 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For public buildings, A.R.S. 34-461 points to the codes of the local jurisdiction, or to those of the largest city in the county where none are adopted.","cycle":"Set by each jurisdiction with no state schedule; adoption dates vary by city, town and county.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Codes are adopted locally in Arizona and are predominantly the I-codes.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/arizona/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Arizona has no single statewide building code (page description); body text says Arizona generally follows the 2018 International Codes for commercial construction, while the description says most cities adopt the 2021 IBC.","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/arizona/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"local_option","citation":"A.R.S. 9-802 (municipal adoption by reference); A.R.S. 11-861 (county adoption by reference); A.R.S. 34-461 (public buildings)","adopted_by":"County boards of supervisors and city or town councils (each may adopt its own code)","exceptions":["Factory-built buildings and manufactured homes are regulated by the Arizona Department of Housing, Office of Manufactured Housing (4 A.A.C. 34); R4-34-102 lists the 2018 IRC.","State-owned buildings are excepted from the local-code requirement for public buildings in A.R.S. 34-461.","Counties may not prohibit or penalize choosing or declining fire sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings (A.R.S. 11-861)."],"note":"A.R.S. 34-461 sends even public buildings to local codes, and A.R.S. 9-802 and 11-861 let cities, towns, and counties adopt codes by reference. For context, Tucson lists the 2024 IRC effective Jan 1, 2026.","evidence":[47,48,60,61,43,50,51,58],"evidence_about":{"43":"exceptions","50":"exceptions","51":"exceptions","58":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"local_ordinance","body":"County boards of supervisors and city or town councils (each may adopt its own code)","how":"Each county board of supervisors (A.R.S. 11-861) and each city or town (A.R.S. 9-802) adopts model codes by ordinance, usually by reference, and sets its own amendments and timing. No statewide adoption step or schedule for private construction was found. For public buildings, A.R.S. 34-461 points to the codes of the local jurisdiction, or to those of the largest city in the county where none are adopted.","cycle":"Set by each jurisdiction with no state schedule; adoption dates vary by city, town and county.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Codes are adopted locally in Arizona and are predominantly the I-codes.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/arizona/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Arizona has no single statewide building code (page description); body text says Arizona generally follows the 2018 International Codes for commercial construction, while the description says most cities adopt the 2021 IBC.","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/arizona/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-04-13","instrument":"Arizona State Fire Code","other_names":["State Fire Code","R4-36-201","4 A.A.C. 36"],"citation":"A.A.C. R4-36-201 (amended 32 A.A.R. 558); A.R.S. 37-1383(A)(2)","adopted_by":"Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (Office of the State Fire Marshal)","exceptions":["The state fire code standards for fire protection and exits exclude family dwellings with fewer than five residential dwelling units (A.R.S. 37-1383(A)(2)(e)).","Cities of 100,000 or more with their own nationally recognized fire code and an ordinance assuming jurisdiction enforce their own code, but remain subject to the state fire code in state or county owned buildings (A.R.S. 37-1383(A)(5)); HB 2324 (2026) allows an agreement for city enforcement in county-owned buildings.","Counties, cities, towns and fire districts adopt local fire codes; a fire district’s code must be one approved by the State Fire Marshal (A.R.S. 48-805), and State Fire Marshal plan review of most construction applies where no local fire code exists (agency page).","Public buildings must meet the state fire code and the fire code of the jurisdiction where they sit (A.R.S. 34-461)."],"note":"The A.A.C. and the Register notice show the 2024 IFC effective Apr 13, 2026, while State Fire Marshal web pages still name the 2012 and 2018 editions.","evidence":[35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,45,49,46,59,53],"evidence_about":{"41":"exceptions","42":"exceptions","45":"exceptions","46":"note","49":"exceptions","53":"legislation","59":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (Office of the State Fire Marshal)","how":"The Legislature does not name an edition; A.R.S. 37-1383(A)(2) directs the Office of the State Fire Marshal to adopt the state fire code by rule. The Department amends R4-36-201 by rulemaking published in the Arizona Administrative Register to incorporate a newer IFC edition by reference (2024 IFC via R26-18, effective Apr 13, 2026). No legislative approval step was identified; fire districts separately adopt codes with State Fire Marshal approval (A.R.S. 48-805).","cycle":"Irregular; R4-36-201 was amended effective Apr 7, 2007, Jan 2, 2016, Jan 7, 2022, and Apr 13, 2026, not on every ICC cycle.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"The Arizona State Fire Code, adopting the 2018 IFC, requires the submittal of plans for new construction","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/arizona/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"local_option","citation":"A.R.S. 9-802 (municipal adoption by reference); A.R.S. 11-861 (county adoption by reference); A.R.S. 34-461 (public buildings)","adopted_by":"County boards of supervisors and city or town councils (each adopts its own code)","exceptions":["Factory-built buildings and manufactured homes are regulated by the Arizona Department of Housing, Office of Manufactured Housing (4 A.A.C. 34); R4-34-102 lists the 2018 IECC.","State-owned buildings are excepted from the local-code requirement for public buildings in A.R.S. 34-461."],"note":"No state residential energy code for site-built private construction was found; for context, Tucson lists the 2024 IECC effective Jul 1, 2026.","evidence":[47,48,43,50,51,58],"evidence_about":{"43":"exceptions","50":"exceptions","51":"exceptions","58":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"local_ordinance","body":"County boards of supervisors and city or town councils (each adopts its own code)","how":"Each county board of supervisors (A.R.S. 11-861) and each city or town (A.R.S. 9-802) adopts model codes by ordinance, usually by reference, and sets its own amendments and timing. No statewide adoption step or schedule for private construction was found.","cycle":"Set by each jurisdiction with no state schedule; adoption dates vary by city, town and county.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Arizona is a home rule state and does not have a mandatory statewide energy code.","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/arizona/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"local_option","citation":"A.R.S. 9-802 (municipal adoption by reference); A.R.S. 11-861 (county adoption by reference); A.R.S. 34-461 (public buildings)","adopted_by":"County boards of supervisors and city or town councils (each adopts its own code)","exceptions":["Factory-built buildings and manufactured homes are regulated by the Arizona Department of Housing, Office of Manufactured Housing (4 A.A.C. 34); R4-34-102 lists the 2018 IECC.","State-owned buildings are excepted from the local-code requirement for public buildings in A.R.S. 34-461."],"note":"No state commercial energy code for site-built private construction was found; for context, Tucson lists the 2024 IECC effective Jul 1, 2026.","evidence":[47,48,43,50,51,58],"evidence_about":{"43":"exceptions","50":"exceptions","51":"exceptions","58":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"local_ordinance","body":"County boards of supervisors and city or town councils (each adopts its own code)","how":"Each county board of supervisors (A.R.S. 11-861) and each city or town (A.R.S. 9-802) adopts model codes by ordinance, usually by reference, and sets its own amendments and timing. No statewide adoption step or schedule for private construction was found.","cycle":"Set by each jurisdiction with no state schedule; adoption dates vary by city, town and county.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Arizona is a home rule state and does not have a mandatory statewide energy code.","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/arizona/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2026-12-05","title":"Office of Manufactured Housing adoption of the 2024 I-Codes and 2023 NEC for factory-built buildings (reported; effective date shown)","summary":"Reportedly replaces the 2018 I-Codes and 2017 NEC that 4 A.A.C. 34 lists for factory-built buildings and manufactured homes; it does not govern site-built construction.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM","NEC"],"evidence":[50,51,52]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-04-14","title":"HB 2324","session":"2026 regular session","status":"enacted (signed by the Governor, Laws 2026 ch. 57; House summary dated Apr 14, 2026)","summary":"Lets a municipality and the Office of the State Fire Marshal agree that the municipality enforces its own fire code in county-owned buildings instead of the state fire code.","slots":["IFC"],"url":"https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/summary/H.HB2324_041426_SIGNED.DOCX.htm","evidence":[53]}]},"CA":{"name":"California","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2023,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"2025 California Electrical Code","other_names":["CEC","California Electrical Code","Title 24, Part 3"],"citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 3","adopted_by":"California Building Standards Commission","exceptions":["Local jurisdictions may add amendments by ordinance; since Oct 1, 2025, cities and counties may not adopt new residential amendments through Jun 1, 2031, except under AB 130’s listed exceptions.","Permit applications received on or before Dec 31, 2025, remain under the 2022 California Building Standards Code."],"note":"Based on the 2023 NEC (NFPA 70) and approved by the Commission between Dec 17, 2024, and Dec 19, 2024.","evidence":[62,64,65,67,70,72,73,74,75,76,83,128,66,68,69,94,82],"evidence_about":{"66":"exceptions","68":"exceptions","69":"exceptions","82":"process","94":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2026,"effective":"2029-01-01","citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 3 (2028 edition)","note":"Commission’s 2027 Triennial Cycle lists adoption of the 2026 NEC. Commission timeline: initial agency submittals Feb 1, 2027, for NFPA-published codes, 45-day comment 7/2027-10/2027, Commission adoption meetings 12/2027-1/2028, publication Jul 1, 2028, effective Jan 1, 2029; the Commission states all dates are subject to change.","status":"partial","evidence":[106,107,108,109,110,96,97]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"California Building Standards Commission","how":"State agencies propose Title 24 changes (the Commission’s own statement of reasons covers the 2025 Electrical Code) and the Commission approves or adopts them before codification (H&S Code 18930(a)); the sources read show no separate legislative approval of individual rules. By statute each adopting agency must adopt or propose adoption of the most recent model code edition within one year of its publication (H&S Code 18928(b)) through an 18-month Commission cycle (18929.1(a)), and the Commission convenes a committee to recommend adoption if agencies fail to comply (18928(c)). AB 130 (Stats. 2025, ch. 22) paused new residential building standards from Oct 1, 2025, to Jun 1, 2031, but exempts standards needed to incorporate the latest section 18916 model codes into the triennial edition with necessary related state amendments, so the 2028 edition (2026 NEC, 2027 ICC codes) is still planned.","cycle":"Triennial: 2025 edition effective Jan 1, 2026, 2028 edition planned effective Jan 1, 2029; an intervening cycle between them issues supplements (2025 Intervening Cycle supplements, adopted 2026-08, effective Jul 1, 2027).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"California: NEC 2023, comment ‘Effective 1/1/26 with CA amendments’ (page shows no as-of date and disclaims guaranteed correctness).","url":"https://mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"California 2023 with CA amendments (1/1/2026)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"2025 California Building Code","other_names":["CBC","Title 24, Part 2"],"citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 2","adopted_by":"California Building Standards Commission","exceptions":["Local jurisdictions may add amendments by ordinance; since Oct 1, 2025, cities and counties may not adopt new residential amendments through Jun 1, 2031, except under AB 130’s listed exceptions.","Permit applications received on or before Dec 31, 2025, remain under the 2022 California Building Standards Code."],"note":"Based on the 2024 IBC and approved by the Commission between Feb 26, 2025, and Feb 28, 2025.","evidence":[62,64,65,67,71,72,73,74,75,77,83,128,66,68,69,94,82],"evidence_about":{"66":"exceptions","68":"exceptions","69":"exceptions","82":"process","94":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2027,"effective":"2029-01-01","citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 2 (2028 edition)","note":"Commission’s 2027 Triennial Cycle lists adoption of the 2027 ICC model codes without naming the IBC separately. Commission timeline: initial agency submittals May 3, 2027, for ICC-published codes, 45-day comment 7/2027-10/2027, Commission adoption meetings 12/2027-1/2028, publication Jul 1, 2028, effective Jan 1, 2029; the Commission states all dates are subject to change.","status":"partial","evidence":[106,107,108,109,110,96,97]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"California Building Standards Commission","how":"The Department of Housing and Community Development and other state agencies propose amendments to the model code and the Commission approves or adopts them before codification (H&S Code 18930(a)); the sources read show no separate legislative approval of individual rules. By statute each adopting agency must adopt or propose adoption of the most recent model code edition within one year of its publication (H&S Code 18928(b)) through an 18-month Commission cycle (18929.1(a)), and the Commission convenes a committee to recommend adoption if agencies fail to comply (18928(c)). AB 130 (Stats. 2025, ch. 22) paused new residential building standards from Oct 1, 2025, to Jun 1, 2031, but exempts standards needed to incorporate the latest section 18916 model codes into the triennial edition with necessary related state amendments, so the 2028 edition (2026 NEC, 2027 ICC codes) is still planned.","cycle":"Triennial: 2025 edition effective Jan 1, 2026, 2028 edition planned effective Jan 1, 2029; an intervening cycle between them issues supplements (2025 Intervening Cycle supplements, adopted 2026-08, effective Jul 1, 2027).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"2025 California Residential Code","other_names":["CRC","Title 24, Part 2.5"],"citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 2.5","adopted_by":"California Building Standards Commission","exceptions":["Local jurisdictions may add amendments by ordinance; since Oct 1, 2025, cities and counties may not adopt new residential amendments through Jun 1, 2031, except under AB 130’s listed exceptions.","Permit applications received on or before Dec 31, 2025, remain under the 2022 California Building Standards Code."],"note":"Based on the 2024 IRC and approved by the Commission between Feb 26, 2025, and Feb 28, 2025, before AB 130’s residential pause (Oct 1, 2025, to Jun 1, 2031) began.","evidence":[63,64,65,67,71,72,73,74,75,78,83,128,66,68,69,94,82],"evidence_about":{"66":"exceptions","68":"exceptions","69":"exceptions","82":"process","94":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2027,"effective":"2029-01-01","citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 2.5 (2028 edition)","note":"Commission’s 2027 Triennial Cycle lists adoption of the 2027 ICC model codes without naming the IRC separately; AB 130’s pause on new residential standards exempts the latest model codes with necessary related state amendments. Commission timeline: initial agency submittals May 3, 2027, for ICC-published codes, 45-day comment 7/2027-10/2027, Commission adoption meetings 12/2027-1/2028, publication Jul 1, 2028, effective Jan 1, 2029; the Commission states all dates are subject to change.","status":"partial","evidence":[106,107,108,109,110,96,97]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"California Building Standards Commission","how":"The Department of Housing and Community Development proposes the Residential Code and the Commission approves or adopts it before codification (H&S Code 18930(a)); the sources read show no separate legislative approval of individual rules. By statute each adopting agency must adopt or propose adoption of the most recent model code edition within one year of its publication (H&S Code 18928(b)) through an 18-month Commission cycle (18929.1(a)), and the Commission convenes a committee to recommend adoption if agencies fail to comply (18928(c)). AB 130 (Stats. 2025, ch. 22) paused new residential building standards from Oct 1, 2025, to Jun 1, 2031, but exempts standards needed to incorporate the latest section 18916 model codes into the triennial edition with necessary related state amendments, so the 2028 edition (2026 NEC, 2027 ICC codes) is still planned.","cycle":"Triennial: 2025 edition effective Jan 1, 2026, 2028 edition planned effective Jan 1, 2029; an intervening cycle between them issues supplements (2025 Intervening Cycle supplements, adopted 2026-08, effective Jul 1, 2027).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"2025 California Fire Code","other_names":["CFC","Title 24, Part 9"],"citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 9","adopted_by":"California Building Standards Commission (proposed by the Office of the State Fire Marshal)","exceptions":["Local jurisdictions may add amendments by ordinance; since Oct 1, 2025, cities and counties may not adopt new residential amendments through Jun 1, 2031, except under AB 130’s listed exceptions.","Permit applications received on or before Dec 31, 2025, remain under the 2022 California Building Standards Code."],"note":"Based on the 2024 IFC, proposed by the State Fire Marshal and approved by the Commission between Feb 26, 2025, and Feb 28, 2025; the State Fire Marshal carried forward existing California amendments from the 2022 code.","evidence":[63,64,65,67,71,72,73,74,75,79,81,83,128,66,68,69,94,80,82],"evidence_about":{"66":"exceptions","68":"exceptions","69":"exceptions","80":"amendments","82":"process","94":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2027,"effective":"2029-01-01","citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 9 (2028 edition)","note":"Commission’s 2027 Triennial Cycle lists adoption of the 2027 ICC model codes without naming the IFC separately. Commission timeline: initial agency submittals May 3, 2027, for ICC-published codes, 45-day comment 7/2027-10/2027, Commission adoption meetings 12/2027-1/2028, publication Jul 1, 2028, effective Jan 1, 2029; the Commission states all dates are subject to change.","status":"partial","evidence":[106,107,108,109,110,96,97]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"California Building Standards Commission (proposed by the Office of the State Fire Marshal)","how":"The Office of the State Fire Marshal proposes fire and life safety regulations for Title 24 and the Commission approves or adopts them before codification (H&S Code 18930(a)); the sources read show no separate legislative approval of individual rules. By statute each adopting agency must adopt or propose adoption of the most recent model code edition within one year of its publication (H&S Code 18928(b)) through an 18-month Commission cycle (18929.1(a)), and the Commission convenes a committee to recommend adoption if agencies fail to comply (18928(c)). AB 130 (Stats. 2025, ch. 22) paused new residential building standards from Oct 1, 2025, to Jun 1, 2031, but exempts standards needed to incorporate the latest section 18916 model codes into the triennial edition with necessary related state amendments, so the 2028 edition (2026 NEC, 2027 ICC codes) is still planned.","cycle":"Triennial: 2025 edition effective Jan 1, 2026, 2028 edition planned effective Jan 1, 2029; an intervening cycle between them issues supplements (2025 Intervening Cycle supplements, adopted 2026-08, effective Jul 1, 2027).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"state_own_code","effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"2025 California Energy Code","other_names":["2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards","Title 24, Part 6"],"citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 6","adopted_by":"California Energy Commission (adopted Sep 11, 2024); approved by the California Building Standards Commission (Dec 17, 2024, to Dec 19, 2024)","exceptions":["Local jurisdictions may add amendments by ordinance; since Oct 1, 2025, cities and counties may not adopt new residential amendments through Jun 1, 2031, except under AB 130’s listed exceptions.","Permit applications received on or before Dec 31, 2025, remain under the 2022 California Building Standards Code.","Executive Order N-29-25 temporarily suspends the 2025 Energy Code update for rebuilding homes and facilities damaged or destroyed in the 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires."],"note":"California applies its own Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6), adopted by the Energy Commission and approved by the Building Standards Commission, instead of an IECC edition.","evidence":[63,64,67,70,72,121,122,123,124,125,68,69,133,66,94,82],"evidence_about":{"68":"exceptions","69":"exceptions","133":"exceptions","66":"exceptions","82":"process","94":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","effective":"2029-01-01","citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 6 (2028 edition)","note":"Energy Commission: ‘Proposed standards will be adopted in 2027 with an effective date of January 1, 2029’ and the timeline is ‘consistent with Assembly Bill 130’; the page does not say how the residential provisions are treated.","status":"partial","evidence":[126]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"California Energy Commission (adopted Sep 11, 2024); approved by the California Building Standards Commission (Dec 17, 2024, to Dec 19, 2024)","how":"The Energy Commission adopts the Energy Code (the 2025 edition on Sep 11, 2024) and the Building Standards Commission approves it before codification (H&S Code 18930(a)); the Energy Commission says it develops and approves new codes every three years. The Energy Commission plans to adopt the 2028 Energy Code in 2027 for a Jan 1, 2029, effective date. AB 130 paused new residential building standards from Oct 1, 2025, to Jun 1, 2031; the section 18916 model-code list as read does not include the IECC and none of the exceptions read names the Energy Commission.","cycle":"Triennial, set by the Energy Commission: 2025 Energy Code effective Jan 1, 2026, 2028 Energy Code planned effective Jan 1, 2029.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"state_own_code","effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"2025 California Energy Code","other_names":["2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards","Title 24, Part 6"],"citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 6","adopted_by":"California Energy Commission (adopted Sep 11, 2024); approved by the California Building Standards Commission (Dec 17, 2024, to Dec 19, 2024)","exceptions":["Local jurisdictions may add amendments by ordinance (AB 130’s limit on new local amendments covers residential units).","Permit applications received on or before Dec 31, 2025, remain under the 2022 California Building Standards Code.","Executive Order N-29-25 temporarily suspends the 2025 Energy Code update for rebuilding homes and facilities damaged or destroyed in the 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires."],"note":"California applies its own Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6), adopted by the Energy Commission and approved by the Building Standards Commission, instead of an IECC edition.","evidence":[63,64,67,70,72,121,122,123,124,125,68,69,133,66,82],"evidence_about":{"68":"exceptions","69":"exceptions","133":"exceptions","66":"exceptions","82":"process"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","effective":"2029-01-01","citation":"Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24, pt. 6 (2028 edition)","note":"Energy Commission: ‘Proposed standards will be adopted in 2027 with an effective date of January 1, 2029’ and the timeline is ‘consistent with Assembly Bill 130’; the page does not say how the nonresidential provisions are treated.","status":"partial","evidence":[126]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"California Energy Commission (adopted Sep 11, 2024); approved by the California Building Standards Commission (Dec 17, 2024, to Dec 19, 2024)","how":"The Energy Commission adopts the Energy Code (the 2025 edition on Sep 11, 2024) and the Building Standards Commission approves it before codification (H&S Code 18930(a)); the Energy Commission says it develops and approves new codes every three years. The Energy Commission plans to adopt the 2028 Energy Code in 2027 for a Jan 1, 2029, effective date. AB 130’s pause covers residential (Group R) building standards, so nonresidential provisions are outside it, but AB 130 also permanently limits the types of regulations agencies may propose in intervening cycles for all occupancies.","cycle":"Triennial, set by the Energy Commission: 2025 Energy Code effective Jan 1, 2026, 2028 Energy Code planned effective Jan 1, 2029.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2026-09-29","title":"SB 908","session":"2025-26 regular session","status":"enacted Sep 29, 2026","summary":"Cities and counties must approve compliant residential window replacements without discretionary review. The work must meet Title 24, including the Energy Code.","slots":["IRC","IECC_RES"],"url":"https://alcl.assembly.ca.gov/media/2661","evidence":[136,137]},{"type":"emergency_rule","date":"2025-10-15","title":"State Fire Marshal emergency rulemaking before the Building Standards Commission","summary":"Commission meeting listings show adoption of State Fire Marshal emergency rulemaking on Oct 15, 2025, and readoption on the May 6, 2026, agenda.","evidence":[112,115]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-06-30","title":"AB 130, Chapter 22, Statutes of 2025","session":"2025-26 regular session","status":"enacted Jun 30, 2025; residential building-standards pause runs Oct 1, 2025, through Jun 1, 2031","summary":"Amends Health and Safety Code sections including 17958, 17958.5, 17958.7, 18929.1, 18930, 18938.5 and 18941.5 to bar the Building Standards Commission and any other adopting agency from considering, approving or adopting new residential building standards, and cities and counties from new residential amendments, from Oct 1, 2025, to Jun 1, 2031, with exceptions that include emergency standards, State Fire Marshal building-standard amendments, incorporating the latest model codes into the triennial edition with necessary related state amendments, and standards taking effect on or after Jan 1, 2032.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES"],"url":"https://www.dgs.ca.gov/-/media/Divisions/BSC/03-Rulemaking/2025-Intervening-Cycle/Commission-Meetings/2026-01-14/AB-130-Sections_L.pdf","evidence":[90,91,92,93,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,104,105,116,117]},{"type":"executive_order","date":"2025-01-12","title":"Executive Order N-4-25 (Los Angeles wildfire rebuilding)","summary":"Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development, with DGS, the State Fire Marshal and the Energy Commission, to recommend Title 24 provisions that should be suspended for rebuilding projects; the order text read does not itself suspend any Title 24 provision.","evidence":[131,132]},{"type":"bill","date":"2024-09-27","title":"SB 1152, Chapter 781, Statutes of 2024","session":"2023-24 regular session","status":"enacted Sep 27, 2024; in force Jan 1, 2025","summary":"Before the next code cycle, the State Fire Marshal must propose fire standards for lithium battery systems that provide backup power at telecommunications sites.","slots":["IFC"],"url":"https://www.dgs.ca.gov/-/media/Divisions/BSC/06-News/Information-Bulletins/2024/BSC-Bulletin-24-04-Leg.pdf","evidence":[134,135]}]},"CO":{"name":"Colorado","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2026,"effective":"2026-07-15","instrument":"State Electrical Board Rules, Rule 1.5 (2026 National Electrical Code)","other_names":["3 CCR 710-1","NFPA 70"],"citation":"3 CCR 710-1, Rule 1.5; C.R.S. 12-115-107(2)(a)","adopted_by":"Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA Division of Professions and Occupations)","exceptions":["Statute lets local governments enforce more stringent electrical standards than the board’s minimum, if they send the board a copy"],"note":"Rule adopted May 27, 2026, effective Jul 15, 2026, per the Secretary of State eDocket. The eDocket purpose statement and the State Architect’s Exhibit A state the 2026 edition year.","evidence":[138,139,140,141,143,142],"evidence_about":{"142":"process"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA Division of Professions and Occupations)","how":"The State Electrical Board amends Rule 1.5 in 3 CCR 710-1 by permanent rulemaking after a public hearing, then files with the Secretary of State; the 2026 NEC rule was heard and adopted May 27, 2026, and took effect Jul 15, 2026. The statute makes the board’s NEC standards a statewide minimum that local governments may exceed. 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Conditions include full sprinklers, rated stair enclosures, and no more than four units per floor.","slots":["IBC","IFC"],"url":"https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB25-1273","evidence":[161,162]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-05-08","title":"SB25-002 Regional Building Codes for Factory-Built Structures","session":"2025 regular session","act":"chapter 172","status":"enacted May 8, 2025","summary":"The State Housing Board must adopt regional code standards for factory-built homes and buildings by July 1, 2026. The standards override conflicting local codes, and state plumbing, electrical, and fire suppression authorities lose jurisdiction over these structures.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb25-002","evidence":[159,160]}]},"CT":{"name":"Connecticut","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2020,"effective":"2022-10-01","instrument":"2022 Connecticut State Building Code (electrical, 2020 NFPA 70)","other_names":["CSBC","2022 SBC"],"citation":"Conn. Gen. 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(notice of proposed rule, Florida Administrative Register Vol. 52/185, Sep 23, 2026)","note":"The Commission selected the 2023 NEC for its 9th Edition review. The effective date is the Commission workplan target. The final rule hearing was still TBD on Oct 17, 2026, and s. 553.73(7)(e) requires at least 6 months after publication of the updated code.","status":"partial","evidence":[256,248,257,262,258]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","how":"The Florida Building Commission adopts each triennial edition of the Florida Building Code by rule under Chapter 120 (s. 553.73(1)(a), (7)(a)); the statute lists the NEC among the codes it reviews, and the NEC edition arrives through the Commission’s model-code selection (2020 NEC for the 8th Edition; 2023 NEC selected for the 9th), taking effect no sooner than 6 months after publication (s. 553.73(7)(e)). Between cycles the Commission may approve an amendment adopting an updated NEC edition if delay causes undue hardship (s. 553.73(8)(a)6; no use found). General Chapter 120 oversight applies (JAPC review is built into the workplan; ratification under s. 120.541(3) only if estimated costs exceed the thresholds), and local governments may add more-stringent technical amendments effective 30 days after the Commission receives them (s. 553.73(4)).","cycle":"Triennial by statute (s. 553.73(7)(a)); 8th Edition effective Dec 31, 2023, 9th Edition targeted for Dec 31, 2026; interim amendments and errata between cycles.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"Florida: edition “2020”, “Effective 12/31/23”; note “2023 update process underway (effective date not established).”","url":"https://mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Florida 2020 (12/31/2023) 2023 update process underway (Effective date not established)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"IAEI","says":"Florida 2020, 12/31/2023","url":"https://www.iaei.org/page/nec-code-adoption","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-12-31","instrument":"Florida Building Code, Building, 8th Edition (2023)","other_names":["FBC","FBC, Building","2023 FBC (8th edition)"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"s. 553.73(1)(a), (7), Fla. Stat.; Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C.","adopted_by":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","exceptions":["Buildings, structures and facilities exempted from the Florida Building Code by s. 553.73(10), Fla. Stat. (for example drone ports, chickees, equipment in a spaceport territory)","Local governments may adopt administrative amendments and more-stringent local technical amendments under s. 553.73(4); local technical amendments take effect 30 days after the Commission receives them"],"note":"Based on the Commission’s Feb 9, 2021, selection of the 2021 I-Codes for the 8th Edition update. The Commission’s Analysis of Changes names the 2021 IBC as the model code that updated the 7th Edition (2020) base code to the 8th Edition. The state amendments are rated substantial because Florida has its own administrative and technical amendments. They are not itemized.","evidence":[242,243,241,245,246,247,228,324,325,234,235,238],"evidence_about":{"234":"exceptions","235":"exceptions","238":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-12-31","citation":"Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C. (notice of proposed rule, Florida Administrative Register Vol. 52/185, Sep 23, 2026)","note":"Commission selected the 2024 I-Codes (IBC named) for its 9th Edition review. Effective date is the Commission workplan target; the final rule hearing was still TBD on Oct 17, 2026, and s. 553.73(7)(e) requires at least 6 months after publication of the updated code.","status":"partial","evidence":[256,248,257,262,258]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","how":"The Florida Building Commission adopts each triennial edition of the Florida Building Code by rule under Chapter 120 (s. 553.73(1)(a), (7)(a)), after selecting and reviewing the current ICC model codes, and the rule takes effect no sooner than 6 months after the updated code is published (s. 553.73(7)(e)). General Chapter 120 oversight applies: the workplan builds in resolving JAPC (legislative rules committee) concerns before filing, and s. 120.541(3) requires legislative ratification only if estimated regulatory costs exceed the thresholds (for example $1 million in 5 years). Local governments may add administrative amendments and more-stringent technical amendments that take effect 30 days after the Commission receives them (s. 553.73(4)).","cycle":"Triennial by statute (s. 553.73(7)(a)); 8th Edition effective Dec 31, 2023, 9th Edition targeted for Dec 31, 2026; interim amendments and errata between cycles.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-12-31","instrument":"Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th Edition (2023)","other_names":["Florida Residential Code (FRC)","FBC, Residential"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"s. 553.73(1)(a), (7), Fla. Stat.; Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C.","adopted_by":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","exceptions":["Buildings, structures and facilities exempted from the Florida Building Code by s. 553.73(10), Fla. Stat. (for example drone ports, chickees, equipment in a spaceport territory)","Local governments may adopt administrative amendments and more-stringent local technical amendments under s. 553.73(4); local technical amendments take effect 30 days after the Commission receives them"],"note":"The Commission’s Analysis of Changes names the 2021 IRC as the model code that updated the 7th Edition (2020) base code to the 8th Edition. The state amendments are rated substantial because Florida has its own administrative and technical amendments. They are not itemized.","evidence":[242,243,244,241,245,246,247,228,324,326,234,235,238],"evidence_about":{"234":"exceptions","235":"exceptions","238":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-12-31","citation":"Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C. (notice of proposed rule, Florida Administrative Register Vol. 52/185, Sep 23, 2026)","note":"The 9th Edition workplan has the residential workgroup review the 2024 IRC changes. No direct statement of the Residential volume’s base edition was found. The effective date is the Commission workplan target. The final rule hearing was still TBD on Oct 17, 2026, and s. 553.73(7)(e) requires at least 6 months after publication of the updated code.","status":"partial","evidence":[260,248,257,262,258]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","how":"The Florida Building Commission adopts each triennial edition of the Florida Building Code by rule under Chapter 120 (s. 553.73(1)(a), (7)(a)), after selecting and reviewing the current ICC model codes, and the rule takes effect no sooner than 6 months after the updated code is published (s. 553.73(7)(e)). General Chapter 120 oversight applies: the workplan builds in resolving JAPC (legislative rules committee) concerns before filing, and s. 120.541(3) requires legislative ratification only if estimated regulatory costs exceed the thresholds (for example $1 million in 5 years). Local governments may add administrative amendments and more-stringent technical amendments that take effect 30 days after the Commission receives them (s. 553.73(4)).","cycle":"Triennial by statute (s. 553.73(7)(a)); 8th Edition effective Dec 31, 2023, 9th Edition targeted for Dec 31, 2026; interim amendments and errata between cycles.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"other_model_code","effective":"2023-12-31","instrument":"Florida Fire Prevention Code, 8th Edition (2023)","other_names":["FFPC","NFPA 1-FL","NFPA 101-FL","Rule chapter 69A-60, F.A.C."],"citation":"s. 633.202, Fla. Stat.; Rules 69A-60.002 to 69A-60.007, F.A.C. (69A-60.003 NFPA 1; 69A-60.004 NFPA 101)","adopted_by":"Florida State Fire Marshal (Division of State Fire Marshal, Florida Department of Financial Services)","exceptions":["Local governments may adopt only local amendments that strengthen the Florida Fire Prevention Code (s. 633.202(7))"],"note":"Florida enforces NFPA 1 (Fire Code) and NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code), 2021 editions, through the Florida Fire Prevention Code instead of the ICC’s IFC; Florida-specific amendments exist. s. 553.73(1)(c) says the Fire Prevention Code and Life Safety Code are referenced in the Florida Building Code.","evidence":[266,267,270,271,279,277,274,236,280],"evidence_about":{"280":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","effective":"2026-12-31","citation":"Rules 69A-60.002 to 69A-60.005 and 69A-60.007, F.A.C.; Rule 69A-3.012, F.A.C.; s. 633.202, Fla. Stat.","note":"Rule development opened in 2025. The State Fire Marshal noticed a proposed-rule hearing for Jul 14, 2026 (Microsoft Teams) and lists a proposed effective date of Dec 31, 2026. The SFM’s development plan names the 2024 NFPA 1 and 101 as the base.","status":"partial","evidence":[268,273,274,272,275,276]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Florida State Fire Marshal (Division of State Fire Marshal, Florida Department of Financial Services)","how":"The State Fire Marshal adopts the Florida Fire Prevention Code by rule under Chapter 120 and must adopt a new edition every third year, adopting the current editions of NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 (s. 633.202(1), (2)). Each cycle runs through rule development, advisory-council meetings and a proposed-rule hearing noticed in the Florida Administrative Register; local governments may only strengthen the code (s. 633.202(7)). No separate legislative approval step was found.","cycle":"Triennial by statute (s. 633.202(1)); 8th Edition effective Dec 31, 2023, 9th Edition proposed for Dec 31, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-12-31","instrument":"Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 8th Edition (2023)","other_names":["FBC-EC","FBC, Energy Conservation","Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"s. 553.73(1)(a), (7), Fla. Stat.; Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C.","adopted_by":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","exceptions":["Buildings, structures and facilities exempted from the Florida Building Code by s. 553.73(10), Fla. Stat. (for example drone ports, chickees, equipment in a spaceport territory)","Local governments may adopt administrative amendments and more-stringent local technical amendments under s. 553.73(4); local technical amendments take effect 30 days after the Commission receives them"],"note":"The Commission’s energy changes list and the DBPR brochure describe the Energy Conservation volume as the 7th Edition (2020) base code with 2021 IECC changes.","evidence":[251,252,241,245,246,247,228,324,327,328,234,235,238,233],"evidence_about":{"233":"note","234":"exceptions","235":"exceptions","238":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-12-31","citation":"Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C. (notice of proposed rule, Florida Administrative Register Vol. 52/185, Sep 23, 2026)","note":"The Commission reviewed the 2024 IECC (residential workgroup, Aug 20, 2024). No direct statement of the 9th Edition energy volume’s base edition was found. Under s. 553.73(7)(e) as amended by ch. 2023-211, the Commission can delay the energy provisions of an updated code. Based on a summary of the enrolled text, the delay is up to 3 months when compliance software is not approved at least 3 months ahead. The effective date is the Commission workplan target. The final rule hearing was still TBD on Oct 17, 2026, and s. 553.73(7)(e) requires at least 6 months after publication of the updated code.","status":"partial","evidence":[261,248,257,262,258,290]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","how":"The Florida Building Commission adopts each triennial edition, including the Energy Conservation volume, by rule under Chapter 120 (s. 553.73(1)(a), (7)(a)), reviewing updates based on the IECC while maintaining the efficiencies of the Florida Energy Efficiency Code, and the rule takes effect no sooner than 6 months after publication (s. 553.73(7)(e)). Ch. 2023-211 lets the Commission delay the energy provisions’ effective date when compliance software is not approved in time. General Chapter 120 oversight applies (JAPC review is built into the workplan; ratification under s. 120.541(3) only if estimated costs exceed the thresholds), and local governments may add more-stringent technical amendments effective 30 days after the Commission receives them (s. 553.73(4)).","cycle":"Triennial by statute (s. 553.73(7)(a)); 8th Edition effective Dec 31, 2023, 9th Edition targeted for Dec 31, 2026; interim amendments and errata between cycles.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: “2021 IECC” with state amendments, effective 12/31/2023, mandatory statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/florida","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-12-31","instrument":"Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 8th Edition (2023)","other_names":["FBC-EC","FBC, Energy Conservation","Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"s. 553.73(1)(a), (7), Fla. Stat.; Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C.","adopted_by":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","exceptions":["Buildings, structures and facilities exempted from the Florida Building Code by s. 553.73(10), Fla. Stat. (for example drone ports, chickees, equipment in a spaceport territory)","Local governments may adopt administrative amendments and more-stringent local technical amendments under s. 553.73(4); local technical amendments take effect 30 days after the Commission receives them"],"note":"The Commission’s energy changes list and the DBPR brochure describe the Energy Conservation volume as the 7th Edition (2020) base code with 2021 IECC changes. The Commission’s certification letter compares the commercial provisions to ASHRAE 90.1-2019 and notes selected 2021 IECC changes.","evidence":[253,255,241,245,246,247,228,324,327,328,234,235,238,254,233],"evidence_about":{"254":"note","233":"note","234":"exceptions","235":"exceptions","238":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-12-31","citation":"Rule 61G20-1.001, F.A.C. (notice of proposed rule, Florida Administrative Register Vol. 52/185, Sep 23, 2026)","note":"The Commission reviewed the 2024 IECC. No direct statement of the 9th Edition commercial energy base (IECC or ASHRAE 90.1) was found. Under s. 553.73(7)(e) as amended by ch. 2023-211, the Commission can delay the energy provisions of an updated code. Based on a summary of the enrolled text, the delay is up to 3 months when compliance software is not approved at least 3 months ahead. The effective date is the Commission workplan target. The final rule hearing was still TBD on Oct 17, 2026, and s. 553.73(7)(e) requires at least 6 months after publication of the updated code.","status":"partial","evidence":[261,248,257,262,258,290]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Florida Building Commission (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation)","how":"The Florida Building Commission adopts each triennial edition, including the Energy Conservation volume, by rule under Chapter 120 (s. 553.73(1)(a), (7)(a)), reviewing updates based on the IECC while maintaining the efficiencies of the Florida Energy Efficiency Code, and the rule takes effect no sooner than 6 months after publication (s. 553.73(7)(e)). Ch. 2023-211 lets the Commission delay the energy provisions’ effective date when compliance software is not approved in time. General Chapter 120 oversight applies (JAPC review is built into the workplan; ratification under s. 120.541(3) only if estimated costs exceed the thresholds), and local governments may add more-stringent technical amendments effective 30 days after the Commission receives them (s. 553.73(4)).","cycle":"Triennial by statute (s. 553.73(7)(a)); 8th Edition effective Dec 31, 2023, 9th Edition targeted for Dec 31, 2026; interim amendments and errata between cycles.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: “2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019” with state amendments, effective 12/31/2023, mandatory statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/florida","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2026-09-23","title":"Notice of Proposed Rule published for the Florida Building Code, 9th Edition (2026)","summary":"Florida Administrative Register Vol. 52/185 notice of proposed rule to adopt the 9th Edition; the final rule hearing was still TBD in the Commission’s October 2026 workplan.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[248,258]},{"type":"other","date":"2026-07-14","title":"Proposed-rule hearing noticed for the Florida Fire Prevention Code, 9th Edition (2026)","summary":"State Fire Marshal hearing (Microsoft Teams) on Rule 69A-60 to adopt the 2024 editions of NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 with Florida amendments; a proposed effective date of Dec 31, 2026, is listed.","slots":["IFC"],"evidence":[268,273,276]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-05-21","title":"CS/HB 1175, ch. 2026-89","session":"2026 regular session","status":"enacted May 21, 2026, effective Jul 1, 2026","summary":"Requires the Florida Building Commission and the State Fire Marshal to establish safety design standards for office surgery suites by a specified date (code content, no edition change).","slots":["IBC","IFC"],"url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1175","evidence":[249,313,314,315]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-05-06","title":"CS/CS/HB 803, ch. 2026-63","session":"2026 regular session","status":"enacted May 6, 2026, effective Jul 1, 2026","summary":"Building permits and inspections act: directs the Commission to adopt a uniform commercial building permit application by rule and limits some local permit requirements; s. 553.73 is not among the statutes in its title as read, and the Commission opened rulemaking on Jun 29, 2026, to conform the code.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"http://laws.flrules.org/2026/63","evidence":[249,303,304,305,309]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-04-29","title":"HB 929, ch. 2026-55","session":"2026 regular session","status":"enacted Apr 29, 2026, effective Jul 1, 2026","summary":"Revised the chickee exemption in s. 553.73(10)(i); it also amends s. 633.202 (fire code).","slots":["IBC","IFC"],"url":"http://laws.flrules.org/2026/55","evidence":[281,300,301,302]},{"type":"other","date":"2026-03-18","title":"Interim amendments to the in-force 8th Edition (2023) through Rule 61G20-1.001","summary":"FLRules history shows the Florida Building Code rule amended Aug 15, 2024, Aug 19, 2024, Feb 23, 2025, Jul 6, 2025, and Mar 18, 2026 (technical amendments, errata and conforming changes) without changing the 8th Edition year.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[247,250]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-03-13","title":"CS/CS/HB 405","session":"2026 regular session","status":"failed (died in Rules Mar 13, 2026; a companion passed as CS/CS/HB 803, ch. 2026-63)","summary":"Commercial construction bill that included a uniform commercial building permit application; that application requirement was enacted through HB 803.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/405","evidence":[305,311]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-03-13","title":"HB 911","session":"2026 regular session","status":"failed (died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Mar 13, 2026)","summary":"Would have added s. 553.73(21) requiring the Commission to mandate specified wind- and impact-resistant construction for certain buildings beginning with the 9th edition (per the Commission’s bills matrix).","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/911","evidence":[310,316]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-03-13","title":"SB 968","session":"2026 regular session","status":"failed (died in Regulated Industries Mar 13, 2026; a companion passed as CS/CS/HB 803, ch. 2026-63)","summary":"Home backup power systems: would have barred local technical amendments to the Florida Building Code requiring permits for certain residential backup power systems (per the Commission’s bills matrix).","slots":["IRC"],"url":"https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/968","evidence":[312,317]},{"type":"other","date":"2026-03-13","title":"Commission votes to proceed to a proposed rule for the 9th Edition (2026)","summary":"At its rule development workshop the Commission voted 14 to 0 to incorporate approved amendments into the Draft 9th Edition, publish a Notice of Proposed Rule for Rule 61G20-1.001 and proceed to rule adoption.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[263,264]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-06-13","title":"CS/CS/CS/HB 683, ch. 2025-140","session":"2025 regular session","status":"enacted Jun 13, 2025, effective Jul 1, 2025","summary":"Added s. 553.73(10)(m) exempting systems and equipment on spaceport-territory property from the Florida Building Code; the Commission also opened rulemaking to conform the code to 2025 HB 683 and other 2025 acts.","slots":["IBC"],"url":"http://laws.flrules.org/2025/140","evidence":[250,297,298,299]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-05-19","title":"CS/HB 1137, ch. 2025-42","session":"2025 regular session","status":"enacted May 19, 2025, effective Jul 1, 2025","summary":"Added s. 553.73(20)(c) barring the Commission from adopting Florida Building Code provisions that prohibit or require installing materials to support more than one fuel source; it also amends s. 633.202 (fire code).","slots":["IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM","IFC"],"url":"http://laws.flrules.org/2025/42","evidence":[281,294,295,296]},{"type":"bill","date":"2024-05-16","title":"CS/CS/CS/HB 267, ch. 2024-191","session":"2024 regular session","status":"enacted May 16, 2024, effective Jan 1, 2025 (general effective date; some sections differ)","summary":"Added s. 553.73(7)(g) directing the Commission to modify the code so sealed drawings are not required to replace windows, doors or garage doors in existing one- and two-family dwellings when listed conditions are met.","slots":["IRC"],"url":"http://laws.flrules.org/2024/191","evidence":[291,292,293]},{"type":"bill","date":"2023-06-09","title":"CS/CS/HB 869, ch. 2023-211","session":"2023 regular session","status":"enacted Jun 9, 2023, effective Jul 1, 2023","summary":"Amended s. 553.73(7)(e) so the Commission may delay the effective date of an updated code’s energy provisions by up to three months when energy compliance software is not approved in time.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"http://laws.flrules.org/2023/211","evidence":[288,289,290]},{"type":"bill","date":"2021-06-29","title":"CS/CS/HB 401, ch. 2021-201","session":"2021 regular session","status":"enacted Jun 29, 2021, effective Jul 1, 2021","summary":"Amended s. 553.73(4), (5) and (8): authorizes the Commission to issue errata to the code (75 percent supermajority vote) and requires it to issue nonbinding advisory opinions within a set timeframe.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"http://laws.flrules.org/2021/201","evidence":[285,286,287,307,308]},{"type":"bill","date":"2019-06-07","title":"CS/CS/HB 447, ch. 2019-75","session":"2019 regular session","status":"enacted Jun 7, 2019, effective Jul 1, 2019 (the s. 553.73(7) amendments take effect Jul 1, 2020)","summary":"Amended s. 553.73(7)(a) and (c) (triennial update and technical-amendment provisions), authorizing the Commission to approve code updates without certain findings of state-specific need, effective Jul 1, 2020.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"http://laws.flrules.org/2019/75","evidence":[282,283,284,306]}]},"GA":{"name":"Georgia","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2023,"effective":"2025-01-01","instrument":"Georgia State Minimum Standard Electrical Code (NEC 2023 with Georgia Amendments)","other_names":["2026 Georgia Amendments to the 2023 NEC"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 110-11-1-.31; O.C.G.A. 8-2-23","adopted_by":"Georgia Board of Community Affairs (Department of Community Affairs)","exceptions":["Local governments may adopt local amendments reviewed by DCA; the state minimum codes are enforced through local governments"],"note":"2023 NEC (no amendments) took effect Jan 1, 2025; separate 2026 Georgia Amendments to the 2023 NEC took effect Jan 1, 2026 (a few items dated Jan 1, 2027). These dates come from DCA memos.","evidence":[332,331,333,329],"evidence_about":{"329":"amendments"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Georgia Board of Community Affairs (Department of Community Affairs)","how":"DCA, with the State Codes Advisory Committee’s recommendation, publishes a notice of intent and synopsis; the Board of Community Affairs votes (typically in the fall) and the rule is filed with an effective date of January 1 of the following year. No legislative approval step was found; the statute lets the department adopt new editions with a majority Board vote after public hearings under the Georgia APA.","cycle":"Irregular; the Board adopts new editions at its discretion, usually with a January 1 effective date. NEC 2023 followed the 2020 edition (2021 effective).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Georgia 2023 (1/1/2025) (NEC enforcement table as of Aug 3, 2026, supplied as a lead)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"2024 International Building Code with Georgia Amendments","other_names":["Georgia State Minimum Standard Building Code"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"O.C.G.A. 8-2-23; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 110-11-1-.24","adopted_by":"Georgia Board of Community Affairs (Department of Community Affairs)","exceptions":["Group R-3 residential construction falls under the IRC","Local governments may adopt DCA-reviewed local amendments"],"note":"Replaced the 2018 IBC with 2020/2022/2024/2025 amendments. The DCA announcement, memo, amendment packet, and info sheet agree.","evidence":[329,330,336],"next":[{"action":"amend","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-01-01","citation":"Notice of Intent dated Aug 20, 2026","note":"Not a new IBC edition, only new Georgia amendments to the 2024 IBC. 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HB 812 (2025-26) would have added state review of local amendments but did not pass.","cycle":"Roughly follows the ICC cycle with a lag; 2018 edition stayed in force until Jan 1, 2026 (2024 edition).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Georgia 24 24 24 24 24 24 15 15 24 24 24 X X (IBC taken as 1st value; as of 2026-04)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"Georgia State Minimum Standard One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code","other_names":["2024 IRC with Georgia Amendments"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"O.C.G.A. 8-2-23; Ga. Comp. 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Pending rules are approved or rejected by concurrent resolution, and in 2026 the House Business Committee rejected the Board’s 2024-edition rule.","cycle":"Irregular; the 2018 editions were adopted in the 2020 to 2021 period and an update to the 2024 editions failed in the 2026 session.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2018 IECC; State Amendments: Yes; Effective Date: 01/01/2021; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/idaho","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Idaho energy cells could not be located in the chart text","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17"}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2018,"instrument":"Idaho Energy Conservation Code (2020 Edition)","other_names":["IDAPA 24.39.30"],"citation":"IDAPA 24.39.30.600.05; Idaho Code 39-9701","adopted_by":"Idaho Building Code Board (approved by the Idaho Legislature)","exceptions":["Local governments may not adopt a different energy code (Idaho Code 39-9701)."],"note":"The state adopts the 2018 IECC commercial provisions with Idaho amendments.","evidence":[388,392,385],"evidence_about":{"385":"other_code"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"effective":"2028-07-01","citation":"Draft legislation amending Idaho Code 39-4101","note":"The Board’s 2026 rule to adopt the 2024 editions did not pass the House; the Board is discussing draft legislation that would adopt the 2024 codes in statute, effective Jul 1, 2028, if passed.","status":"partial","evidence":[406,408,409]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule_with_legislative_approval","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","names_edition_in_statute","sets_default_edition"],"body":"Idaho Building Code Board (approved by the Idaho Legislature)","how":"The Idaho Building Code Board adopts Idaho amendments to the IECC by rulemaking under IDAPA 24.39.30. Idaho Code 39-9701 names the 2018 IECC as the state energy code as amended by the Board and approved by the legislature. Pending rules are approved or rejected by concurrent resolution, and in 2026 the House Business Committee rejected the Board’s 2024-edition rule.","cycle":"Irregular; the 2018 editions were adopted in the 2020 to 2021 period and an update to the 2024 editions failed in the 2026 session.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2018 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2016; State Amendments: Yes; Effective Date: 01/01/2021; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/idaho","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2026-02-05","title":"Docket 24-3930-2502, IDAPA 24.39.30 Building Code Rules","session":"2026 regular session","status":"failed; Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee approved Feb 5, 2026, House Business Committee rejected Feb 17, 2026","summary":"Would have updated the Building Code Rules to refer to the 2024 IBC, IRC, IEBC and IECC with Idaho amendments.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2026/standingcommittees/260217_hbus_0130PM-Minutes.pdf","evidence":[404,405,406,410,413]},{"type":"bill","title":"House Resolution 12","session":"2025 regular session","status":"adopted 2025","summary":"Approved the proposed IDAPA 24.39.10 Electrical Board rule except Section 100.06.","slots":["NEC"],"url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/HR012SOP.pdf","evidence":[403]},{"type":"bill","title":"Draft executive agency legislation amending Idaho Code 39-4101","status":"pending; draft discussed by the Building Code Board in 2026, not yet filed","summary":"Would adopt the 2024 IBC, IRC, IECC and IEBC in statute with the Board’s amendments, effective Jul 1, 2028, if passed.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://dopl.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BLD-Minutes-2026-08-11.pdf","evidence":[408,409]},{"type":"bill","title":"House Concurrent Resolution 48","session":"2024 regular session","status":"adopted 2024","summary":"Approved pending rules including IDAPA 24.39.30 (Docket 24-3930-2302) and IDAPA 18.08.01 (Docket 18-0801-2301).","slots":["IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM","IFC"],"url":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2024/legislation/HCR048.pdf","evidence":[393,398]}]},"IL":{"name":"Illinois","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"local_option","citation":"20 ILCS 3105/10.09-1 (as amended by P.A. 103-510)","adopted_by":"General Assembly (statute); Capital Development Board administers","exceptions":["Chicago enforces its own Chicago Electrical Code, which incorporates provisions of the 2017 NEC and became mandatory Mar 1, 2018","Illinois has no statewide electrical licensing; local jurisdictions adopt their own NEC editions"],"note":"No general statewide NEC adoption found. The statute applies the current or most recent preceding NEC edition only to commercial work in jurisdictions with no building code.","evidence":[423,424,426,430,431],"evidence_about":{"430":"exceptions","431":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["sets_default_edition","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"General Assembly (statute); Capital Development Board administers","how":"The legislature fixes the default in statute as the current or most recent preceding NEC edition for non-building-code jurisdictions, so the default moves as NFPA publishes new editions. Elsewhere each municipality or county adopts its own NEC edition by local ordinance. P.A. 103-510 reworked these provisions (eff. Jan 1, 2024).","cycle":"No state cycle; default tracks NFPA publication, local adoption irregular","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"There is no statewide adoption of the NEC; the state adopted the 2008 NEC effective Jul 1, 2011, for non-building-code jurisdictions.","url":"https://www.mikeholt.com/statelicense.php?id=IL","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Chicago 2017 with Chicago amendments (3/1/2018) (NFPA table as of Aug 3, 2026)","url":"not provided in lead","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"local_option","citation":"20 ILCS 3105/10.18; 20 ILCS 3105/10.09-1","adopted_by":"General Assembly (statute); municipalities and counties adopt local codes","exceptions":["Chicago enforces the 2019 Chicago Building Code (Title 14B)","Floor covers structural design only; zoning ordinances excluded"],"note":"Cities and counties adopt their own building codes; there is no statewide building code. From Jan 1, 2025, local codes must regulate structural design at least as strictly as the least restrictive IBC edition first published in the current or preceding 9 years; no single edition is named in statute, so edition is null.","evidence":[422,426,431,423],"evidence_about":{"423":"note","431":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["sets_default_edition","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"General Assembly (statute); municipalities and counties adopt local codes","how":"The statute itself defines the baseline as a rolling ten-year window of ICC editions, so no agency rule is needed to move it. Local governments adopt their own codes and must report the model code and edition to CDB at least 30 days before the effective date. P.A. 103-510 created the requirement.","cycle":"Rolling baseline set by statute; local adoption irregular","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"X (one or more state or local agencies adopted an edition that is not the standard for all buildings); chart as of 2026-04","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"local_option","citation":"20 ILCS 3105/10.18; 815 ILCS 670/15","adopted_by":"General Assembly (statute); municipalities and counties adopt local codes","exceptions":["Floor covers structural design only"],"note":"Cities and counties adopt their own residential codes; there is no statewide residential code. From Jan 1, 2025, local codes must regulate residential structural design at least as strictly as the least restrictive IRC edition first published in the current or preceding 9 years; no single edition is named, so edition is null.","evidence":[422,426,425],"evidence_about":{"425":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["sets_default_edition","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"General Assembly (statute); municipalities and counties adopt local codes","how":"The statute defines the baseline as a rolling ten-year window of ICC editions. Local governments adopt their own residential codes and report them to CDB. P.A. 103-510 created the requirement.","cycle":"Rolling baseline set by statute; local adoption irregular","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"X (local option / not standard for all buildings); chart as of 2026-04","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"other_model_code","effective":"2020-01-01","instrument":"Illinois Fire Prevention and Safety Rules","other_names":["41 Ill. Adm. Code 100","Illinois Life Safety Code (NFPA 101, 2015)"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"41 Ill. Adm. Code 100.7","adopted_by":"Office of the State Fire Marshal","exceptions":["The IFC is not adopted statewide; municipalities may adopt it locally","Chicago uses its own Chicago Fire Prevention Code (Title 14F)"],"note":"State fire rules use NFPA 101 (2015), not the IFC; NFPA 1 (2015) applies only as cited in subsection (c)(11). Amendment level reflects OSFM modifications in subsection (c).","evidence":[427,429,428,440],"evidence_about":{"428":"note","440":"process"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Office of the State Fire Marshal","how":"The State Fire Marshal amends 41 Ill. Adm. Code 100 by administrative rule; the current NFPA 101 edition (2015) took effect Jan 1, 2020, replacing the 2000 edition. Rules pass through JCAR review. No pending update was found.","cycle":"Irregular; 2000 edition replaced by 2015 edition in 2020","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"X (local option / not standard for all buildings); chart as of 2026-04","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2025-11-30","instrument":"Illinois Energy Conservation Code (2024)","other_names":["ILECC","2024 ILECC","71 Ill. Adm. Code 600"],"citation":"71 Ill. Adm. Code 600.400; 20 ILCS 3125/15","adopted_by":"Capital Development Board","exceptions":["Chicago enforces its own Chicago Energy Transformation Code (based on the 2021 IECC, eff. Nov 1, 2022)"],"note":"Section 600.100 definitions still describe the 2021 IECC (amended Jan 1, 2025); the operative sections and appendix name the 2024 IECC.","evidence":[414,438,419,418,421],"evidence_about":{"418":"tracker_check","419":"next","421":"other"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","citation":"20 ILCS 3125/55; P.A. 104-0315 (HB 3510)","note":"CDB page lists 2026 Stretch Energy Code proposals. HB 3510 (P.A. 104-0315, eff. Jan 1, 2026) moved the stretch-code adoption deadlines. This is an optional overlay, not the next base edition. No next base-code edition (2027 IECC) adoption found.","status":"partial","evidence":[419,432,439]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Capital Development Board","how":"The Capital Development Board, in consultation with the Agency named in the Act, adopts the Illinois Energy Conservation Code by administrative rule (71 Ill. Adm. Code 600), incorporating a model IECC edition with Illinois amendments. Rules go through JCAR review, which can object or prohibit filing. The legislature set the Board as adopter and set deadlines for the optional Stretch Energy Code, most recently changed by P.A. 104-0315.","cycle":"Agency-initiated, roughly every three years following the IECC cycle (per a University of Illinois EnergySense page)","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2024 IECC; State Amendments: Yes; Effective Date: 11/30/2025; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/illinois","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"24 (2024 IECC adopted); chart as of 2026-04","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2025-11-30","instrument":"Illinois Energy Conservation Code (2024)","other_names":["ILECC","2024 ILECC","71 Ill. Adm. Code 600"],"citation":"71 Ill. Adm. Code 600.300; 20 ILCS 3125/15","adopted_by":"Capital Development Board","exceptions":["Chicago enforces its own Chicago Energy Transformation Code (based on the 2021 IECC, eff. Nov 1, 2022)"],"note":"Appendix amendments reference ASHRAE 90.1-2022 within the 2024 IECC commercial path; Section 600.100 definitions still say 2021.","evidence":[415,416,419,418,421],"evidence_about":{"418":"tracker_check","419":"next","421":"other"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","citation":"20 ILCS 3125/55; P.A. 104-0315 (HB 3510)","note":"CDB page lists 2026 Stretch Energy Code proposals. HB 3510 (P.A. 104-0315, eff. Jan 1, 2026) moved the stretch-code adoption deadlines. This is an optional overlay, not the next base edition. No next base-code edition (2027 IECC) adoption found.","status":"partial","evidence":[419,432,439]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Capital Development Board","how":"The Capital Development Board, in consultation with the Agency named in the Act, adopts the Illinois Energy Conservation Code by administrative rule (71 Ill. Adm. Code 600), incorporating a model IECC edition with Illinois amendments. Rules go through JCAR review, which can object or prohibit filing. The legislature set the Board as adopter and set deadlines for the optional Stretch Energy Code, most recently changed by P.A. 104-0315.","cycle":"Agency-initiated, roughly every three years following the IECC cycle (per a University of Illinois EnergySense page)","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: 2024 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2022; State Amendments: Yes; Effective Date: 11/30/2025; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/illinois","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"24 (2024 IECC adopted); chart as of 2026-04","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2026-01-08","title":"P.A. 104-0458 (SB 25, 104th General Assembly)","status":"enacted Jan 8, 2026; in force Jun 1, 2026","summary":"The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act sets county siting standards for stand-alone battery storage over 1,000 kW. Counties may require NFPA 855 compliance, and batteries must be listed to UL 1973 and UL 9540. Owners must offer training to local fire departments.","slots":["IFC"],"url":"https://lrb.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/005500050K5-12024.htm","evidence":[441,442]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-08-15","title":"P.A. 104-0315 (HB 3510, 104th General Assembly)","status":"enacted Aug 15, 2025, effective Jan 1, 2026","summary":"Amends the Energy Efficient Building Act’s Illinois Stretch Energy Code provisions, changing adoption dates for stretch-code targets.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://www.ilga.gov/ftp/legislation/104/BillStatus/HTML/10400HB3510.html","evidence":[432,439]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-06-02","title":"SB 2491 (104th General Assembly)","status":"pending; last action Jun 2, 2025, re-referred to Assignments (superseded in substance by HB 3510)","summary":"Would change stretch-code adoption deadlines in the Energy Efficient Building Act.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://my.ilga.gov/ftp/legislation/104/BillStatus/HTML/10400SB2491.html","evidence":[433]},{"type":"bill","date":"2024-01-01","title":"P.A. 103-0510 (SB 2368, 103rd General Assembly)","status":"enacted 2023, effective Jan 1, 2024; local structural-design floor begins Jan 1, 2025","summary":"Requires municipal and county building codes to meet a rolling IBC/IEBC/IRC structural baseline from Jan 1, 2025, and sets IBC/NEC defaults for jurisdictions without a building code.","slots":["IBC","IRC","NEC"],"url":"https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/PublicActs/PrinterFriendly/103-0510","evidence":[422,423,424,426]},{"type":"other","date":"2022-11-01","title":"Chicago Energy Transformation Code effective","summary":"Chicago’s energy code, based on the 2021 IECC, took effect for city permits.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[430,431]},{"type":"bill","date":"2021-08-20","title":"P.A. 102-444, 102-662, 102-813 (102nd General Assembly)","status":"enacted, effective Aug 20, 2021, Sep 15, 2021, and May 13, 2022","summary":"Listed in the source note of 20 ILCS 3125/15 as amending the Board’s energy-code adoption section.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://ilga.gov/ftp/ILCS/Ch%200020/Act%203125/002031250K15.html","evidence":[417]},{"type":"other","date":"2018-03-01","title":"Chicago Electrical Code (2017 NEC based) mandatory","summary":"Chicago’s own electrical code, incorporating provisions of the 2017 NEC, became mandatory in the city.","slots":["NEC"],"evidence":[430,431]},{"type":"bill","title":"HB 4994 (104th General Assembly)","status":"pending; shown as Introduced","summary":"Would let counties as well as municipalities adopt the Illinois Stretch Energy Code.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://my.ilga.gov/ftp/legislation/104/HB/10400HB4994.htm","evidence":[434]}]},"IN":{"name":"Indiana","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2008,"effective":"2009-08-26","instrument":"Indiana Electrical Code, 2009 Edition","other_names":["675 IAC 17-1.8","IEC"],"citation":"675 IAC 17-1.8","adopted_by":"Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission","note":"Rule readopted effective Jan 1, 2026, per a draft readoption document (original effective date kept here).","evidence":[445,455],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2023,"adopted":"2026-08-04","citation":"675 IAC 17-1.9 (LSA Document #26-62)","note":"Commission adopted the final rule Aug 4, 2026; the docket (updated Aug 12, 2026) lists Attorney General approval, Governor approval, filing and effective date as TBD. 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HEA 1575 (2023) now has the Commission choose up to three codes to review each year, oldest first, and bars moving a code to a new edition within five years of its effective date; adopted rules also expire and must be readopted.","cycle":"Irregular historically (2009 and 2014 codes still in force in 2026); now a statutory rotating review of at most three codes a year, oldest first.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"2008 Commercial with IN amendments (8/26/2009)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"2017 (2018 IRC) One- and two-family dwellings with IN amendments (12/26/2019)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"2023 Update process underway (Effective date not established)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2012,"effective":"2014-12-01","instrument":"2014 Indiana Building Code","other_names":["675 IAC 13-2.6"],"citation":"675 IAC 13-2.6","adopted_by":"Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission","note":"State page lists the rule’s base as IBC 2012 (1st printing) with ANSI A117.1 2009; listed as readopted without changes ahead of Jan 1, 2026, expiry.","evidence":[443,456],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"citation":"675 IAC 13-2.7 (LSA Document number not assigned in draft)","note":"Commission approved the committee’s recommendations to adopt the 2024 IBC with amendments; the Aug 4, 2026, minutes record no final adoption vote and say the fiscal analysis was still ongoing. 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Its duties and rules, including the adoption of building and fire codes, move to the Department of Homeland Security on July 1, 2027.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1003/HB1003.07.ENRS.pdf","evidence":[466,467]},{"type":"other","date":"2026-01-01","title":"Readoption of 2014 codes and 2020 Residential/2009 Electrical rules ahead of expiry","summary":"Keeps the existing editions in force (no edition change) while the 2024/2023 updates are finished.","slots":["IBC","IFC","IRC","NEC"],"evidence":[455,456]},{"type":"bill","title":"IC 4-22-2.6 rule expiration and readoption (statute)","status":"enacted","summary":"Rules expire on a fixed date unless readopted; the Commission notifies the Legislative Council of its intent to readopt.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC"],"url":"https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/2026-Rule-Readoption-Legislative-Notice.pdf","evidence":[455,456]},{"type":"bill","title":"HEA 1575, P.L.155-2023","session":"2023 regular session","status":"enacted 2023","summary":"Creates IC 22-12-2.5: Commission selects up to three codes to review each year, oldest first, and may not update a code to a new edition within five years of its effective date (with exceptions for conflicts, emergencies and local amendment requests).","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://in.gov/dhs/files/Proposed-Building-Code-Review-Schedule.pdf","evidence":[457,458,459]}]},"KS":{"name":"Kansas","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2008,"effective":"2011-02-04","instrument":"National electric code, NFPA standard no. 70, as adopted in K.A.R. 22-1-3","other_names":["Kansas fire prevention code NEC adoption"],"citation":"K.A.R. 22-1-3(n)","adopted_by":"Office of the State Fire Marshal","exceptions":["One- and two-family dwellings fall outside the fire marshal’s code","Kansas has no statewide electrician licensing or general electrical installation code; cities and counties adopt their own electrical codes","Construction on State of Kansas property follows the Department of Administration’s Form 110 list of applicable codes, which also names NFPA codes and standards"],"note":"The State Fire Marshal’s fire prevention code adopts the 2008 NEC (NFPA 70) by reference; this is the only statewide adoption of the NEC.","evidence":[475,477,479,472,492],"evidence_about":{"472":"exceptions","492":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule_with_legislative_approval","roles":["must_ratify_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Office of the State Fire Marshal","how":"The State Fire Marshal adopts national codes by reference in K.A.R. 22-1-3 through the rulemaking process, with each subsequent edition specified by rule. 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Each regulation is reviewed by the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee and a legislative subject-matter committee, which can defer, request amendment or find it deficient, but a deficiency finding leaves the Governor to decide whether it takes effect; no statute names an edition.","cycle":"Irregular; the Kentucky codes are still based on 2015 model codes, with the NEC updated separately to 2023 effective about 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Kentucky 2023 (1/1/2025); 2026 update process underway (effective date not established)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2024-12-03","instrument":"2018 Kentucky Building Code","other_names":["KBC","815 KAR 7:120"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"815 KAR 7:120","adopted_by":"Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (Public Protection Cabinet)","exceptions":["One- and two-family dwellings and townhouses are governed by 815 KAR 7:125 (Kentucky Residential Code)","Manufactured homes governed by KRS 227.550 to 227.665"],"note":"Current rule version effective Dec 3, 2024; the 2015-IBC-based 2018 KBC has been mandatory since Jan 1, 2019.","evidence":[497,498,499,502,522],"evidence_about":{"522":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (Public Protection Cabinet)","how":"The Department promulgates administrative regulations under KRS 198B.050 and 198B.080 after notice under KRS Chapter 13A, incorporating a new edition of the Kentucky Building Code or Residential Code (or the state fire standards for fire). 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The adoption date comes from DOE’s energy code tracker.","evidence":[506,520],"evidence_about":{"520":"tracker_check"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (Public Protection Cabinet)","how":"The Department promulgates administrative regulations under KRS 198B.050 and 198B.080 after notice under KRS Chapter 13A, incorporating a new edition of the Kentucky Building Code or Residential Code (or the state fire standards for fire). Each regulation is reviewed by the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee and a legislative subject-matter committee, which can defer, request amendment or find it deficient, but a deficiency finding leaves the Governor to decide whether it takes effect; no statute names an edition.","cycle":"Irregular; the Kentucky codes are still based on 2015 model codes, with the NEC updated separately to 2023 effective about 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2009 IECC, state amendments yes, effective 10/01/2014, mandatory statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/kentucky","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2012,"effective":"2014-10-01","citation":"815 KAR 7:120","adopted_by":"Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (Public Protection Cabinet)","note":"DHBC enforced-code list names the 2012 IECC for commercial; DOE also lists ASHRAE 90.1-2010 (and a 90.1-2007 certification); effective date is DOE’s value.","evidence":[505,520],"evidence_about":{"520":"tracker_check"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction (Public Protection Cabinet)","how":"The Department promulgates administrative regulations under KRS 198B.050 and 198B.080 after notice under KRS Chapter 13A, incorporating a new edition of the Kentucky Building Code or Residential Code (or the state fire standards for fire). Each regulation is reviewed by the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee and a legislative subject-matter committee, which can defer, request amendment or find it deficient, but a deficiency finding leaves the Governor to decide whether it takes effect; no statute names an edition.","cycle":"Irregular; the Kentucky codes are still based on 2015 model codes, with the NEC updated separately to 2023 effective about 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: 2012 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2010, effective 10/01/2014, mandatory statewide (equivalent 90.1-2007)","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/kentucky","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2026-07-15","title":"DHBC notice that delayed 2023 NEC provisions become enforceable for residential work","summary":"Makes 210.52(C), 230.67 and 314.27(C) of the 2023 NEC fully enforceable for dwellings; GFCI provisions 210.8(A) and 210.8(D)(8)-(11) stay delayed.","slots":["NEC"],"evidence":[510]},{"type":"other","date":"2026-03-18","title":"DHBC 2026 NEC Task Force","summary":"Department-convened task force reviewing the 2026 NEC against the adopted 2023 NEC to recommend adoption.","slots":["NEC"],"evidence":[511]}]},"LA":{"name":"Louisiana","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2020,"effective":"2023-01-01","instrument":"National Electric Code (NEC), 2020 Edition (LAC 17:I.115)","other_names":["LSUCC","Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code"],"citation":"LAC 17:I.115","adopted_by":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","note":"Effective date is from the commission’s own code-information sheet; the rule’s history shows later amendments (LR 49 June 2023, LR 50 March 2024). The 2023 NEC is proposed for Jan 1, 2027.","evidence":[523,525,532],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2023,"effective":"2027-01-01","citation":"Notice of Intent, Louisiana Register Vol. 52, No. 8, Aug 20, 2026, pp. 1403-1432; LAC 17:I.Chapter 1","note":"Notice of intent only. Proposed effective date January 1, 2027.","status":"partial","evidence":[528,529,523]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","how":"The Uniform Construction Code Commission (in the Office of the Governor, per 2026 Act 881) adopts new editions by rule amending LAC 17:I.Chapter 1 through the Administrative Procedure Act, with a notice of intent in the Louisiana Register. Statute as summarised in the commission’s Blue Book requires it to adopt only the latest editions, review within five years of a code’s publication, and give the House and Senate Commerce committees notice of intended amendments and the amended code for oversight. Legislature restructured the body in 2025 (Act 120) and 2026 (Act 881).","cycle":"Follows the model code cycle with a lag of roughly 2 to 4 years; 2021 I-codes and 2020 NEC took effect Jan 1, 2023, 2024 I-codes and 2023 NEC proposed for Jan 1, 2027.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Louisiana 2020 (1/1/2023) (NEC enforcement table as of Aug 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-01-01","instrument":"International Building Code (IBC), 2021 Edition (LAC 17:I.103)","other_names":["LSUCC","Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"LAC 17:I.103","adopted_by":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","exceptions":["IBC Chapter 1 (administration), Chapter 11 (accessibility) and Chapter 27 (electrical) are not adopted as written (accessibility is handled under separate state law/OSFM)"],"note":"Effective date from the commission’s code-information sheet. The LAC 17 rule history shows repromulgation Aug 1, 2023.","evidence":[523,525,530],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-01-01","citation":"Notice of Intent, Louisiana Register Vol. 52, No. 8, Aug 20, 2026, proposed LAC 17:I.103","note":"Proposed section reads International Building Code (IBC), 2024 Edition; notice of intent only.","status":"partial","evidence":[528,529,523]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","how":"Same commission rulemaking as NEC: amend LAC 17:I.103 by rule published in the Louisiana Register, with legislative Commerce committee oversight and a five-year review requirement. Act 534 of 2024 separately legislated on IBC Chapter 11 accessibility.","cycle":"Follows the ICC cycle with a lag of roughly 2 to 4 years.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Adoption chart row ‘State Louisiana 21 21 X 21 21 21 21 21 X 21 21’, IBC = 2021. State page: statewide adoption with mandatory enforcement of the LSUCC.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/louisiana/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-01-01","instrument":"International Residential Code, 2021 Edition (LAC 17:I.107)","other_names":["LSUCC"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"LAC 17:I.107","adopted_by":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","exceptions":["IRC Part I (administrative) and Part VIII (electrical) are not adopted as written"],"note":"Effective date from the commission’s code-information sheet.","evidence":[523,531,525],"evidence_about":{"525":"other_code"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-01-01","citation":"Notice of Intent, Louisiana Register Vol. 52, No. 8, Aug 20, 2026, proposed LAC 17:I.107","note":"Proposed section reads International Residential Code (IRC), 2024 Edition; notice of intent only.","status":"partial","evidence":[528,529,523]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","how":"Commission rulemaking amending LAC 17:I.107 via the Louisiana Register. Per the Blue Book summary of statute, major proposed IRC changes must be summarised for each legislative house when submitted to the Commerce oversight committees.","cycle":"Follows the ICC cycle with a lag of roughly 2 to 4 years.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Adoption chart row ‘State Louisiana 21 21 X 21 21 21 21 21 X 21 21’, IRC = 2021.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/louisiana/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"other_model_code","effective":"2017-07-01","citation":"LAC 55:V.103","adopted_by":"Office of State Fire Marshal (Department of Public Safety)","note":"The IFC does not appear among the adopted codes on the commission or OSFM pages; OSFM lists NFPA 101 (2015, effective Jul 1, 2017).","evidence":[526,527,541],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Office of State Fire Marshal (Department of Public Safety)","how":"The State Fire Marshal amends LAC 55:V by rule; OSFM states the 2015 NFPA 101 remains in effect while the 2021 ICC codes were adopted by the construction code body. No legislative step was found for fire code editions.","cycle":"Irregular.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-07-01","instrument":"International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2021 Edition (LAC 17:I.117)","other_names":["LSUCC"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"LAC 17:I.117","adopted_by":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","exceptions":["All parishes are assigned to Climate Zone 2A for IECC compliance"],"note":"State sources give one IECC edition (2021) without separate residential and commercial editions; DOE lists residential as 2018 IECC. The Register text of the residential energy chapter also mentions the 2009 IECC, so the residential basis needs confirmation from the commission.","evidence":[524,533,540,528],"evidence_about":{"528":"next"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-01-01","citation":"Notice of Intent, Louisiana Register Vol. 52, No. 8, Aug 20, 2026","note":"The notice names the IECC in its preamble among the 2024 I-codes.","status":"partial","evidence":[528,529]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","how":"Commission rulemaking amending LAC 17:I.117, same as other LSUCC codes; the energy code took effect Jul 1, 2023, six months after the other I-codes.","cycle":"Follows the ICC cycle with a lag of roughly 2 to 4 years.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: Current State Code 2018 IECC; State Amendments Yes; Effective Date 07/01/2023; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/louisiana","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-07-01","instrument":"International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2021 Edition (LAC 17:I.117)","other_names":["LSUCC"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"LAC 17:I.117","adopted_by":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","exceptions":["All parishes are assigned to Climate Zone 2A for IECC compliance"],"note":"DOE lists 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2010 for commercial.","evidence":[524,533,540],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-01-01","citation":"Notice of Intent, Louisiana Register Vol. 52, No. 8, Aug 20, 2026","note":"The notice names the IECC in its preamble among the 2024 I-codes.","status":"partial","evidence":[528,529]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)","how":"Commission rulemaking amending LAC 17:I.117, same as other LSUCC codes.","cycle":"Follows the ICC cycle with a lag of roughly 2 to 4 years.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: Current State Code 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2010; State Amendments Yes; Equivalent Code 90.1-2016; Effective Date 07/01/2023; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/louisiana","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2026-08-20","title":"Notice of Intent to adopt 2023 NEC and 2024 I-Codes","summary":"Proposes repealing current LAC 17:I.101-117 language and adopting the 2023 NEC and 2024 I-codes effective Jan 1, 2027.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[528,529]},{"type":"bill","title":"SB 228, Act 120","session":"2025 regular session","status":"enacted 2025","summary":"Transfers the powers and duties of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council to the State Licensing Board for Contractors.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"http://luccc.louisiana.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025_Act-120-SB-228-Transfers-LSUCCC-to-LSLBC.pdf","evidence":[537]},{"type":"bill","title":"HB 1186, Act 881","session":"2026 regular session","status":"enacted 2026","summary":"Creates the Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission within the Office of the Governor and updates its statutes, including adopting only the latest editions of listed codes.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"http://luccc.louisiana.gov/wp-content/uploads/LUCCC_Act-881-HB-1186.pdf","evidence":[536]},{"type":"bill","title":"SB 489, Act 534","session":"2024 regular session","status":"enacted 2024","summary":"Legislation on the International Building Code in relation to Chapter 11 accessibility, per the commission’s Acts list.","slots":["IBC"],"url":"https://luccc.louisiana.gov/acts/","evidence":[538]},{"type":"bill","title":"SB 44, Act 12","session":"2005 regular session","status":"enacted 2005","summary":"Created the State Uniform Construction Code and its council/commission; initial code effective Jan 1, 2007.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://luccc.louisiana.gov/acts/","evidence":[534,538]},{"type":"executive_order","title":"JBE 17-14 (halted code adoptions until July 1, 2018; since rescinded)","summary":"Per the State Fire Marshal, halted code adoptions until July 1, 2018, then was rescinded and the 2015 I-codes were adopted.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM","NEC"],"evidence":[527]}]},"MA":{"name":"Massachusetts","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2026,"effective":"2026-04-24","instrument":"Massachusetts Electrical Code (527 CMR 12.00), 2026 edition","other_names":["527 CMR 12.00","State Electrical Code","Massachusetts amendments to NFPA 70"],"citation":"527 CMR 12.00","adopted_by":"Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (BFPR), Department of Fire Services","note":"Some trackers still list the 2023 NEC, but the 2026 NEC is in force. Rule 7 applies it to installations for which a permit is granted after Apr 24, 2026. The NFPA 70 text is the version released by NFPA Standards Council vote on Aug 20, 2025.","evidence":[549,550,551,552],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (BFPR), Department of Fire Services","how":"The Board of Fire Prevention Regulations makes and amends the electrical wiring rules by regulation under G.L. c. 143, s. 3L, after a public hearing; the statute has no legislative approval step and the rules become effective when deposited with the state secretary. For the 2026 edition the BFPR noticed a public hearing for Mar 30, 2026, and the code took effect Apr 24, 2026, about eight months after NFPA’s Aug 20, 2025, release.","cycle":"Follows the NFPA 70 three-year cycle: the previous Massachusetts code was based on the 2023 NEC and the 2026 NEC took effect Apr 24, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"Massachusetts: NEC 2026, effective 4/24/26","url":"https://www.mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Massachusetts 2026 with MA amendments (4/24/2026)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-10-11","instrument":"Massachusetts State Building Code, 780 CMR, Tenth Edition, Base Volume","other_names":["780 CMR","10th Edition","Massachusetts Amendments to the International Building Code 2021"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"780 CMR (10th Edition Base Volume), s. 101.1","adopted_by":"Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS)","exceptions":["On a city or town’s request the BBRS may adopt more restrictive local standards where it finds special conditions (G.L. c. 143, s. 98); no individual local variations were checked."],"note":"The 9th Edition could still be used for applications filed through Jun 30, 2025 (extended from an original Jan 1, 2025, end); since Jul 1, 2025, the 10th Edition is the only code accepted for new applications.","evidence":[542,544,546,569,547,548],"evidence_about":{"547":"note","548":"note","569":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"780 CMR (11th Edition, in drafting)","note":"BBRS 11th Edition subcommittees are drafting and reviewing changes from the 2021 to the 2024 I-Codes; no adoption or effective date was found.","status":"partial","evidence":[577,579]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS)","how":"The BBRS adopts each edition of 780 CMR by regulation under G.L. c. 143, s. 94, after statutory public hearings (BBRS agendas mention hearings in May and November); no legislative vote or approval step appears in s. 94. Paragraph (h) directs the board to revise the code at least once every five years. The 10th Edition (2021 I-Codes) took effect Oct 11, 2024, with a concurrency period, and the 11th Edition (2024 I-Codes) is being drafted.","cycle":"Irregular: the 9th Edition adopted the 2015 IBC and the 10th Edition the 2021 IBC (effective Oct 11, 2024); the statute requires revision at least once every five years.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-10-11","instrument":"Massachusetts Residential Code (780 CMR 51.00), Tenth Edition, Residential Volume","other_names":["780 CMR 51.00","Residential Volume","Massachusetts Amendments to the 2021 International Residential Code"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"780 CMR 51.00, s. 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The text on mass.gov is an unofficial copy.","evidence":[542,545,546,569,547],"evidence_about":{"547":"note","569":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"780 CMR 51.00 (11th Edition, in drafting)","note":"The BBRS 11th Edition Residential Code Subcommittee is reviewing 2024 IRC chapters (meeting Oct 1, 2026); no adoption or effective date was found.","status":"partial","evidence":[578]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS)","how":"The residential volume (780 CMR 51.00) is adopted by the BBRS together with the base volume, by regulation under G.L. c. 143, s. 94 after statutory public hearings; no legislative approval step appears in s. 94. Paragraph (h) directs revision at least once every five years. The 10th Edition residential volume took effect Oct 11, 2024; 11th Edition IRC chapter reviews are under way.","cycle":"Irregular, tied to the 780 CMR editions: 9th Edition (2015 I-Codes) then 10th Edition (2021 I-Codes, effective Oct 11, 2024); 11th Edition drafting uses the 2024 IRC.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"other_model_code","effective":"2022-12-09","instrument":"Massachusetts Comprehensive Fire Safety Code (527 CMR 1.00)","other_names":["527 CMR 1.00","Massachusetts Fire Code","Massachusetts Amendments to NFPA 1"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"527 CMR 1.00, ss. 1.04-1.05","adopted_by":"Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (BFPR), Department of Fire Services","note":"Massachusetts uses NFPA 1 (2021 Edition), not the IFC. 780 CMR may cite specific sections of the 2021 IFC but does not adopt the IFC’s retroactive requirements. First effective Dec 9, 2022; the current published text shows an effective date of May 12, 2023 (Mass. Register #1495). A Notice of Correction effective Dec 23, 2022, fixed a typo in the official text, which cited NFPA 1 (2015 Edition) instead of the 2021 Edition.","evidence":[554,556,557,560,586,542],"evidence_about":{"586":"note","542":"note"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"citation":"527 CMR 1.00 (2024 Edition, proposed)","note":"The BFPR voted on Oct 15, 2026, to begin promulgation. The proposed text is not an adopted regulation until it is published in the Massachusetts Register and in effect.","status":"partial","evidence":[555,558,559]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (BFPR), Department of Fire Services","how":"The BFPR promulgates 527 CMR 1.00 by regulation: it votes to begin promulgation, holds a statutory public hearing (M.G.L. c. 148, s. 10, per BFPR agendas), and the final rule is published in the Massachusetts Register and takes effect. No legislative approval step was found. The 2021-based update took effect Dec 9, 2022, and the 2024 Edition entered promulgation on Oct 15, 2026.","cycle":"Irregular: NFPA 1 2015 edition was replaced directly by the 2021 edition (effective Dec 9, 2022); a 2024 Edition is now in promulgation.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-10-11","instrument":"Massachusetts base energy code, 780 CMR Chapter 11R (residential)","other_names":["Base Energy Code","Stretch Energy Code (225 CMR Chapter 22)","Specialized Opt-in Code (225 CMR Chapter 22 + Appendix RC)"],"citation":"780 CMR Chapter 11R","adopted_by":"Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS), in consultation with the Department of Energy Resources (DOER)","exceptions":["Municipalities may opt in to the Stretch Energy Code (225 CMR Chapter 22) or the Specialized Opt-in Code (225 CMR Chapter 22 + Appendix RC), both promulgated by DOER (G.L. c. 25A, s. 6(14); G.L. c. 143, s. 96).","Up to ten municipalities in DOER’s Fossil Fuel Free Building Demonstration Program (St. 2022, c. 179, s. 84; 225 CMR 24.00) may restrict fossil fuels in new construction and major renovations: Acton, Aquinnah, Arlington, Brookline, Cambridge, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Newton, plus Northampton as a substitute selection."],"note":"DOER names the base code as IECC 2021 with MA amendments; the effective date is that of the 10th Edition (concurrency with the 9th Edition ended Jun 30, 2025).","evidence":[561,542,562,570,572],"evidence_about":{"562":"exceptions","570":"exceptions","572":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"780 CMR Chapter 11R (11th Edition, in drafting)","note":"The BBRS 11th Edition Energy Advisory Subcommittee (Dec 3, 2025) discussed the 2024 IECC with DOER amendments and noted the 2027 IECC may be published before adoption takes effect; no adoption or effective date was found. DOER also proposed 2026 revisions to the 2021-based Stretch and Specialized codes.","status":"partial","evidence":[576,584,563]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS), in consultation with the Department of Energy Resources (DOER)","how":"The BBRS adopts the energy chapters of 780 CMR (11R and 13) by regulation in consultation with DOER; G.L. c. 143, s. 94(o) requires it to adopt and fully integrate the latest IECC and to update within 1 year of any IECC revision. DOER separately promulgates the opt-in Stretch and Specialized codes (225 CMR 22.00 and 23.00; G.L. c. 25A, s. 6(14), as amended by St. 2021, c. 8), which municipalities adopt by local vote. No legislative approval of the rules is required; pending bill H.5175 would rewrite the s. 6(14) clause.","cycle":"Tied to 780 CMR editions: the base code moved to the 2021 IECC with the 10th Edition (Oct 11, 2024); a 2024 IECC update is in 11th Edition drafting. Stretch and Specialized codes were last updated in February 2025, with 2026 revisions proposed.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2021 IECC, effective 10/11/2024, mandatory statewide, state amendments yes","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/massachusetts","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-10-11","instrument":"Massachusetts base energy code, 780 CMR Chapter 13 (commercial)","other_names":["Base Energy Code","Stretch Energy Code (225 CMR Chapter 23)","Specialized Opt-in Code (225 CMR Chapter 23 + Appendix CC)"],"citation":"780 CMR Chapter 13","adopted_by":"Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS), in consultation with the Department of Energy Resources (DOER)","exceptions":["Municipalities may opt in to the Stretch Energy Code (225 CMR Chapter 23) or the Specialized Opt-in Code (225 CMR Chapter 23 + Appendix CC), both promulgated by DOER (G.L. c. 25A, s. 6(14); G.L. c. 143, s. 96).","Up to ten municipalities in DOER’s Fossil Fuel Free Building Demonstration Program (St. 2022, c. 179, s. 84; 225 CMR 24.00) may restrict fossil fuels in new construction and major renovations: Acton, Aquinnah, Arlington, Brookline, Cambridge, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Newton, plus Northampton as a substitute selection."],"note":"DOER names the base code as IECC 2021 with MA amendments; the effective date is that of the 10th Edition (concurrency with the 9th Edition ended Jun 30, 2025).","evidence":[561,542,562,570,572],"evidence_about":{"562":"exceptions","570":"exceptions","572":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"780 CMR Chapter 13 (11th Edition, in drafting)","note":"The BBRS 11th Edition Energy Advisory Subcommittee (Dec 3, 2025) discussed the 2024 IECC with DOER amendments and noted the 2027 IECC may be published before adoption takes effect; no adoption or effective date was found. DOER also proposed 2026 revisions to the 2021-based Stretch and Specialized codes.","status":"partial","evidence":[576,584,563]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS), in consultation with the Department of Energy Resources (DOER)","how":"The BBRS adopts the energy chapters of 780 CMR (11R and 13) by regulation in consultation with DOER; G.L. c. 143, s. 94(o) requires it to adopt and fully integrate the latest IECC and to update within 1 year of any IECC revision. DOER separately promulgates the opt-in Stretch and Specialized codes (225 CMR 22.00 and 23.00; G.L. c. 25A, s. 6(14), as amended by St. 2021, c. 8), which municipalities adopt by local vote. 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JCAR can object, which leads to bills to rescind or stay the rule, but no legislative approval vote is required.","cycle":"Statute requires updates at least once every 3 years to coincide with the national code change cycle; Michigan has run behind that schedule for some codes.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Michigan 2023 Commercial (3/12/2024); 2014 One- and two-family dwellings (2/8/2016); 2026 update process underway (Commercial effective date not established) (as of Aug 3, 2026)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"2014 NEC for one- and two-family dwellings (2/8/2016)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2025-04-09","instrument":"2021 Michigan Building Code","other_names":["Part 4","MBC"],"citation":"Mich. Admin. 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Admin. Code, Construction Code Part 5 (Residential Code)","adopted_by":"Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction Codes","note":"Rules adopting the 2021 IRC were filed May 1, 2025, for effect Aug 29, 2025, but are held up by a stipulated Court of Claims order, so the 2015 code stays in force.","evidence":[649,656,655],"evidence_about":{"655":"next"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2021,"adopted":"2025-05-01","citation":"Mich. Admin. Code, Construction Code Part 5","note":"Filed with the Secretary of State May 1, 2025, scheduled for Aug 29, 2025; LARA stopped from implementing under a Jul 7, 2025, stipulated order in Home Builders Assoc. v LARA. No 2026 update was found on LARA’s pages.","status":"partial","evidence":[655,656,657]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction Codes","how":"Same rulemaking path as other parts: LARA rules, JCAR review, filing. The residential code is to be updated at least every 6 years and no more often than every 3. A court order, not the legislature, is currently holding up the 2021 update.","cycle":"Statute: residential code updated not less than every 6 years nor more than every 3; Michigan is on the 2015 edition.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Row Michigan 21 15 X ...; IRC = second value (2015)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Residential: 2021 Michigan Residential Code, based on the 2021 IECC, effective 3/1/2024","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"other_model_code","instrument":"Fire Prevention Code (Bureau of Fire Services rules)","other_names":["Michigan Uniform Fire Code","NFPA 1 (2006)"],"citation":"Mich. Admin. Code R 29.1652; Fire Prevention Code, 1941 PA 207","adopted_by":"Bureau of Fire Services (State Fire Marshal), LARA","exceptions":["Local governments may adopt their own fire safety ordinances (1941 PA 207 sec. 2b), so local IFC use is possible but not a state requirement."],"note":"State fire rule names NFPA 1 (2006), not the IFC. The rule text is the 2011 filing on the state ORR site.","evidence":[663,664],"evidence_about":{"664":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Bureau of Fire Services (State Fire Marshal), LARA","how":"The Fire Prevention Code act makes the Bureau of Fire Services responsible for rules under the Administrative Procedures Act. Fire rules adopt NFPA documents by reference. JCAR review applies as for all rules.","cycle":"irregular; the adopted NFPA 1 edition is 2006","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Row Michigan 21 15 X ...; IFC = third value (X: adopted by some agency but not a standard for all buildings)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2016-02-08","instrument":"Michigan Residential Code energy provisions (Part 10 Michigan Uniform Energy Code)","other_names":["2015 Michigan Energy Code"],"citation":"Mich. Admin. 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The filing date is from the final-rule notice.","status":"partial","evidence":[655,658]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction Codes","how":"LARA adopts energy rules like other construction code parts, with JCAR review and filing. The 2021 residential energy update was filed but is stayed by a stipulated order in a builders’ lawsuit.","cycle":"Statute calls for updates every 3 to 6 years for the residential code; Michigan is on 2015.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2015 IECC; Effective Date 02/08/2016","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/michigan","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Residential: 2021 Michigan Residential Code, based on the 2021 IECC, effective 3/1/2024","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2025-04-22","instrument":"2021 Michigan Commercial Energy Code","other_names":["Part 10a","Michigan Uniform Energy Code (commercial)"],"citation":"Mich. Admin. Code, Construction Code Part 10a (R 408.31087 et seq.)","adopted_by":"Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction Codes","note":"Rules allow either ASHRAE 90.1 or the Michigan-amended 2021 IECC; the 90.1 year (2019) is from DOE only. Filed Dec 23, 2024.","evidence":[650,654],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","citation":"Mich. Admin. Code, Construction Code Part 10a","note":"Part 10a was on the agenda of the May 21, 2026, advisory meeting.","status":"lead","evidence":[662]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Bureau of Construction Codes","how":"LARA rulemaking with advisory meeting, JCAR review and filing; the commercial energy code is on the statutory 3-year update cycle.","cycle":"Statute: at least every 3 years to coincide with the national cycle.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019; Effective Date 04/22/2025","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/michigan","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Commercial: 2021 Michigan Uniform Energy Code based on 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019, effective 3/1/2024","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2026-07-21","title":"HB 5570 and HB 5571","session":"2025-2026 regular session","act":"Public Acts 28 and 29 of 2026","status":"enacted Jul 21, 2026, in force the same day","summary":"Allows one interior exit stairway in apartment buildings up to four levels. Conditions include unit and floor area limits, fire alarms, and stair sprinklers. The allowance ends once the state adopts the International Code Council’s single-exit stair provisions.","slots":["IBC"],"url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0028.pdf","evidence":[671,672]},{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2025-07-07","title":"Home Builders Assoc. et al. v LARA et al. (Michigan Court of Claims, stipulated order)","summary":"Temporarily bars LARA from implementing the 2021-based Part 5 Residential Code and Part 10 energy rules while litigation continues, so the 2015 versions stay in force.","slots":["IRC","IECC_RES"],"evidence":[655,656]},{"type":"bill","date":"2023-11-28","title":"HB 5120","session":"2023-2024 regular session","act":"Public Act 233 of 2023","status":"enacted Nov 28, 2023; in force Nov 29, 2024","summary":"Storage projects of 50 MW and 200 MWh or more can get a state siting certificate from the Public Service Commission. They must comply with NFPA 855 and file fire and emergency response plans.","slots":["IFC"],"url":"https://ombudsman.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0233.pdf","evidence":[669,670]}]},"MN":{"name":"Minnesota","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2026,"effective":"2026-08-17","instrument":"Minnesota Electrical Code","other_names":["Minnesota Rules chapter 1315"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"Minn. R. 1315.0200; Minn. Stat. 326B.35","adopted_by":"Minnesota Board of Electricity (Department of Labor and Industry)","note":"Permits filed before Aug 17, 2026, follow the 2023 NEC; the rule says ‘with any Minnesota amendments’.","evidence":[673,674,675],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Minnesota Board of Electricity (Department of Labor and Industry)","how":"The Board of Electricity adopts each NEC edition by amending Minnesota Rules chapter 1315 (request for comments, dual notice, administrative law judge approval, filing, notice of adoption in the State Register). A review committee first recommends whether Minnesota amendments are needed. No legislative approval step was found for the electrical code.","cycle":"Follows the NFPA 3-year NEC cycle; the 2026 NEC was adopted about a year after publication.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Minnesota 2026 (8/17/2026) (NEC enforcement table as of Aug 3, 2026)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2018,"effective":"2020-03-31","instrument":"2020 Minnesota Building Code","other_names":["Minnesota Rules chapter 1305"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"Minn. R. 1305.0011; Minn. Stat. 326B.106","adopted_by":"Commissioner of Labor and Industry","note":"Rule text names the 2018 IBC; the Mar 31, 2020, date comes from the department’s 2020 State Building Codes page. Chapter 1305 shows a newer revisor version dated Nov 12, 2025.","evidence":[678,679],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Minn. R. ch. 1305","note":"Request for comments published in the State Register Jan 21, 2025; all later milestones listed as to be determined.","status":"partial","evidence":[680]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Commissioner of Labor and Industry","how":"The commissioner adopts model codes by rule in consultation with the Construction Codes Advisory Council. Statute requires review beginning with the 2018 edition and every six years thereafter, adopting within two years of the published edition date. No legislative approval of the rule was found.","cycle":"Six-year cycle set by statute.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Row ‘State Minnesota 18 18 18 18 18 X 12 X X 18 X’; IBC = 1st value (2018)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2018,"effective":"2020-03-31","instrument":"2020 Minnesota Residential Code","other_names":["Minnesota Rules chapter 1309"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"Minn. R. 1309.0010; Minn. Stat. 326B.106","adopted_by":"Commissioner of Labor and Industry","note":"Docket records the rulemaking as complete with effective date Mar 31, 2020. Residential energy chapter is handled separately in chapter 1322.","evidence":[682,683,679],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Commissioner of Labor and Industry","how":"Same as IBC: commissioner adopts by rule under the six-year statutory cycle. No docket for a 2024 IRC adoption was located.","cycle":"Six-year cycle set by statute.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Row ‘State Minnesota 18 18 18 18 18 X 12 X X 18 X’; IRC = 2nd value (2018)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2018,"effective":"2020-03-31","instrument":"2020 Minnesota Fire Code","other_names":["Minnesota State Fire Code","Minnesota Rules chapter 7511"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"Minn. R. 7511.0090","adopted_by":"Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Public Safety (State Fire Marshal)","note":"Rule names the 2018 IFC. The Mar 31, 2020, date is the department’s stated effective date for the 2020 State Building Code set that lists the fire code; the rule page itself shows only an April 16, 2020 publication date.","evidence":[684,679],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Minn. R. ch. 7511","note":"Request for comments published in the State Register Feb 2, 2026; later milestones to be determined.","status":"partial","evidence":[685]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Public Safety (State Fire Marshal)","how":"Fire code adopted by rule jointly by the two departments, in the same cycle as the State Building Code. No legislative approval step was found.","cycle":"Six-year cycle set by statute for model building codes.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Row ‘State Minnesota 18 18 18 18 18 X 12 X X 18 X’; IFC = 3rd value (2018)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2012,"effective":"2015-02-14","instrument":"2020 Minnesota Residential Energy Code","other_names":["Minnesota Rules chapter 1322"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"Minn. R. 1322.0010","adopted_by":"Commissioner of Labor and Industry","note":"Rule text names the 2012 IECC with Minnesota amendments; the Feb 14, 2015, effective date is from DOE only (rule page shows publication Feb 16, 2015). Chapter 1322 has a revisor version dated Mar 19, 2026.","evidence":[686,679],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Minn. R. ch. 1322","note":"Request for comments published in the State Register Feb 2, 2026; the department names IRC chapter 11, not the IECC. Statute says the commissioner acts on the new model residential energy code beginning in 2026.","status":"partial","evidence":[687,688]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Commissioner of Labor and Industry","how":"The commissioner adopts residential energy code updates by rule. Statute sets a residential target of 70 percent reduction in 2038, requires action on new model residential energy codes beginning in 2026, ties energy codes to a US DOE affirmative determination, and requires a report to legislative committees each January 15 after an adoption. No legislative approval of the rule was found.","cycle":"Statutory schedule for energy codes; the department describes a three-year energy code schedule.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2012 IECC; Equivalent Code: 2009 IECC; Effective Date: 02/14/2015; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/minnesota","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Based on the 2018 IECC, effective 3/31/2020","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"other_model_code","effective":"2024-01-05","instrument":"2024 Minnesota Commercial Energy Code","other_names":["Minnesota Rules chapter 1323","ASHRAE 90.1-2019 with Minnesota amendments"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"Minn. R. 1323.0010","adopted_by":"Commissioner of Labor and Industry","note":"Minnesota uses ASHRAE 90.1-2019 rather than an IECC edition. DLI’s title says it is 90.1-2019 ‘with Minnesota amendments’; DOE lists no state amendments.","evidence":[689,679],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Commissioner of Labor and Industry","how":"The commissioner adopts commercial energy codes by rule. Statute says that beginning in 2024 the commissioner acts on the new model commercial energy code, and that the code in effect in 2036 must achieve an 80 percent reduction. A progress report goes to legislative committees each January 15 after an adoption. No docket for the next commercial update was found.","cycle":"Statutory schedule for energy codes through 2036.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: ASHRAE 90.1-2019; Effective Date: 01/05/2024; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/minnesota","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"Based on the 2018 IECC, effective 3/31/2020","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","title":"Minn. Stat. 326B.106 subd. 1 (as in the 2025 Minnesota Statutes; latest history cite 2024 c 127 art 6 s 1)","status":"enacted; in force","summary":"Directs the commissioner to adopt model codes by rule on a six-year cycle starting with the 2018 edition, sets commercial (from 2024) and residential (from 2026) energy code schedules with 2036 and 2038 reduction targets, and requires progress reports to legislative committees.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/326B.106","evidence":[681,688,690]}]},"MO":{"name":"Missouri","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"local_option","citation":"RSMo 67.280 (local incorporation of technical codes by reference)","adopted_by":"Local governments (cities, counties)","exceptions":["Public Service Commission rule 20 CSR 4240-18.010 adopts the 2023 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) for utilities, not the NEC","State-owned building projects follow the Office of Administration design guidelines, which list the NEC and require the latest edition without naming a year"],"note":"No state agency or statute adopting the NEC was found; NFPA’s table agrees (‘Local incorporation by reference only’). The DNR page says codes are adopted by jurisdictions, but names no state electrical code.","evidence":[696,694,697,695],"evidence_about":{"695":"process","694":"exceptions","697":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"local_ordinance","body":"Local governments (cities, counties)","how":"Each city or county adopts or updates the NEC by ordinance under RSMo 67.280, so editions vary by jurisdiction. No state body updates the NEC for the general public. Bills to create a statewide Missouri Building Codes Act were introduced in 2025 and 2026.","cycle":"irregular; set by each local jurisdiction","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Missouri: Local incorporation by reference only (NEC enforcement table, as of Aug 3, 2026)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"local_option","citation":"RSMo 67.280; 20 CSR 2030-2.040","adopted_by":"Local governments; Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects (for 20 CSR 2030-2.040)","exceptions":["State-owned building projects follow Office of Administration design guidelines (IBC listed, latest edition, no year named)"],"note":"20 CSR 2030-2.040 (amended eff. Jul 30, 2020) names the 2018 IBC for evaluating professional conduct ‘in the absence of any local building code’; it is not a code enforced on buildings. ICC’s page also cites a 2009 IBC under the Architecture Practice Act, which the current rule supersedes.","evidence":[696,694,692,695,691],"evidence_about":{"692":"note","694":"exceptions","695":"process","691":"tracker_check"},"process":{"mechanism":"local_ordinance","body":"Local governments; Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects (for 20 CSR 2030-2.040)","how":"Cities and counties adopt IBC editions by ordinance under RSMo 67.280. The licensing board’s rule refers to the 2018 IBC and says it does not incorporate later amendments, so a later edition would need a new rule.","cycle":"irregular; set by each local jurisdiction","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State page: ‘most relevant building codes are adopted locally, the state adopts codes for state owned buildings’; Architecture Practice Act cites 2009 IBC; ‘default standard is the 2018 IBC’. Master adoption chart row for Missouri shows X marks (some state or local agency, not all buildings).","url":"https://iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/missouri","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"2009 IBC under the Architecture Practice Act","url":"https://iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/missouri","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false},{"tracker":"AWC","says":"Lists 2018 IBC as adopted with applicability ‘LIMITED’; most adoption is local","url":"https://awc.org/priorities/codes-standards/adoption/missouri/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"local_option","citation":"RSMo 67.280","adopted_by":"Local governments (cities, counties)","note":"No state IRC adoption found in the Code of State Regulations searches or agency pages reached. AWC lists a 2015 IRC for Missouri, but no primary source for it was found.","evidence":[696,695,691],"evidence_about":{"695":"process","691":"tracker_check"},"process":{"mechanism":"local_ordinance","body":"Local governments (cities, counties)","how":"Each local jurisdiction adopts the IRC by ordinance under RSMo 67.280. 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The legislature does not name the edition, but statute bars the department from requiring solar panels, wiring or electric-vehicle equipment in the state building code.","cycle":"irregular; 2021 edition adopted in 2022, 2024 edition in 2026","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2021 IECC; State Amendments: Yes; Effective Date: 09/21/2024; Enforcement: Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/montana","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"2018 IECC with Montana-specific amendments, effective 7/1/2022 (page modified Apr 7, 2025)","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-09-26","instrument":"International Energy Code, 2024 Edition (IECC)","other_names":["IECC","ARM 24.301.161"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"ARM 24.301.161","adopted_by":"Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Business Standards Division, Building Codes Bureau","note":"The same IECC rule covers commercial buildings, with Montana amendments such as deleting automatic receptacle control and energy monitoring; the prior edition was the 2021 IECC.","evidence":[722,724,729],"evidence_about":{"729":"amendments"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Business Standards Division, Building Codes Bureau","how":"The department adopts the IECC by reference through ARM 24.301.161 under 50-60-203, MCA, after notice, hearing and comment in the Montana Administrative Register. The legislature does not name the edition, but statute bars the department from requiring solar panels, wiring or electric-vehicle equipment in the state building code.","cycle":"irregular; 2021 edition adopted in 2022, 2024 edition in 2026","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019; State Amendments: Yes; Effective Date: 09/21/2024; Enforcement: Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/montana","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"2018 IECC with Montana-specific amendments, effective 7/1/2022 (page modified Apr 7, 2025)","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2025-05-05","title":"SB 213, Chapter 368, Laws of 2025","session":"2025 regular session","status":"enacted May 5, 2025","summary":"Amends 50-60-203, MCA, to require the department to allow Group R-2 buildings of up to six stories and four units per floor to have a single stairway when sprinklered and each unit has a window or other emergency exit.","slots":["IBC"],"url":"https://archive.legmt.gov/content/Sessions/69th/Contractor_index/CH0368.pdf","evidence":[731,732,733]}]},"NC":{"name":"North Carolina","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2020,"effective":"2021-11-01","instrument":"2020 North Carolina Electrical Code","other_names":["NC Electrical Code","2020 NEC with NC amendments"],"citation":"2018 North Carolina State Building Code set, Electrical Code volume; G.S. 143-138","adopted_by":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","exceptions":["The 2017 NC Electrical Code (2017 NEC, effective Jun 12, 2018) still governs buildings and structures within the scope of the 2018 NC Residential Code (one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses); the 2020 edition governs buildings outside that scope"],"note":"Two editions are in force at once, split by Residential Code scope. The 2020 edition (effective Nov 1, 2021) covers non-residential-code buildings; the 2017 edition covers residential-code buildings until the 2024 codes take effect. OSFM’s codes page contradicts itself on which is ‘currently effective’ (2017 vs 2020), but the newsletters give the split. OSFM gives Nov 1, 2021; an earlier secondary announcement said Oct 1, 2021.","evidence":[737,738,739],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2023,"adopted":"2023-12-12","citation":"Part of the 2024 North Carolina State Building Code; S.L. 2025-2, s. 5.12 delays its effective date","note":"Adopted by the Building Code Council Dec 12, 2023, and approved by the Rules Review Commission. Effective 12 months after the first day of the month following State Fire Marshal certification; not yet set. A June 2026 state licensing board notice said the earliest possible date is May 1, 2027.","status":"partial","evidence":[740,741,742,748]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","how":"The Building Code Council adopts each NC Electrical Code (an NEC edition plus NC amendments) as a rule, the Rules Review Commission approves it, and the code can be subject to legislative review under G.S. 150B-21.3. The General Assembly has twice delayed the 2024 code set by session law (S.L. 2024-57, then S.L. 2025-2 s. 5.12), which now ties the effective date to a State Fire Marshal certification.","cycle":"Irregular; the Electrical Code has been updated separately from the I-Code volumes (2017 in 2018, 2020 in 2021, 2023 adopted in 2023 but not yet effective).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"North Carolina 2020 with NC amendments for other than one- and two-family dwellings (11/1/21) (NFPA NEC enforcement table as of Aug 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/nfpa-70-national-electrical-code-nec/adoption-of-the-nec","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2019-01-01","instrument":"2018 North Carolina State Building Code: Building Code","other_names":["NCSBC","NC Building Code"],"citation":"2018 NC State Building Code, Building Code volume; G.S. 143-138","adopted_by":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","note":"OSFM states the 2018 Building Code is based on the 2015 IBC (in its Accessibility entry) and that the 2018 codes were adopted along with the 2015 International Codes. The 2018 codes remain in force while the 2024 code set (based on the 2021 I-Codes) awaits an effective date.","evidence":[736,744,745,743],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2021,"citation":"2024 North Carolina State Building Code; S.L. 2025-2, s. 5.12","note":"Adopted by the Building Code Council and approved by the Rules Review Commission; effective 12 months after the first day of the month following State Fire Marshal certification. Base edition 2021 comes from OSFM’s heading ‘2024 NC/ICC 2021 NC State Building Codes’.","status":"partial","evidence":[742,743,746,754]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","how":"The Building Code Council amends and adopts the State Building Code by rule, with Rules Review Commission approval. The General Assembly then delayed the 2024 code’s effective date by S.L. 2024-57 (to Jul 1, 2025) and S.L. 2025-2 s. 5.12 (12 months after State Fire Marshal certifies publication and a fully constituted Residential Code Council).","cycle":"Council-driven; historically about every three years (2018 codes effective Jan 1, 2019, 2024 codes adopted but delayed). Not statutory for the commercial codes.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State North Carolina 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 (April 2026 chart copy hosted by mitek-us.com); edition 2021, statewide","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2019-01-01","instrument":"2018 North Carolina State Building Code: Residential Code","other_names":["NC Residential Code"],"citation":"2018 NC State Building Code, Residential Code volume; G.S. 143-138","adopted_by":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","note":"OSFM says the 2018 NC codes were adopted along with the 2015 International Codes. The 2018 NC Residential Code and 2018 codes remain in force until the 2024 codes take effect.","evidence":[736,744,743],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2021,"citation":"2024 North Carolina State Building Code; S.L. 2025-2, s. 5.12","note":"Adopted and approved by the Rules Review Commission; effective date not set. The 2024 Residential Code’s own base edition (2021 IRC) rests on OSFM’s heading ‘2024 NC/ICC 2021 NC State Building Codes’ only. G.S. 143-138(d) gives the Residential Code Council a comprehensive review only every six years, first revision effective Jan 1, 2031.","status":"partial","evidence":[742,743,747,754,756]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","how":"The Residential Code Council (created by G.S. 143-136.1, 13 members, Governor’s appointees subject to General Assembly confirmation by joint resolution) oversees residential codes. G.S. 143-138(d) limits comprehensive Residential Code revisions to every six years, first effective Jan 1, 2031, with at least six months between adoption and effective date. S.L. 2025-2 s. 5.12 ties the 2024 code’s effective date to State Fire Marshal certification, including that the Residential Code Council is fully constituted.","cycle":"Six-year statutory cycle for the Residential Code from 2031; the 2024 code set is the interim step.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State North Carolina 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 (April 2026 chart copy hosted by mitek-us.com); edition 2021, statewide","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2019-01-01","instrument":"2018 North Carolina State Building Code: Fire Prevention Code","other_names":["NC Fire Code"],"citation":"2018 NC State Building Code, Fire Code volume; G.S. 143-138","adopted_by":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","note":"OSFM says the 2018 NC codes were adopted along with the 2015 International Codes.","evidence":[736,744,743],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2021,"citation":"2024 North Carolina State Building Code; S.L. 2025-2, s. 5.12","note":"The Building Code Council’s rule submission describes proposed NC amendments to the 2021 IFC; approved by the Rules Review Commission; effective date not set.","status":"partial","evidence":[742,743,750]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","how":"The Building Code Council adopts the NC Fire Code by rule with Rules Review Commission approval. The General Assembly delayed the 2024 code set’s effective date (S.L. 2024-57, then S.L. 2025-2 s. 5.12).","cycle":"Council-driven, roughly follows the I-Code cycle with long lags; irregular.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State North Carolina 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 (April 2026 chart copy hosted by mitek-us.com); edition 2021, statewide","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2019-01-01","instrument":"2018 North Carolina Energy Conservation Code","other_names":["NCECC"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"2018 NC State Building Code, Energy Conservation Code volume; G.S. 143-138","adopted_by":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","note":"OSFM’s copy says ‘based on the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code’; a Council fiscal note describes the package as the 2009 IECC plus incremental measures from the 2012 and 2015 editions, so the NC code differs materially from a plain 2015 IECC.","evidence":[752,743],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2021,"adopted":"2025-03-24","citation":"2024 North Carolina State Building Code; S.L. 2025-2, s. 5.12","note":"OSFM says it became a permanent rule on Mar 24, 2025, after legislative review under G.S. 150B-21.3. Council documents use the 2021 IECC as the base document but adopt it with NC changes rather than wholesale. Effective date not set.","status":"partial","evidence":[742,753]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","how":"The Building Code Council adopts the NC Energy Conservation Code by rule; the 2024 edition was subjected to legislative review under G.S. 150B-21.3 before becoming permanent on Mar 24, 2025. The General Assembly also delayed the 2024 code set’s effective date (S.L. 2025-2 s. 5.12). G.S. 143-138(d) required the Residential Code Council to review the energy code as it applies to residential construction by Jan 1, 2026.","cycle":"Irregular; the 2018 code took effect Jan 1, 2019, and the 2024 edition is stalled.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Code edition: “2015 IECC”; Effective date: “01/01/2019”; Status/coverage: “Mandatory Statewide”","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/north-carolina","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2019-01-01","instrument":"2018 North Carolina Energy Conservation Code","other_names":["NCECC"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"2018 NC State Building Code, Energy Conservation Code volume; G.S. 143-138","adopted_by":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","note":"Same volume as the residential slot. ASHRAE 90.1 is accepted as the commercial compliance path (DOE says 90.1-2013); the code text cites ‘ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1’ without a year.","evidence":[752,743],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2021,"adopted":"2025-03-24","citation":"2024 North Carolina State Building Code; S.L. 2025-2, s. 5.12","note":"Permanent rule Mar 24, 2025; base document the 2021 IECC with NC changes; effective date not set.","status":"partial","evidence":[742,753]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"North Carolina Building Code Council (approved by Rules Review Commission)","how":"The Building Code Council adopts the commercial energy provisions by rule; the 2024 edition went through legislative review under G.S. 150B-21.3. The General Assembly delayed the 2024 code set’s effective date (S.L. 2025-2 s. 5.12).","cycle":"Irregular.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Code edition: “2015 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2013”; Effective date: “01/01/2019”; Status/coverage: “Mandatory Statewide”","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/north-carolina","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2026-06-01","title":"State licensing board notice: earliest possible effective date of the 2024 Code is May 1, 2027","summary":"Says effective date will be at least one year after the General Assembly approves the Governor’s Residential Code Council nominees; not set and may be further delayed.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[748]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-07-07","title":"H 559 / S.L. 2025-63","session":"2025 session","status":"enacted Jul 7, 2025","summary":"Lets the Governor’s interim appointees to the Building Code Council and the Residential Code Council serve until the General Assembly confirms them.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://www3.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H559v6.pdf","evidence":[762,763]},{"type":"other","date":"2025-03-24","title":"2024 NC Energy Conservation Code became a permanent rule after legislative review (G.S. 150B-21.3)","summary":"Completed the rule process for the 2024 NCECC; it awaits the effective date set by S.L. 2025-2.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[742]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-03-19","title":"H 47 / S.L. 2025-2, s. 5.12","session":"2025 regular session","act":"Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I","status":"enacted Mar 19, 2025, effective Mar 19, 2025","summary":"Makes the 2024 State Building Code effective 12 months after the first day of the month following State Fire Marshal certification that publication/distribution is complete and the Residential Code Council is fully constituted.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H47v6.pdf","evidence":[742,743,756]},{"type":"bill","date":"2024-12-11","title":"S 382 / S.L. 2024-57, s. 1F.3","session":"2023 session, enacted in Dec 2024","status":"enacted Dec 11, 2024; delay to Jul 1, 2025, superseded by S.L. 2025-2","summary":"Delayed the effective date of the 2024 North Carolina State Building Code from Jan 1, 2025, to Jul 1, 2025.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://ncosfm.gov/2024-1212-effective-date-2024-north-carolina-state-building-code/open","evidence":[746]},{"type":"bill","date":"2024-09-11","title":"S 166 / S.L. 2024-49","session":"2023 session","status":"law by veto override Sep 11, 2024","summary":"Sets interim residential, electrical, and fire code rules until the code councils adopt permanent ones. Triplexes and quadplexes built under the Residential Code need two-hour separations but no sprinklers.","slots":["NEC","IRC","IFC"],"url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/PDF/2023-2024/SL2024-49.pdf","evidence":[760,761]},{"type":"bill","date":"2023-08-16","title":"H 488 / S.L. 2023-108","session":"2023 session","status":"law by veto override Aug 16, 2023","summary":"Creates a separate Residential Code Council from January 1, 2025, on a six-year revision cycle. It barred residential energy, mechanical, and fuel gas code amendments until January 1, 2026.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IECC_RES"],"url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H488","evidence":[758,759]}]},"ND":{"name":"North Dakota","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2026,"effective":"2026-07-01","instrument":"NFPA 70 2026 edition National Electrical Code (State Electrical Board Electrical Wiring Standards)","other_names":["North Dakota Electrical Wiring Standards","N.D. Admin. Code art. 24.1-06"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"N.D. Admin. 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Rules then go through the Legislative Management Administrative Rules Committee, which can find a rule or part of it void, and take effect on the next rule effective date. The legislature does not name the NEC edition in statute.","cycle":"Follows the NEC three-year cycle; the 2023 edition took effect Jul 1, 2024, and the 2026 edition Jul 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"North Dakota 2026 (7/1/2026) (NEC enforcement table as of Aug 3, 2026)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"local_option","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"North Dakota State Building Code","other_names":["ND State Building Code","2024 IBC"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"N.D.C.C. ch. 54-21.3; N.D. Admin. 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The Department takes proposed amendments to the 2024 ICC editions to the Building Code Advisory Committee and a public hearing, then eligible jurisdictions and committee members vote; amendments cannot be adopted without that majority vote. The Administrative Rules Committee can find rules void.","cycle":"Roughly three-year, following the ICC cycle: the 2021 editions took effect Jan 1, 2023, and the 2024 editions Jan 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Adoption chart row: State North Dakota 24 24 24 ...; ICC state page: legislature mandates the State Building Code consist of the IBC, IRC, IMC and IFGC","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/north-dakota/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"local_option","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"North Dakota State Building Code","other_names":["ND State Building Code","2024 IRC"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"N.D.C.C. ch. 54-21.3; N.D. Admin. 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The Department takes proposed amendments to the Building Code Advisory Committee and a public hearing, then eligible jurisdictions and committee members vote. The Administrative Rules Committee can find rules void.","cycle":"Roughly three-year, following the ICC cycle: the 2021 editions took effect Jan 1, 2023, and the 2024 editions Jan 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Adoption chart row: State North Dakota 24 24 24 ...","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-01-01","instrument":"North Dakota State Fire Code","other_names":["Fire prevention rules","N.D. Admin. Code 45-18-01-04"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"N.D. Admin. Code 45-18-01-04","adopted_by":"State Fire Marshal, under the Insurance Commissioner","exceptions":["The State Fire Code is outside the State Building Code chapter (N.D.C.C. 54-21.3-04(1)(c)); the State Building Code does not itself include the International Fire Code"],"note":"The codified State Fire Code names the 2021 IFC with an effective date of Jan 1, 2024; a 2026 amendment replacing it with the 2024 IFC was noticed with a hearing on Mar 27, 2026, and its draft history line reads amended effective July 1, 2026.","evidence":[776,777,780],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-07-01","citation":"N.D. Admin. 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Local governments choose the edition and amendments.","evidence":[872,867,882,883],"evidence_about":{"867":"exceptions","882":"exceptions","883":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"local_ordinance","body":"City and county governing bodies; State Public Works Division for state-owned buildings","how":"State statute authorizes each city or county governing body to adopt a building code, and local ordinances name the editions and amendments. 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State statute requires the Fire Marshal to adopt regulations on fire safety and exempts a county of 700,000 or more that keeps a code at least as stringent as the most recently published edition.","cycle":"Irregular, roughly every six years: 2018 edition, then the 2024 edition from 2026","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Row Nevada: IFC cell shows X (adopted by some state or local agency, not a standard for all buildings); state page says blended codes are adopted locally.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/nevada/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2024,"effective":"2024-08-18","instrument":"2024 International Energy Conservation Code as adopted by the Governor’s Office of Energy","other_names":["NAC 701.185","Nevada Energy Code"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"NAC 701.185; NRS 701.220","adopted_by":"Director, Governor’s Office of Energy","exceptions":["Local governments must incorporate and enforce the state standards and may adopt more stringent ones","Clark County required 2024 IECC compliance for new permit applications from Jan 11, 2026"],"note":"The Governor’s Office of Energy adopted revisions to the 2024 IECC effective Mar 12, 2025.","evidence":[875,876,874,877],"evidence_about":{"877":"amendments"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Director, Governor’s Office of Energy","how":"NAC 701.185 adopts the IECC in the form most recently published by the International Code Council, unless the Director gives notice that a revision is unsuitable for Nevada. State statute directs the Director to adopt the most recent IECC every third year after public hearings, and local governments must incorporate and enforce the state standards.","cycle":"Triennial, following the ICC cycle","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2024 IECC; State Amendments: No; Effective Date: 08/18/2024; Enforcement: Jurisdictional","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/nevada","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Nevada state law also requires statewide local adoption of the latest edition of the IECC.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/nevada/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2024,"effective":"2024-08-18","instrument":"2024 International Energy Conservation Code as adopted by the Governor’s Office of Energy","other_names":["NAC 701.185","Nevada Energy Code"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"NAC 701.185; NRS 701.220","adopted_by":"Director, Governor’s Office of Energy","exceptions":["Local governments must incorporate and enforce the state standards and may adopt more stringent ones","State-owned buildings are designed to the 2024 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2022 under the State Public Works Division’s adopted codes"],"note":"The Governor’s Office of Energy adopted revisions to the 2024 IECC effective Mar 12, 2025.","evidence":[875,876,874,877],"evidence_about":{"877":"amendments"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Director, Governor’s Office of Energy","how":"NAC 701.185 adopts the IECC in the form most recently published by the International Code Council, unless the Director gives notice that a revision is unsuitable for Nevada. State statute directs the Director to adopt the most recent IECC every third year after public hearings, and local governments must incorporate and enforce the state standards.","cycle":"Triennial, following the ICC cycle","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2024 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2022; State Amendments: No; Effective Date: 08/18/2024; Enforcement: Jurisdictional","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/nevada","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Nevada state law also requires statewide local adoption of the latest edition of the IECC.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/nevada/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2025-03-12","title":"Governor’s Office of Energy adopts revisions to the 2024 IECC","summary":"Adopted revisions to the 2024 IECC by the Director, effective Mar 12, 2025.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[877]}]},"NY":{"name":"New York","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2023,"effective":"2025-12-31","instrument":"NFPA 70 as referenced by the 2025 Building Code of New York State (no separate state electrical code)","other_names":["NEC","NFPA 70","BCNYS Chapter 27","BCNYS Appendix K"],"citation":"19 NYCRR Part 1221 (incorporates the BCNYS by reference; Part 1219 defines it); Executive Law Article 18","adopted_by":"State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (NYS Department of State); local governments administer and enforce","exceptions":["New York City enforces its own 2025 NYC Electrical Code (NYC Administrative Code Title 28, Article 1101), based on the 2020 NEC with NYC amendments, in full effect Dec 21, 2025"],"note":"The 2023 edition rests on the Department of State’s comment record, the Part 1228 rail-station text, and the Part 1240 Energy Code text. The rail-station text lists NFPA 70-2023, and the Energy Code text incorporates it by reference.","evidence":[896,897,898,923,888,889,891,903,904,905,943,899,900],"evidence_about":{"899":"exceptions","900":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (NYS Department of State); local governments administer and enforce","how":"The State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (19 members, supported by the Department of State) adopts and amends the Uniform Code (19 NYCRR Parts 1219-1229) by rule under Executive Law Article 18, with notice in the State Register; the statute requires only that it periodically review the code, and that the secretary (the Secretary of State) hold hearings and approve code changes before they take effect (Exec. Law 377(1)). The 2025 cycle: adopted Jul 25, 2025, State Register notice Oct 1, 2025, amended rule adopted Dec 5, 2025 (State Register Dec 24, 2025), effective Dec 31, 2025. No legislative approval, review or update schedule was found in Executive Law 377 or Energy Law 11-103.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory schedule. The previous Uniform Code and Energy Code amendments took effect May 12, 2020, and the current ones Dec 31, 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"New York row: NEC edition 2023, comment “Effective 12/31/25”; no separate New York City row; page shows no last-updated date.","url":"https://mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"New York 2023 (12/31/2025)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026; its New York City entry shows 2020 with NYC amendments from 12/21/2025.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"IAEI","says":"New York State: adopted electrical code NEC-2023, effective January 1, 2026; Uniform Code applies statewide except New York City, where DOB enforces NEC-2020 with amendments. Edition agrees; effective date is one day later than the DOS date of Dec 31, 2025.","url":"https://www.iaei.org/page/new-york-electrical-ceus","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2024,"effective":"2025-12-31","instrument":"2025 Building Code of New York State","other_names":["2025 BCNYS","BCNYS","19 NYCRR Part 1221"],"citation":"19 NYCRR Part 1221 (incorporates the BCNYS by reference; Part 1219 defines it); Executive Law Article 18","adopted_by":"State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (NYS Department of State); local governments administer and enforce (Executive Law 381)","exceptions":["New York City enforces its own codes: the 2022 NYC Building Code, a custom code based on the 2015 IBC (Local Law 126 of 2021, effective Nov 7, 2022)","Local governments can obtain Code Council approval of more restrictive local standards (Executive Law 379, as cited on the Code Council page)"],"note":"DOS says the 2025 books are based on the 2024 ICC books with New York modifications, but the BCNYS preface itself does not name the IBC edition.","evidence":[891,888,889,893,894,898,919,903,904,905,920,901,902],"evidence_about":{"920":"exceptions","901":"exceptions","902":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (NYS Department of State); local governments administer and enforce (Executive Law 381)","how":"The State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (19 members, supported by the Department of State) adopts and amends the Uniform Code (19 NYCRR Parts 1219-1229) by rule under Executive Law Article 18, with notice in the State Register; the statute requires only that it periodically review the code, and that the secretary (the Secretary of State) hold hearings and approve code changes before they take effect (Exec. Law 377(1)). The 2025 cycle: adopted Jul 25, 2025, State Register notice Oct 1, 2025, amended rule adopted Dec 5, 2025 (State Register Dec 24, 2025), effective Dec 31, 2025. No legislative approval, review or update schedule was found in Executive Law 377 or Energy Law 11-103.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory schedule. 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Law 377(1)). The 2025 cycle: adopted Jul 25, 2025, State Register notice Oct 1, 2025, amended rule adopted Dec 5, 2025 (State Register Dec 24, 2025), effective Dec 31, 2025. No legislative approval, review or update schedule was found in Executive Law 377 or Energy Law 11-103.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory schedule. 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Law 377(1)). The 2025 cycle: adopted Jul 25, 2025, State Register notice Oct 1, 2025, amended rule adopted Dec 5, 2025 (State Register Dec 24, 2025), effective Dec 31, 2025. No legislative approval, review or update schedule was found in Executive Law 377 or Energy Law 11-103.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory schedule. 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Mosley); DOS said on Jul 2, 2026, it remains suspended. Statutory dates are Dec 31, 2025 (new buildings up to seven stories, except commercial or industrial buildings over 100,000 sq ft) and after Dec 31, 2028 (all other new buildings).","status":"partial","evidence":[914,938,933,934]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council (NYS Department of State); local governments administer and enforce","how":"The Code Council adopts the State Energy Conservation Construction Code (19 NYCRR Part 1240) by rule under Energy Law Article 11, from time to time as it deems appropriate. Energy Law 11-103(2) requires the code to meet or exceed the then most recently published IECC (residential) and ASHRAE 90.1 (commercial) and, since a 2022 amendment, to use best efforts to exceed their savings; Energy Law 11-104(6)-(7), in a section amended by Part RR of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2023, requires the code to prohibit fossil-fuel equipment in new buildings on fixed dates, but the implementing rules are suspended by court order. The 2025 energy rule followed the Uniform Code timeline: adopted Jul 25, 2025, amended Dec 5, 2025, effective Dec 31, 2025.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory schedule, though the code must meet or exceed the latest IECC or ASHRAE 90.1 published when it is adopted. 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Energy Law 11-103(2) requires the code to meet or exceed the then most recently published IECC (residential) and ASHRAE 90.1 (commercial) and, since a 2022 amendment, to use best efforts to exceed their savings; Energy Law 11-104(6)-(7), in a section amended by Part RR of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2023, requires the code to prohibit fossil-fuel equipment in new buildings on fixed dates, but the implementing rules are suspended by court order. The 2025 energy rule followed the Uniform Code timeline: adopted Jul 25, 2025, amended Dec 5, 2025, effective Dec 31, 2025.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory schedule, though the code must meet or exceed the latest IECC or ASHRAE 90.1 published when it is adopted. Previous update effective May 12, 2020, current Dec 31, 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: current state code 2024 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2022, state amendments yes, effective 12/31/2025, mandatory statewide.","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/new-york","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2026-06-30","title":"Second Circuit decision that the State all-electric law and NYC Local Law 154 are not preempted by EPCA (Ass’n of Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York v. City of New York, 180 F.4th 434; DOS links a Mulhern Gas v. Mosley decision)","summary":"Removes the legal obstacle behind the stay; DOS said on Jul 2, 2026, the provisions stay suspended pending updates, and a law-firm article reports the stay ends Oct 28, 2026, unless the plaintiffs seek Supreme Court review.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[914,936,937,938]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-12-31","title":"Part RR of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2023 (All-Electric Buildings Act; Energy Law 11-104(6)-(7))","status":"enacted 2023; statutory prohibition dates Dec 31, 2025, and Dec 31, 2028; implementing rules suspended by court order since Nov 12, 2025, still suspended per DOS on Jul 2, 2026; no later statute changing the dates was found","summary":"Requires the Code Council to make the energy code and Uniform Code prohibit fossil-fuel equipment and building systems in new buildings up to seven stories (except commercial or industrial buildings over 100,000 sq ft) from Dec 31, 2025, and in all other new buildings after Dec 31, 2028, with exemptions.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/06/appendix-c-ris-energy-code.pdf","evidence":[914,917,933,934]},{"type":"other","date":"2025-12-05","title":"Code Council amended rule (Amended Notice of Adoption) for the 2025 Uniform Code and Energy Code","summary":"Amended the 2025 code books and rules (for example dropping the model-code ASHRAE 90.1 from the referenced standards); effective Dec 31, 2025, with no transition period, State Register notice Dec 24, 2025.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[906,910,911,912]},{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2025-11-12","title":"Mulhern Gas Co. v. Mosley (N.D.N.Y. No. 1:23-cv-01267): stipulation and court order suspending the State all-electric implementing rules","summary":"Suspends the effective date and enforcement of 19 NYCRR 1240.6 and Subpart 1229-2 (fossil-fuel prohibitions) until the Second Circuit rules on the appeal.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[914,938,939]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-03-20","title":"S801","session":"2025-26 regular session","act":"Chapter 111 of the Laws of 2025","status":"enacted Mar 20, 2025","summary":"Repeals the 2024 electric vehicle charging mandate. The first state energy code adopted after December 31, 2026, must require electric vehicle-ready parking and chargers in new buildings with new parking.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S801","evidence":[944]},{"type":"bill","title":"Energy Law 11-103(2)(b), added by a 2022 chapter of the Laws of New York","status":"enacted 2022","summary":"Directs the Code Council, when adopting the first amended energy code after the amendment and later codes, to use best efforts to exceed the savings of the then latest IECC (residential) and ASHRAE 90.1 (commercial), at levels recommended by NYSERDA.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ENG/11-103","evidence":[930,931,932]}]},"OH":{"name":"Ohio","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2023,"effective":"2024-03-01","instrument":"NFPA 70 as adopted in the 2024 Ohio Building Code and Residential Code of Ohio","other_names":["OBC Chapter 27","RCO Chapter 34"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"OAC 4101:1-27-01 and 4101:1-35-01 (commercial); OAC 4101:8-34-01 and 4101:8-44-01 (residential)","adopted_by":"Ohio Board of Building Standards","note":"Commercial (OBC) 2023 NEC effective Mar 1, 2024; residential (RCO) rules carry effective date Apr 15, 2024. OBC keeps 210.8(F) Exception No. 2 from expiring. RCO chapter 44 entry reads ‘70-1723’, read as updated to 2023, and the BBS amendment summary and a NEMA alert agree.","evidence":[947,948,954,956,955],"evidence_about":{"955":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Ohio Board of Building Standards","how":"The Board of Building Standards amends the Ohio Building Code and the Residential Code of Ohio by administrative rule, updating the referenced-standards chapters (OAC 4101:1-35-01 and 4101:8-44-01) to name the NFPA 70 edition. Rules go through public hearing and are filed with JCARR, a legislative committee that can recommend invalidating a proposed rule by concurrent resolution; the General Assembly does not name editions in statute.","cycle":"Irregular; the board updates OBC roughly every 3-6 years after the model code cycle, with five-year rule reviews (OBC/OPC/RCO review in progress 2026).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Ohio 2023 Commercial (3/1/2024) Residential with OH amendments (4/15/2024) (NEC enforcement table as of Aug 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.nfpa.org","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-03-01","instrument":"2024 Ohio Building Code","other_names":["OBC","OAC 4101:1"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"OAC Chapters 4101:1-1 through 4101:1-35; ORC 3781.10","adopted_by":"Ohio Board of Building Standards","note":"Original 2024 OBC effective Mar 1, 2024; rules 4101:1-1-01, 1-13-01 and 1-35-01 were refiled with later effective date Oct 15, 2025 (amendments), still on the 2021 IBC.","evidence":[945,946,949],"next":[{"action":"amend","stage":"proposed","edition":2021,"citation":"OAC Chapter 4101:1","note":"BBS page updated Sep 23, 2026, says it proposes amendments to the 2024 Ohio codes; written comments due Sep 30, 2026; hearing date ‘Coming Soon’. No new IBC edition (2024) is named.","status":"partial","evidence":[965]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Ohio Board of Building Standards","how":"The Board of Building Standards formulates and adopts the Ohio Building Code by rule under ORC 3781.10, incorporating an ICC edition by reference with Ohio amendments. The agency holds a public hearing and files with JCARR (ORC 119.03); JCARR can recommend invalidating a proposed rule by concurrent resolution (ORC 106.021). A rule cannot take effect earlier than the tenth day after final filing.","cycle":"Irregular, roughly every 3-6 years (2017 base edition 2015, 2024 base edition 2021), plus five-year rule reviews.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Adoption chart (April 2026, mitek-us.com copy): Ohio first entry 21; ICC OH page: 2024 Ohio Building Code adopts the 2021 editions, effective Mar 1, 2024","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/ohio/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2018,"effective":"2019-07-01","instrument":"2019 Residential Code of Ohio","other_names":["RCO","OAC 4101:8"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"OAC Chapters 4101:8-1 through 4101:8-44; ORC 3781.10","adopted_by":"Ohio Board of Building Standards (on proposal of the Residential Construction Advisory Committee)","note":"Applies to one-, two- and three-family dwellings. Chapters 34 and 44 were refiled effective Apr 15, 2024 (2023 NEC) but the IRC base stays 2018. No 2021 IRC-based RCO has been adopted.","evidence":[952,953],"next":[{"action":"amend","stage":"proposed","edition":2018,"citation":"OAC Chapter 4101:8","note":"Initial stakeholder input July 2026, comments due Sep 30, 2026, hearing date to be determined. Draft still says 2018 IRC, so it is not a new edition; page also mentions removing IRC electrical chapters.","status":"partial","evidence":[965,966]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Ohio Board of Building Standards (on proposal of the Residential Construction Advisory Committee)","how":"Under ORC 3781.10(H)-(I) the Residential Construction Advisory Committee proposes the residential code and amendments to it; the Board adopts by rule. If the Board neither accepts nor rejects a proposed committee amendment within 90 days, it becomes part of the residential code. Ordinary rule steps (hearing, JCARR filing) apply.","cycle":"Irregular; RCO base moved 2012 IRC (2013/2015) to 2015 IRC (2018) to 2018 IRC (2019); no 2021 IRC adoption as of 2026-10.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Adoption chart (April 2026): Ohio IRC column 18","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2025-11-20","instrument":"2025 Ohio Fire Code","other_names":["OFC","OAC 1301:7-7"],"citation":"OAC 1301:7-7-01 et seq.; ORC 3737.82","adopted_by":"Ohio State Fire Marshal (Division of State Fire Marshal, Department of Commerce)","note":"Chapters 1-11 and 20-80 from 2021 IFC; Chapter 12 (energy systems) from 2024 IFC. Replaced the prior OFC whose last effective date was Jan 5, 2019.","evidence":[958,959,960,947],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Ohio State Fire Marshal (Division of State Fire Marshal, Department of Commerce)","how":"ORC 3737.82 directs the fire marshal to adopt a state fire code and lets the marshal incorporate published standards by reference. The marshal adopts rules through hearing and JCARR filing; no statute names an IFC edition.","cycle":"Irregular; prior effective dates 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, then 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Adoption chart (April 2026): Ohio IFC column 21","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2018,"effective":"2019-07-01","instrument":"Residential Code of Ohio Chapter 11","other_names":["RCO energy chapter"],"citation":"OAC 4101:8-11-01; OAC 4101:8-44-01","adopted_by":"Ohio Board of Building Standards","note":"Chapter 44 (refiled Apr 15, 2024) lists IECC-18; Chapter 11 rule effective Jul 1, 2019. The Chapter 11 PDF excerpt itself did not name the IECC year.","evidence":[954,957],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Ohio Board of Building Standards","how":"Residential energy provisions sit in RCO Chapter 11 and change only by Board of Building Standards rule on proposal of the Residential Construction Advisory Committee, with hearing and JCARR filing. ORC 3781.10(A)(1) requires standards relating to conservation of energy.","cycle":"Irregular; follows RCO updates.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2018 IECC, effective 07/01/2019, Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/ohio","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-03-01","instrument":"Ohio Building Code Chapter 13","other_names":["OBC energy chapter"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"OAC 4101:1-13-01; OAC 4101:1-35-01","adopted_by":"Ohio Board of Building Standards","note":"Chapter 35 lists IECC-21 and 90.1-19. Ohio deletes IECC C405.11 and C405.12 and ASHRAE 8.4.2, 8.4.3 and 10.4.6, and adds thermal-bridge options. Rule 4101:1-13-01 refiled effective Oct 15, 2025.","evidence":[947,950,951],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Ohio Board of Building Standards","how":"Commercial energy requirements are Chapter 13 of the Ohio Building Code and change only by Board of Building Standards rule, with hearing and JCARR filing; no statute names an IECC edition.","cycle":"Irregular; follows OBC updates (2017, 2018, 2024).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019, effective 03/01/2024, Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/ohio","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","title":"HB 361 (136th General Assembly)","status":"pending","summary":"Regards building inspections, local regulations and zoning; amends ORC 3781.10 and 3781.181; in House Local Government Committee.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://ohiohouse.gov/legislation/136/hb361","evidence":[969]}]},"OK":{"name":"Oklahoma","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2023,"effective":"2024-09-14","instrument":"OUBCC Rules, NEC 2023 (OAC 748:20-10)","other_names":["OAC 748:20-10-1","2023 09 14 NEC 2023 Permanent Rule"],"citation":"OAC 748:20-10-1","adopted_by":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","exceptions":["Rule states the OUBCC has not incorporated published NEC errata or TIAs for the 2023 edition"],"note":"Adoption page and rule text agree on 2023 NEC effective Sep 14, 2024. Statute makes adopted codes statewide minimums; localities may amend with Commission approval (59 O.S. 1000.29).","evidence":[970,971,979],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2026,"citation":"59 O.S. 1000.24(B)(5); OAC 748:10-1","note":"OUBCC home page says a committee reviewing the 2026 NEC has begun meeting; the technical committee page says OUBCC is reviewing the ‘2027 National Electrical Code’ (naming inconsistent). No proposed rule posted as of the proposed rules page (last modified Jul 17, 2026).","status":"partial","evidence":[982,981,986]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","how":"Technical committees review a new edition with public comment and make advisory recommendations; the Commission may then start APA rulemaking to adopt it under 59 O.S. 1000.23. Adopted rules are published in the Oklahoma Register and Administrative Code. No legislative step appears in the OUBCC Act or in OAC 748:10; general APA legislative review was not sourced.","cycle":"Irregular: 2014 NEC (2015), 2017 (2021), 2020 (2022), 2023 (2024); 2026 edition now in committee review.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Oklahoma 2023 (9/14/2024)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-09-14","instrument":"OUBCC Rules, IBC 2024 (OAC 748:20-2)","other_names":["OAC 748:20-2-1","2026 09 14 IBC 2024 Permanent Rule"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"OAC 748:20-2-1","adopted_by":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","note":"2018 IBC (effective Sep 14, 2021) was superseded Sep 14, 2026. 2021 edition was skipped. Amended by many OAC 748:20-2 sections (not itemized here).","evidence":[972,973,979],"evidence_about":{"979":"process"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","how":"Same as NEC: technical committee advisory review with public comment, then Commission APA rulemaking under 59 O.S. 1000.23. Local governments may amend with Commission approval under 59 O.S. 1000.29.","cycle":"Irregular: 2009 IBC (2012), 2015 (2015), 2018 (2021), 2024 (2026).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Oklahoma 18 18 18 18 18 X 18 09 06 X 18 X X X (April 2026 chart, mitek copy, read as 2018 IBC)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-09-14","instrument":"OUBCC Rules, IRC 2024 (OAC 748:20-6)","other_names":["OAC 748:20-6-1","2026 09 14 IRC 2024 Permanent Rule"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"OAC 748:20-6-1","adopted_by":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","exceptions":["Appendices A through X are informative and not mandatory unless a local jurisdiction adopts them (stated in the 2018 rule, 748:20-6-3(a))"],"note":"Rule text says second printing (October 2024) while its Notice 3 refers to the first printing; the 2018 IRC (effective Sep 14, 2022) was superseded Sep 14, 2026.","evidence":[975,976,984],"evidence_about":{"984":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","how":"Same as NEC: advisory technical committee, then Commission APA rulemaking under 59 O.S. 1000.23. Affordable Housing and Consolidated Dwellings committee has completed review and the Commission approved starting draft rules for amendments to the 2024 IBC, IEBC, IFC and IRC.","cycle":"Irregular: 2009 IRC (2011), 2015 (2016), 2018 (2022), 2024 (2026).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Oklahoma 18 18 18 18 18 X 18 09 06 X 18 X X X (April 2026 chart, mitek copy, read as 2018 IRC)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false},{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: current state code ‘2018 IRC’, effective 09/14/2022, Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/oklahoma","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-09-14","instrument":"OUBCC Rules, IFC 2024 (OAC 748:20-4)","other_names":["OAC 748:20-4-1","2026 09 14 IFC 2024 Permanent Rule"],"citation":"OAC 748:20-4-1","adopted_by":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","note":"2018 IFC (effective Sep 14, 2021) was superseded Sep 14, 2026.","evidence":[977,978,979],"evidence_about":{"979":"other_code"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","how":"Same as NEC: advisory technical committee, then Commission APA rulemaking under 59 O.S. 1000.23.","cycle":"Irregular: 2009 IFC (2012), 2015 (2015), 2018 (2021), 2024 (2026).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Oklahoma 18 18 18 18 18 X 18 09 06 X 18 X X X (April 2026 chart, mitek copy, read as 2018 IFC)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"lead","coverage":"unknown","citation":"OAC 748:20-6","adopted_by":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","note":"Residential energy rides inside the IRC (Chapter 11, state-amended). The 2024 amendment summary shows Chapter 11 amended (e.g. N1101.5 ‘required only if the local authority having jurisdiction has adopted the section’). In 2018 rule, energy certificate moved to optional Appendix W.","evidence":[983,984,985],"evidence_about":{"983":"note","984":"note","985":"tracker_check"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","how":"Changes arrive through the IRC adoption rule (OAC 748:20-6). No separate residential energy committee found.","cycle":"Follows IRC adoptions, irregular.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: current state code ‘2018 IRC’, effective 09/14/2022, Mandatory Statewide, state amendments Yes; equivalent code ‘2009 IECC’","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/oklahoma","read_on":"2026-10-17"},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"2021 Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Effective 7/1/2023","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide_minimum","edition":2006,"citation":"OAC 748:20-2-40(4)","adopted_by":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","note":"IBC 2024 rule (eff. Sep 14, 2026) modifies the IBC’s IECC reference to the 2006 edition. DOE lists Sep 14, 2022, as the effective date. OUBCC commercial energy committee is reviewing 2021 and 2024 IECC.","evidence":[974,982],"evidence_about":{"982":"next"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","citation":"59 O.S. 1000.24(B)(5)","note":"Committee reviewing the commercial portion of the 2021 and 2024 IECC; volunteer deadline Jun 30, 2026. No proposed rule posted.","status":"partial","evidence":[982,981]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC)","how":"Commercial energy requirements are set by OUBCC rule (IBC amendments); a technical committee reviews newer IECC editions and the Commission would start APA rulemaking. No energy statute appears in 59 O.S. 1000.20-1000.31.","cycle":"Irregular; the state has stayed on the 2006 IECC reference while other codes moved forward.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: current state code ‘2006 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2003’, effective 09/14/2022, Mandatory Statewide, state amendments Yes","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/oklahoma","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}}},"OR":{"name":"Oregon","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2026,"effective":"2026-10-01","instrument":"2026 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code","other_names":["OESC","2026 OESC"],"citation":"OAR 918-305-0100; Oregon amendments in OAR 918-305-0105 Table 1-E","adopted_by":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Electrical and Elevator Board advises)","note":"Rule BCD 16-2026 was filed Sep 30, 2026, and took effect Oct 1, 2026, replacing the 2023 OESC. The rule also adopts the IEEE C2 National Electrical Safety Code, and Oregon amends the NEC through a long Table 1-E. The BCD adopted-codes page lists no phase-in period for the 2026 OESC.","evidence":[987,988,990,1016],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Electrical and Elevator Board advises)","how":"BCD amends OAR 918-305-0100 under ORS 479.730 and ORS 455.030: a code review committee reviews the new NEC, the Electrical and Elevator Board reviews its results, and the division holds a public hearing before adopting. The 2026 OESC was filed Sep 30, 2026, with a Oct 1, 2026, effective date. No legislative approval step was found in ORS 455.030.","cycle":"About every three years, following the NEC cycle; rule history shows amendments effective Apr 1, 2021, Oct 1, 2023, and Oct 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"Oregon: 2026 NEC, effective 10/1/26","url":"https://mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Oregon 2023 with OR amendments (10/1/2023) 2026 update process underway (Projected 10/1/2026)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026, before the 2026 code’s 10/1/2026 effective date.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"IAEI","says":"Oregon: 2023 NEC, effective 10/1/2023","url":"https://www.iaei.org/page/nec-code-adoption","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2025-10-01","instrument":"2025 Oregon Structural Specialty Code","other_names":["OSSC","2025 OSSC"],"citation":"OAR 918-460-0010","adopted_by":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Building Codes Structures Board advises)","note":"Six-month phase-in is over: Chapter 1 was mandatory Oct 1, 2025, and the construction provisions became mandatory Apr 1, 2026 (the 2022 OSSC was permitted through Mar 31, 2026). The OSSC also carries the 2024 IFC new-construction provisions and the 2024 IEBC; commercial energy provisions are in the separate OEESC.","evidence":[992,994,995,1016,993,996],"evidence_about":{"993":"note","996":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Building Codes Structures Board advises)","how":"BCD amends OAR 918-460-0010 for each OSSC edition after a code review committee, review by the Building Codes Structures Board and a public hearing. ORS 455.030 requires advisory-board approval where applicable and notice of a public hearing, and ORS 455.040 makes the state building code uniform statewide. No legislative approval step was found.","cycle":"Roughly triennial, following the IBC cycle; rule history shows OSSC amendments effective Oct 1, 2019, Oct 1, 2022, and Oct 1, 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-10-01","instrument":"2026 Oregon Residential Specialty Code","other_names":["ORSC","2026 ORSC","Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code"],"citation":"OAR 918-480-0005","adopted_by":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Residential and Manufactured Structures Board approves)","exceptions":["Low-rise apartment construction provisions are adopted in the 2025 OSSC and 2025 Oregon Mechanical Specialty Code, not the ORSC (OAR 918-480-0005(3)(d))."],"note":"Phase-in: Chapter 1 is effective and mandatory Oct 1, 2026; Chapters 2-44 are effective Oct 1, 2026, and mandatory Apr 1, 2027, and the 2023 ORSC may still be used through Mar 31, 2027. Rule BCD 14-2026 was filed Sep 30, 2026. Treated as in force because the 2026 ORSC is the adopted, effective edition.","evidence":[998,1000,1003,1005,1016,1002,999,1004],"evidence_about":{"999":"note","1002":"exceptions","1004":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Residential and Manufactured Structures Board approves)","how":"BCD amends OAR 918-480-0005 for each ORSC edition; ORS 455.610 requires the division, with the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board’s approval, to adopt the low-rise residential code. For the 2026 edition the board approved the energy chapter on Feb 18, 2026, and sent it to rulemaking, the rule was filed Sep 30, 2026, and it took effect Oct 1, 2026, with a six-month phase-in. No legislative approval step was found; 2025 SB 83 changed only the wildfire (R327) provisions.","cycle":"Roughly triennial; ORSC editions effective Oct 1, 2023, and Oct 1, 2026, per rule history.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2025-10-01","instrument":"2025 Oregon Fire Code","other_names":["OFC","2025 OFC"],"citation":"OAR 837-040-0010; ORS 476.117","adopted_by":"Oregon Department of State Fire Marshal (Office of State Fire Marshal)","exceptions":["The State Fire Marshal may exempt a local government that has adopted adequate fire regulations generally conforming to state and national standards (ORS 476.030(3)).","A fire district may adopt a fire prevention code with provisions in addition to the base Oregon Fire Code (ORS 476.117(2))."],"note":"180-day phase-in is over: the 2022 OFC was usable for new-construction plan review through Mar 31, 2026. The OFC is amended by the State Fire Marshal. The 2025 OSSC separately carries the 2024 IFC new-construction provisions.","evidence":[1009,1011,1012,1013,1014,1015,1037,992],"evidence_about":{"1015":"exceptions","1037":"exceptions","992":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oregon Department of State Fire Marshal (Office of State Fire Marshal)","how":"The State Fire Marshal amends OAR 837-040-0010 under ORS 476.030 to adopt each Oregon Fire Code edition, generally every three years to coincide with a national fire code; ORS 476.117 requires OSFM to adopt the base Oregon Fire Code. No legislative approval step was found.","cycle":"Triennial, following the IFC cycle; rule history shows OFC editions effective Nov 15, 2019, Oct 1, 2022, and Oct 1, 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"state_own_code","effective":"2026-10-01","instrument":"Oregon Residential Specialty Code Chapter 11 (Energy Efficiency)","other_names":["ORSC Chapter 11","Oregon residential energy provisions"],"citation":"OAR 918-480-0005; additional energy provisions under OAR 918-460-0500 per OAR 918-480-0005(2)(b)","adopted_by":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Residential and Manufactured Structures Board approves)","note":"Residential energy provisions sit in ORSC Chapter 11, whose committee drafts mark Oregon-added language. The ORSC rule text that was checked does not mention the IECC, so this is treated as the state’s own code. The 2026 Chapter 11 is effective Oct 1, 2026, and mandatory Apr 1, 2027 (2023 ORSC permitted through Mar 31, 2027). The board approved it Feb 18, 2026. An optional Residential Reach Code is separate.","evidence":[1021,1001,1003,1022,1004,1006],"evidence_about":{"1004":"note","1006":"process"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Residential and Manufactured Structures Board approves)","how":"Chapter 11 is updated inside the ORSC rulemaking (OAR 918-480-0005): the board’s residential energy code review committee drafts it, the Residential and Manufactured Structures Board approves it (Feb 18, 2026, for the 2026 edition) and forwards it to the administrator for rulemaking. Executive Order 20-04 directs BCD to set 2030 efficiency goals and to update the optional Reach Code when ORSC Chapter 11 and OSSC Chapter 13 are updated. No legislative approval step was found.","cycle":"Follows the ORSC cycle (editions effective Oct 1, 2023, and Oct 1, 2026), not the IECC cycle.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2023 Oregon Residential Specialty Code, effective 04/01/2024, mandatory statewide, equivalent code 2018 IECC","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/oregon","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"other_model_code","effective":"2025-01-01","instrument":"2025 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code","other_names":["OEESC","2025 OEESC","Energy Provisions of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code","ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2022 with Oregon amendments"],"citation":"OAR 918-460-0500","adopted_by":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Building Codes Structures Board advises)","note":"Commercial energy code is ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2022 with additional Oregon amendments. The rule text that was checked does not mention the IECC. Effective Jan 1, 2025, with a six-month phase-in, mandatory Jul 1, 2025. A separate optional Commercial Reach Code exists.","evidence":[1019,1020,1018,1021,1033],"evidence_about":{"1033":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Building Codes Division (Building Codes Structures Board advises)","how":"BCD amends OAR 918-460-0500 to move to a new ASHRAE 90.1 edition; the 2025 OEESC rule (BCD 14-2024) was filed Dec 23, 2024, for a Jan 1, 2025, effective date with a phase-in to Jul 1, 2025. The Building Codes Structures Board assists the director with the structural and energy programs, and Executive Order 20-04 directs BCD to set 2030 energy goals and update the optional Reach Code. No legislative approval step was found.","cycle":"Tied to ASHRAE 90.1 editions rather than the IECC; rule history shows amendments effective Oct 1, 2019, Apr 1, 2021, and Jan 1, 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: ASHRAE 90.1-2022, effective 07/01/2025, mandatory statewide, equivalent code 90.1-2019","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/oregon","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2027-04-01","title":"2026 Oregon Residential Reach Code (optional, planned)","summary":"Optional residential energy standard separate from the state code, with an anticipated effective date of Apr 1, 2027 (date shown is the anticipated effective date, not yet adopted).","slots":["IECC_RES"],"evidence":[1008,1033]},{"type":"other","date":"2026-02-18","title":"Residential and Manufactured Structures Board approval of 2026 ORSC Chapter 11 energy provisions","summary":"Board approved the energy provisions and forwarded them for rulemaking; the package includes a proposal to require heat pumps as the primary HVAC system in new homes with air conditioning.","slots":["IECC_RES"],"evidence":[1006,1007]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-01-01","title":"SB 1061","session":"2025 regular session","status":"enacted 2025 (per BCD 2025 legislative report), effective Jan 1, 2026, sunsets Jan 2, 2033","summary":"Requires BCD to set up, by rule, a process to accept lumber graded by individuals for structures governed by the ORSC.","slots":["IRC"],"url":"https://www.oregon.gov/bcd/laws-rules/Documents/25-leg-report.pdf","evidence":[1027]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-04-22","title":"SB 83","session":"2025 regular session","status":"enacted 2025 (passed Senate Apr 22, 2025, and House Jun 24, 2025), effective on passage (emergency clause)","summary":"Repeals the statewide wildfire hazard map and makes the ORSC R327 wildfire-mitigation standards available for local adoption without the department requiring it; BCD amended the 2023 ORSC R327 effective Jan 1, 2026.","slots":["IRC"],"url":"https://apps.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB83","evidence":[1026,1028,1029]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-04-14","title":"SB 49","session":"2025 regular session","status":"enacted 2025 (passed Senate Apr 14, 2025, and House May 8, 2025), effective Jan 1, 2026","summary":"Expands the Building Codes Structures Board (ORS 455.132), which assists with the structural and energy programs, from nine to 11 members, with added seats including a fire protection engineer and a structural engineer.","slots":["IBC","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://apps.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB49","evidence":[1025,1026]},{"type":"executive_order","date":"2020-03-10","title":"Executive Order 20-04 (greenhouse gas reduction; building energy efficiency goals)","summary":"Directs BCD to adopt 2030 building energy-efficiency goals for new residential and commercial construction and to update the optional Reach Code on the same timeline; BCD’s Directive 6(B) report was published Sep 15, 2026.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1030,1031,1032]}]},"PA":{"name":"Pennsylvania","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2020,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code) as referenced by the Pennsylvania UCC’s 2021 IBC","other_names":["NEC","NFPA 70-2020","2020 NEC"],"citation":"34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21 (adopts the 2021 IBC, which references NFPA 70), Regulation #12-125","adopted_by":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, through its UCC adoption of the 2021 IBC and IRC","exceptions":["Philadelphia lists 2020 NFPA 70 as a referenced standard under its own Title 4 code","No stand-alone statewide NEC adoption rule was found; a township memo says the NEC applies as referenced in the 2021 IBC"],"note":"NFPA 70-2020 is inferred from the 2021 IBC reference and is cited by Philadelphia and a township memo; no state page was found naming the NEC edition.","evidence":[1040,1044,1050,1051,1069,1073],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, through its UCC adoption of the 2021 IBC and IRC","how":"No separate NEC adoption step was found: a township memo says the NEC applies as referenced in the 2021 IBC, so it would change only when a Council-reviewed triennial update takes effect. That process is the Construction Code Act’s: Council review starts 21 months after ICC publication, a two-thirds majority of members is needed to adopt or modify contested sections, and L&I promulgates final-omitted regulations without change within nine months of the report, effective 33 months after review began. No bill or legislative vote is part of it.","cycle":"Triennial by design (Council review starts 21 months after each ICC edition and rules take effect 33 months after review begins), but adoption has been irregular: 2015 I-Codes effective Oct 1, 2018, 2018 I-Codes effective Feb 14, 2022 (per L&I’s home page), 2021 I-Codes effective Jan 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Pennsylvania 2020 (1/1/2026)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2021,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), 2021 International Building Code as adopted","other_names":["UCC","34 Pa. Code Chapter 403","PA UCC 2021 I-Codes"],"citation":"34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21 as amended by Regulation #12-125 (55 Pa.B., Nov. 8, 2025); Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. 7210.304","adopted_by":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","exceptions":["Philadelphia enforces its own Title 4 (Building Construction and Occupancy Code) with the Philadelphia Administrative Code as a local construction code; its 2021 I-Code update also took effect Jan 1, 2026, and applications before Jul 1, 2026, may use the 2018 editions","Accessibility provisions (IBC Chapter 11, Appendix E, Section 1009) remain on the 2018 IBC because the Commonwealth Court enjoined the 2021 accessibility updates","Municipalities adopt ordinances to administer and enforce the UCC (Act 45 Sec. 501)"],"note":"The edition and date come from L&I and IRRC pages and the filed rule package. Local sources say the 2018 editions stayed usable to Jul 1, 2026, for earlier design contracts.","evidence":[1040,1044,1049,1050,1051,1078,1080,1045,1082,1070,1075,1083],"evidence_about":{"1045":"exceptions","1082":"exceptions","1070":"exceptions","1075":"note","1083":"note"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Pennsylvania Construction Code Act Sec. 108 (Council review); future amendment of 34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21","note":"The Council’s page shows the 2024 code under review with comments open to Feb 2, 2027; no adoption or effective date was found.","status":"partial","evidence":[1042,1043]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","how":"Under the Construction Code Act (Act 45 of 1999, restructured by Acts 1 of 2011 and 36 of 2017), the Review and Advisory Council starts reviewing each new ICC triennial edition 21 months after publication, holds at least three public hearings, and adopts updated sections by majority vote when unopposed and by a two-thirds majority of its members for adopting or modifying other sections. L&I must then promulgate final-omitted regulations adopting the Council’s decisions without change within nine months of the Council’s report, with an effective date 33 months after review began; IRRC approved the 2021 package on Oct 16, 2025, it was published Nov 8, 2025, and took effect Jan 1, 2026. No bill or legislative vote is part of this process.","cycle":"Triennial by design (Council review starts 21 months after each ICC edition and rules take effect 33 months after review begins), but adoption has been irregular: 2015 I-Codes effective Oct 1, 2018, 2018 I-Codes effective Feb 14, 2022 (per L&I’s home page), 2021 I-Codes effective Jan 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2021,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), 2021 International Residential Code as adopted","other_names":["UCC","34 Pa. Code Chapter 403"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21 as amended by Regulation #12-125 (55 Pa.B., Nov. 8, 2025); Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. 7210.304","adopted_by":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","exceptions":["Philadelphia enforces its own Title 4 (Building Construction and Occupancy Code) with the Philadelphia Administrative Code as a local construction code; its 2021 I-Code update also took effect Jan 1, 2026, and applications before Jul 1, 2026, may use the 2018 editions","Act 45 Sec. 901 (Exemptions) has subsections on log walls, automatic sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings, floor fire protection and wall bracing, added by Act 1 of 2011","Municipalities adopt ordinances to administer and enforce the UCC (Act 45 Sec. 501)"],"note":"Adopted with the modifications in the Council’s list (the filed rule shows changes to Chapters 3, 5 and 7 among others).","evidence":[1040,1044,1049,1050,1052,1081,1070],"evidence_about":{"1070":"event","1081":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Pennsylvania Construction Code Act Sec. 108 (Council review); future amendment of 34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21","note":"The Council’s page shows the 2024 code under review with comments open to Feb 2, 2027; no adoption or effective date was found.","status":"partial","evidence":[1042,1043]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","how":"Under the Construction Code Act (Act 45 of 1999, restructured by Acts 1 of 2011 and 36 of 2017), the Review and Advisory Council starts reviewing each new ICC triennial edition 21 months after publication, holds at least three public hearings, and adopts updated sections by majority vote when unopposed and by a two-thirds majority of its members for adopting or modifying other sections. L&I must then promulgate final-omitted regulations adopting the Council’s decisions without change within nine months of the Council’s report, with an effective date 33 months after review began; IRRC approved the 2021 package on Oct 16, 2025, it was published Nov 8, 2025, and took effect Jan 1, 2026. No bill or legislative vote is part of this process.","cycle":"Triennial by design (Council review starts 21 months after each ICC edition and rules take effect 33 months after review begins), but adoption has been irregular: 2015 I-Codes effective Oct 1, 2018, 2018 I-Codes effective Feb 14, 2022 (per L&I’s home page), 2021 I-Codes effective Jan 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2021,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"2021 International Fire Code, adopted by reference within the Pennsylvania UCC","other_names":["UCC fire provisions by reference"],"citation":"34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21 as amended by Regulation #12-125 (55 Pa.B., Nov. 8, 2025); Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. 7210.304","adopted_by":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","exceptions":["Applies only to the extent other adopted ICC codes reference it; the UCC does not adopt the IFC as a stand-alone fire prevention code","Philadelphia’s Title 4 code likewise applies the 2021 IFC only where the IBC and IEBC reference it"],"note":"The Review and Advisory Council’s letter in Regulation #12-125 names the 2021 IFC, adopted by reference only and without modification. The UCC therefore has no free-standing statewide fire code. Labor & Industry’s UCC pages give Jan 1, 2026, as the effective date.","evidence":[1040,1044,1049,1050,1054,1074,1072],"evidence_about":{"1072":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Pennsylvania Construction Code Act Sec. 108 (Council review); future amendment of 34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21","note":"The Council’s page shows the 2024 code under review with comments open to Feb 2, 2027; no adoption or effective date was found.","status":"partial","evidence":[1042,1043]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","how":"Under the Construction Code Act (Act 45 of 1999, restructured by Acts 1 of 2011 and 36 of 2017), the Review and Advisory Council starts reviewing each new ICC triennial edition 21 months after publication, holds at least three public hearings, and adopts updated sections by majority vote when unopposed and by a two-thirds majority of its members for adopting or modifying other sections. L&I must then promulgate final-omitted regulations adopting the Council’s decisions without change within nine months of the Council’s report, with an effective date 33 months after review began; IRRC approved the 2021 package on Oct 16, 2025, it was published Nov 8, 2025, and took effect Jan 1, 2026. No bill or legislative vote is part of this process.","cycle":"Triennial by design (Council review starts 21 months after each ICC edition and rules take effect 33 months after review begins), but adoption has been irregular: 2015 I-Codes effective Oct 1, 2018, 2018 I-Codes effective Feb 14, 2022 (per L&I’s home page), 2021 I-Codes effective Jan 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2021,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), 2021 International Energy Conservation Code as adopted","other_names":["UCC energy provisions","34 Pa. Code Chapter 403"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21 as amended by Regulation #12-125 (55 Pa.B., Nov. 8, 2025); Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. 7210.304","adopted_by":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","exceptions":["Philadelphia enforces its own Title 4 (Building Construction and Occupancy Code) with the Philadelphia Administrative Code as a local construction code; its 2021 I-Code update also took effect Jan 1, 2026, and applications before Jul 1, 2026, may use the 2018 editions","Municipalities adopt ordinances to administer and enforce the UCC (Act 45 Sec. 501)"],"note":"One 2021 IECC adoption covers residential and commercial energy. The filed rule lists many residential modifications (envelope tables, ducts, lighting, compliance paths).","evidence":[1040,1044,1049,1050,1053,1070],"evidence_about":{"1070":"event"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Pennsylvania Construction Code Act Sec. 108 (Council review); future amendment of 34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21","note":"The Council’s page shows the 2024 code under review with comments open to Feb 2, 2027; no adoption or effective date was found.","status":"partial","evidence":[1042,1043]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","how":"Under the Construction Code Act (Act 45 of 1999, restructured by Acts 1 of 2011 and 36 of 2017), the Review and Advisory Council starts reviewing each new ICC triennial edition 21 months after publication, holds at least three public hearings, and adopts updated sections by majority vote when unopposed and by a two-thirds majority of its members for adopting or modifying other sections. L&I must then promulgate final-omitted regulations adopting the Council’s decisions without change within nine months of the Council’s report, with an effective date 33 months after review began; IRRC approved the 2021 package on Oct 16, 2025, it was published Nov 8, 2025, and took effect Jan 1, 2026. No bill or legislative vote is part of this process.","cycle":"Triennial by design (Council review starts 21 months after each ICC edition and rules take effect 33 months after review begins), but adoption has been irregular: 2015 I-Codes effective Oct 1, 2018, 2018 I-Codes effective Feb 14, 2022 (per L&I’s home page), 2021 I-Codes effective Jan 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2021,"effective":"2026-01-01","instrument":"Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC), 2021 International Energy Conservation Code as adopted","other_names":["UCC energy provisions","34 Pa. Code Chapter 403"],"citation":"34 Pa. Code Sec. 403.21 as amended by Regulation #12-125 (55 Pa.B., Nov. 8, 2025); Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. 7210.304","adopted_by":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, adopting the UCC Review and Advisory Council’s recommendations (IRRC approved Oct 16, 2025)","exceptions":["Philadelphia enforces its own Title 4 (Building Construction and Occupancy Code) with the Philadelphia Administrative Code as a local construction code; its 2021 I-Code update also took effect Jan 1, 2026, and applications before Jul 1, 2026, may use the 2018 editions","Municipalities adopt ordinances to administer and enforce the UCC (Act 45 Sec. 501)"],"note":"Commercial energy falls under the same 2021 IECC adoption.","evidence":[1040,1044,1049,1050,1053,1070],"evidence_about":{"1070":"event"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Pennsylvania Construction Code Act Sec. 108 (Council review); future amendment of 34 Pa. 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L&I must then promulgate final-omitted regulations adopting the Council’s decisions without change within nine months of the Council’s report, with an effective date 33 months after review began; IRRC approved the 2021 package on Oct 16, 2025, it was published Nov 8, 2025, and took effect Jan 1, 2026. No bill or legislative vote is part of this process.","cycle":"Triennial by design (Council review starts 21 months after each ICC edition and rules take effect 33 months after review begins), but adoption has been irregular: 2015 I-Codes effective Oct 1, 2018, 2018 I-Codes effective Feb 14, 2022 (per L&I’s home page), 2021 I-Codes effective Jan 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2025-11-08","title":"Regulation #12-125: UCC triennial update adopting the 2021 I-Codes (final-omitted)","summary":"Adopts nearly all provisions of the 2021 ICC codes with Pennsylvania modifications, effective Jan 1, 2026, after IRRC approval on Oct 16, 2025.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1038,1039,1040,1049]},{"type":"other","date":"2025-10-20","title":"Philadelphia L&I Code Bulletin B-2501: implementation of the 2021 International Codes","summary":"Philadelphia moves its Title 4 construction code to the 2021 I-Codes from Jan 1, 2026, requires them for applications received on or after Jul 1, 2026, and keeps its Administrative Code as a local construction code.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1068,1070,1071]},{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2022-10-26","title":"Pa. Builders Ass’n v. Dep’t of Labor, 284 A.3d 1287 (Commonwealth Court, 2022)","summary":"The statute’s compiler’s note records that Section 304(a)(3), the accessibility-update mandate, was declared unconstitutional, and L&I reports the 2021 accessibility updates are permanently enjoined, so the 2018 accessibility provisions still apply.","slots":["IBC"],"evidence":[1045,1059,1076]},{"type":"other","date":"2021-12-25","title":"Regulation #12-115: UCC accessibility update from the 2021 I-Codes (final-omitted)","summary":"L&I published the accessibility provisions of the 2021 I-Codes as a final-omitted rule, which the Commonwealth Court later barred from enforcement.","slots":["IBC"],"evidence":[1045,1046,1079]},{"type":"bill","date":"2017-10-25","title":"Act 36 of 2017 (P.L. 356, No. 36)","status":"enacted Oct 25, 2017","summary":"Added Section 108 with the current Council schedule and two-thirds vote rule, amended Sections 107 and 304, required a re-review of the 2015 I-Codes, and let first-class cities adopt provisions of the 2018 ICC codes.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/1999/0/0045..HTM","evidence":[1055,1056,1057,1058,1060,1062,1066]},{"type":"bill","date":"2011-04-25","title":"Act 1 of 2011","session":"HB 377, 2011 regular session","status":"enacted Apr 25, 2011, effective on enactment except the Section 107(c)(2) change effective Jul 1, 2012","summary":"Set a two-thirds Council vote for revisions sent to the Secretary, required public hearings and L&I adoption of the revisions without change, and added Section 901 subsections on log walls, one- and two-family sprinklers, floor fire protection and wall bracing.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2011/0/0001..HTM","evidence":[1064,1065,1081]},{"type":"bill","date":"1999-11-10","title":"Act 45 of 1999 (P.L. 491, No. 45), Pennsylvania Construction Code Act","status":"enacted Nov 10, 1999","summary":"Created the statewide Uniform Construction Code, adopted by L&I regulation, and the Review and Advisory Council; its Sections 107, 108 and 304 now set the update process.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2011/0/0001..HTM","evidence":[1067,1081]}]},"RI":{"name":"Rhode Island","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2023,"effective":"2025-12-01","instrument":"Rhode Island Electrical Code","other_names":["SBC-5","RISBC-5","510-RICR-00-00-5"],"citation":"510-RICR-00-00-5; R.I. Gen. Laws 23-27.3-100.1.5","adopted_by":"Rhode Island Building Code Standards Committee","note":"The rule adopts the 2023 NEC (NFPA 70) by reference; the prior version of the rule adopted the 2020 NEC.","evidence":[1084,1085,1088],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Rhode Island Building Code Standards Committee","how":"The Building Code Standards Committee amends the electrical code by rule. The statute directs the committee to adopt the latest edition of the National Electrical Code, with the adoption set to take effect on a stated date.","cycle":"Irregular; amended in batches by the committee, most recently effective Dec 1, 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Rhode Island 2023 (12/1/2025)","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"IAEI","says":"NEC-2023, effective December 31, 2025 (state rule shows 12/01/2025)","url":"https://www.iaei.org/page/rhode-island-electrical-ceus","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2025-12-01","instrument":"Rhode Island Building Code","other_names":["SBC-1","RISBC-1","510-RICR-00-00-1"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"510-RICR-00-00-1; R.I. Gen. Laws 23-27.3-100.1.5 and 23-27.3-109.1","adopted_by":"Rhode Island Building Code Standards Committee","exceptions":["Chapters 27, 28 and 29 of the IBC (electrical, mechanical, plumbing) are not adopted; separate Rhode Island codes apply","IFC references are read as references to the Rhode Island Fire Safety Code"],"note":"Chapter 1 administration is heavily revised and many chapters carry targeted state amendments.","evidence":[1084,1086,1092],"evidence_about":{"1092":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Rhode Island Building Code Standards Committee","how":"The Building Code Standards Committee adopts and amends the state building code by rule under the statute, keeping it reasonably consistent with national model codes. Changes were made in 2025 to the committee’s composition and the state building code office. 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The board amends the rule to move to a new NFPA edition; the most recent amendment took effect Mar 1, 2026.","cycle":"Irregular; the NFPA 1 edition was last changed by rule effective Mar 1, 2026 (from 2018 to 2021).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"2018 NFPA 1","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/rhode-island/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2025-12-01","instrument":"Rhode Island Energy Conservation Code","other_names":["SBC-8","RISBC-8","510-RICR-00-00-8"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"510-RICR-00-00-8; R.I. Gen. 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Bills to freeze the energy code at the 2024 IECC until 2030 or 2031 unless the General Assembly approves a change passed the House in 2025 and 2026 and are not law.","cycle":"Follows the IECC cycle by statute (update within one year of each new IECC); the 2024 edition took effect Dec 1, 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2024 IECC, effective 12/01/2025, Mandatory Statewide; state amendments listed as No","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/rhode-island","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with Rhode Island Amendments","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/rhode-island/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2025-12-01","instrument":"Rhode Island Energy Conservation Code","other_names":["SBC-8","RISBC-8","510-RICR-00-00-8"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"510-RICR-00-00-8; R.I. Gen. Laws 23-27.3-100.1.5.4","adopted_by":"Rhode Island Building Code Standards Committee","note":"The rule adopts the 2024 IECC for commercial buildings with the same state edits as for residential; the rule text itself does not address ASHRAE 90.1.","evidence":[1084,1085,1089,1098],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Rhode Island Building Code Standards Committee","how":"The statute requires the energy code to meet or exceed the most recent IECC, bars the 2021 IECC, and named the 2024 IECC for adoption within three months of release. The committee adopts the code by rule. Bills to freeze the energy code at the 2024 IECC until 2030 or 2031 unless the General Assembly approves a change passed the House in 2025 and 2026 and are not law.","cycle":"Follows the IECC cycle by statute (update within one year of each new IECC); the 2024 edition took effect Dec 1, 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: 2024 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2022, effective 12/01/2025, Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/rhode-island","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with Rhode Island Amendments","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/rhode-island/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2026-04-02","title":"2026 H 7738 and S 3032","session":"2026 regular session","status":"pending; H 7738 passed House Apr 2, 2026, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government Apr 3, 2026","summary":"Would place a moratorium on changes to the state energy code from the 2024 IECC until Jan 1, 2031, unless the General Assembly approves and the governor makes them effective.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7738.htm","evidence":[1101,1102]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-02-13","title":"2026 S 2632 and H 7774","session":"2026 regular session","status":"pending; introduced Feb 13, 2026 (S 2632), no passage found","summary":"Would require adoption of the 2024 IRC for one to four dwelling units by Jan 1, 2027, and bar committee changes until 2030 without legislative approval and the governor’s action.","slots":["IRC"],"url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2632.pdf","evidence":[1104]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-06-27","title":"2025 H 5804 Substitute B (P.L. 2025, ch. 276 and ch. 333)","status":"enacted, effective Jun 27, 2025","summary":"Changed the composition of the Building Code Standards Committee and the state building code office provisions, and amended the committee’s code adoption section 23-27.3-100.1.5.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText25/HouseText25/H5804Baa.pdf","evidence":[1097,1105]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-04-08","title":"2025 H 5846","session":"2025 regular session","status":"pending; passed House Apr 8, 2025, referred to Senate Commerce May 2, 2025, no Senate passage found","summary":"Would place a moratorium on changes to the state energy code from the 2024 IECC until Jan 1, 2030, unless the General Assembly approves and the governor makes them effective.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText25/HouseText25/H5846.htm","evidence":[1100,1103]},{"type":"bill","date":"2023-06-22","title":"2023 S 0855 Substitute A (P.L. 2023, ch. 285)","status":"enacted, effective Jun 22, 2023","summary":"Amended R.I. Gen. Laws 23-27.3-100.1.5.4 to bar adoption of the 2021 IECC, require the 2024 IECC within three months of release, and require 2024 IECC electric readiness provisions.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText23/SenateText23/S0855A.htm","evidence":[1098,1099,1106]}]},"SC":{"name":"South Carolina","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2020,"effective":"2023-01-01","instrument":"2020 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) with SC modifications","other_names":["NEC with SC modifications"],"citation":"S.C. Code Ann. 6-9-50(A); Building Codes Council adoption of Oct 6, 2021","adopted_by":"South Carolina Building Codes Council (LLR)","note":"Effective date is the Council’s implementation date for local jurisdictions. The Council approved SC modifications.","evidence":[1114,1115,1112,1116],"evidence_about":{"1116":"process"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2023,"effective":"2027-01-01","adopted":"2025-08-26","citation":"Council vote Aug 26, 2025; modifications published in State Register May 22, 2026 (Sr50-5, Doc. No. 5424 listed as a final regulation submitted to the General Assembly)","note":"Implementation date for local jurisdictions. Doc. 5424 is titled ‘International Building Code’ in the register’s table of contents.","status":"partial","evidence":[1113,1122,1111,1125]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"South Carolina Building Codes Council (LLR)","how":"The Building Codes Council adopts the latest edition of each statutorily listed code by vote, after a 180-day modification-request window and a Code Study Committee review, and sets the implementation date. Council-approved modifications are promulgated as regulations under the Administrative Procedures Act (required by 6-9-55 for one- and two-family dwelling provisions) and go to the General Assembly for review. The energy code edition is fixed in statute (6-10-30).","cycle":"Follows the ICC/NFPA cycle; Reg. 8-240 requires adopting the latest edition at least every four years. The 2021 set was effective Jan 1, 2023; the 2024 set takes effect Jan 1, 2027.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"South Carolina 2020 with SC amendments (1/1/2023); 2023 update process complete (Effective 1/1/2027) (as of Aug 3, 2026)","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-01-01","instrument":"2021 South Carolina Building Code","other_names":["South Carolina Building Code","SC modifications to the IBC"],"citation":"S.C. Code Ann. 6-9-50(A); Building Codes Council adoption of Oct 6, 2021","adopted_by":"South Carolina Building Codes Council (LLR)","exceptions":["Administrative chapters/provisions of the model codes are not adopted statewide; local governments adopt them by ordinance","Local variations only through Council-approved modifications (e.g. Greenville County radon appendix for IRC)"],"note":"The state notice names the 2021 ICC edition directly, so no base-code tracing was needed. Local jurisdictions may seek Council variances.","evidence":[1114,1115,1112,1113],"evidence_about":{"1113":"next"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-01-01","adopted":"2025-08-26","citation":"Council vote Aug 26, 2025; State Register May 22, 2026 (Sr50-5, Doc. No. 5424)","note":"Implementation date for local jurisdictions.","status":"partial","evidence":[1113,1122,1111,1125]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"South Carolina Building Codes Council (LLR)","how":"The Building Codes Council adopts the latest ICC edition by vote after a 180-day modification window and Code Study Committee review, and sets the implementation date. Modifications are published as regulations in the State Register and submitted to the General Assembly; minutes record the legislature asking that two IPC modifications be removed.","cycle":"Follows the ICC three-year cycle; Reg. 8-240 requires adoption at least every four years.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State South Carolina 21 21 21 21 21 21 09 09 X X X X (April 2026 chart copy)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-01-01","instrument":"2021 South Carolina Residential Code","other_names":["South Carolina Residential Code"],"citation":"S.C. Code Ann. 6-9-50(A), 6-9-55; Building Codes Council adoption of Oct 6, 2021","adopted_by":"South Carolina Building Codes Council (LLR)","exceptions":["Administrative provisions not adopted statewide","Greenville County may apply IRC Appendix AF (radon) by local ordinance"],"note":"Section 6-9-55 requires one- and two-family dwelling provisions to be promulgated as regulations before they are enforced.","evidence":[1114,1115,1112,1116],"evidence_about":{"1116":"process"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-01-01","adopted":"2025-08-26","citation":"Council vote Aug 26, 2025; State Register May 22, 2026 (Sr50-5)","note":"Implementation date for local jurisdictions.","status":"partial","evidence":[1113,1122,1111]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"South Carolina Building Codes Council (LLR)","how":"Same Council process as the other ICC codes. Section 6-9-55 specifically requires residential (one- and two-family) provisions to be promulgated as regulations under the APA, which routes them to the General Assembly.","cycle":"Follows the ICC three-year cycle; Reg. 8-240 requires adoption at least every four years.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State South Carolina 21 21 21 21 21 21 09 09 X X X X (April 2026 chart copy)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2023-01-01","instrument":"2021 South Carolina Fire Code","other_names":["South Carolina Fire Code"],"citation":"S.C. Code Ann. 6-9-50(A); Building Codes Council adoption of Oct 6, 2021","adopted_by":"South Carolina Building Codes Council (LLR)","exceptions":["Administrative provisions not adopted statewide"],"note":"The Building Codes Council adopted the 2021 South Carolina Fire Code on Oct 6, 2021, and approved an effective date of Jan 1, 2023.","evidence":[1114,1115,1112],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-01-01","adopted":"2025-08-26","citation":"Council vote Aug 26, 2025; State Register May 22, 2026 (Sr50-5)","note":"Implementation date for local jurisdictions.","status":"partial","evidence":[1113,1122,1111]}],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"South Carolina Building Codes Council (LLR)","how":"Same Council process as the other ICC codes: vote on the latest edition, implementation date set by the Council, modifications published as regulations and submitted to the General Assembly.","cycle":"Follows the ICC three-year cycle; Reg. 8-240 requires adoption at least every four years.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State South Carolina 21 21 21 21 21 21 09 09 X X X X (April 2026 chart copy)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2009,"effective":"2013-01-01","instrument":"Energy Standard (2009 IECC)","other_names":["Energy Standard Act"],"amendments":"none","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. 6-10-30","adopted_by":"General Assembly (statute); Council adopted Apr 2, 2012, per its table","exceptions":["Local jurisdictions may seek a Council variance (6-10-40)"],"note":"The edition is fixed by statute, so the Council’s 2024 code cycle did not move the energy code. The Jan 1, 2013, date comes from the Council’s adoption table.","evidence":[1117,1114,1113],"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute"],"body":"General Assembly (statute); Council adopted Apr 2, 2012, per its table","how":"Section 6-10-30 names the 2009 IECC as the Energy Standard (a 2012 act replaced 2006 with 2009), so changing the edition appears to need an amendment to the statute. The Council’s 2025 adoption notice says the 2009 IECC is statutorily adopted and lists no newer IECC.","cycle":"Irregular; set by statute.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2009 IECC; Effective Date 01/01/2013; Mandatory Statewide; no pending entries","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/south-carolina","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2009,"effective":"2013-01-01","instrument":"Energy Standard (2009 IECC)","other_names":["Energy Standard Act"],"amendments":"none","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. 6-10-30","adopted_by":"General Assembly (statute); Council adopted Apr 2, 2012, per its table","exceptions":["Local jurisdictions may seek a Council variance (6-10-40)"],"note":"DOE adds ASHRAE 90.1-2007 for commercial; the state sources read name only the 2009 IECC (which allows that standard as a compliance path). Council staff reported possible commercial energy code updates in 2026.","evidence":[1117,1114,1113,1123],"evidence_about":{"1123":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute"],"body":"General Assembly (statute); Council adopted Apr 2, 2012, per its table","how":"Same as residential: the statute names the 2009 IECC. Staff told the Council in February 2026 of ‘possible updates to the energy codes related to commercial construction’; no bill or rule was found.","cycle":"Irregular; set by statute.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: 2009 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2007; Effective Date 01/01/2013; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/south-carolina","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2026-06-30","title":"H.3021 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act, Act No. 251","session":"2025-2026 session","status":"enacted Jun 30, 2026","summary":"General Administrative Procedures Act change that, per the bill summary, would require legislative approval of regulations with an estimated economic impact of $1 million or more; it does not mention building codes, so its effect on future Council rules is untested.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC"],"url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3021.htm","evidence":[1126]},{"type":"bill","title":"S.C. Code Ann. 6-10-30 (Energy Standard, as amended by a 2012 act)","status":"enacted, in force","summary":"Statute adopts the 2009 IECC as the state Energy Standard; the 2012 act replaced 2006 with 2009.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t06c010.php","evidence":[1117]}]},"SD":{"name":"South Dakota","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2023,"effective":"2024-11-12","instrument":"2023 National Electrical Code (South Dakota, ARSD 20:44:14:01)","other_names":["SD Electrical Commission adopted code"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"ARSD 20:44:14:01(11)","adopted_by":"South Dakota Electrical Commission (Department of Labor and Regulation)","exceptions":["Rapid City and Sioux Falls run local electrical inspection departments for work within their city limits"],"note":"The Commission adopted the 2023 NEC with three listed exceptions, effective Nov 12, 2024; statewide wiring inspections are done by State Electrical Inspectors.","evidence":[1135,1136,1137,1146],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"South Dakota Electrical Commission (Department of Labor and Regulation)","how":"The State Electrical Commission amends its administrative rules to adopt a new NEC edition, after a public hearing and comment period. The Interim Rules Review Committee of the Legislature holds a hearing on the rules before they are filed with the Secretary of State and take effect; it can suspend rules that have not become effective. No statute names the NEC edition.","cycle":"Follows the NFPA three-year cycle with a lag; the 2023 edition took effect Nov 12, 2024.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"2023, effective November 12, 2024 with SD amendments","url":"https://www.mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"South Dakota 2023 (11/12/2024) with SD amendments","url":"https://www.nfpa.org","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-07-01","instrument":"2024 International Building Code design standard (SDCL 11-10-6)","other_names":["State design standard"],"amendments":"none","citation":"SDCL 11-10-5, 11-10-6 (as amended by SL 2026 ch 59)","adopted_by":"South Dakota Legislature (statute)","exceptions":["Residential structures (detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories) are excluded from the default standard","Mobile and manufactured homes and farmsteads are excluded","Local governments that adopt their own building ordinance may amend the code, and the ordinance must comply with the 2024 IBC","No state agency enforces the default standard; local units may adopt an ordinance for local administration"],"note":"The default standard applies to buildings commenced after July 1, 2026 in local units without their own building ordinance.","evidence":[1128,1129,1131,1132,1133],"evidence_about":{"1133":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","mandates_update_schedule","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"South Dakota Legislature (statute)","how":"The Legislature names the IBC edition in SDCL 11-10-5 and 11-10-6 and moves it by amending those statutes, as it did in 2026 (SB 129, 2021 to 2024). Since 2022 the Board of Technical Professions must convene a workgroup in 2024 and every three years after to review the latest model codes and report; the Legislature then decides whether to update the statutes. 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Municipalities choose whether to adopt the IRC by ordinance. The Board of Technical Professions workgroup reviews new model codes every three years and reports.","cycle":"Statutory review every three years starting 2024; edition changes only by statute.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State South Dakota 21 21 15 15 X X 21 X X X (IRC read as 2021, statewide)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2016-10-17","instrument":"2015 International Fire Code as adopted in ARSD 61:15","other_names":["South Dakota fire safety rules"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"ARSD 61:15:01:01; authorized by SDCL 34-29B-2","adopted_by":"South Dakota Department of Public Safety (Secretary of Public Safety; State Fire Marshal administers)","note":"The rule adopts the 2015 IBC, IFC and IMC fire-safety standards as modified by chapter 61:15:01; SDCL 34-29B-2 names the 2015 editions.","evidence":[1138,1139,1140],"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"South Dakota Department of Public Safety (Secretary of Public Safety; State Fire Marshal administers)","how":"The Secretary of Public Safety adopts fire rules under SDCL 34-29B-2, which itself names the 2015 editions of the IBC, IFC and IMC, so a newer edition needs the statute amended by the Legislature and then a rule change. Proposed rules go through public hearing, and the Interim Rules Review Committee may suspend rules that have not become effective.","cycle":"Irregular; the current edition dates from 2016.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State South Dakota 21 21 15 15 X X 21 X X X (IFC read as 2015)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"ICC","says":"The state also adopts the IFC and IMC, which are administered by the State Fire Marshal.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/adoptions-map/south-dakota/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"no_state_code","citation":"SDCL 11-10-7","adopted_by":"South Dakota Legislature (statute)","exceptions":["Compliance is voluntary; local governments may set their own energy requirements"],"note":"The only state energy standard is the 2009 IECC for new residential buildings, adopted as voluntary.","evidence":[1141,1142],"evidence_about":{"1142":"process"},"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"South Dakota Legislature (statute)","how":"The Legislature adopted the 2009 IECC in statute (SDCL 11-10-7) as a voluntary residential standard and would change it by amending that statute. The Board of Technical Professions workgroup reviews the IECC every three years; its October 2025 report recommended keeping the 2009 IECC on a voluntary basis.","cycle":"No update schedule for the edition; statutory review every three years starting 2024.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: “Home Rule”; Equivalent Code: “2009 IECC”; Enforcement: “Jurisdictional”","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/south-dakota","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"South Dakota Residential Energy Conservation Standard Voluntary, based on the 2015 IECC Effective 7/1/2023","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"no_state_code","citation":"SDCL 11-10-7 (residential voluntary standard only)","adopted_by":"None","exceptions":["Local governments may adopt their own energy requirements"],"note":"The state’s only adopted energy standard is the voluntary 2009 IECC for new residential buildings; no commercial energy code is adopted in SDCL chapter 11-10.","evidence":[1142,1141],"evidence_about":{"1141":"other_code"},"process":{"body":"None","how":"South Dakota has no state process for a commercial energy code. The Board of Technical Professions workgroup reviews model codes every three years under SDCL 11-10-13 and recommended no mandatory energy code in 2025.","cycle":"None","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current State Code: “Home Rule”; Equivalent Code: “90.1-2007”; Enforcement: “Jurisdictional”","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/south-dakota","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"BCAP","says":"2021 IBC with amendments, adopted locally Effective 7/1/2023","url":"https://bcapcodes.org/code-status/state/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2026-03-04","title":"SB 129","session":"2026 regular session","act":"SL 2026 ch 59","status":"enacted Mar 4, 2026, effective Jul 1, 2026","summary":"Updates SDCL 11-10-5, 11-10-6, 11-10-11 and 11-10-12 from the 2021 to the 2024 editions of the IBC, IRC and International Property Maintenance Code.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/SessionLaw/304391.pdf?Year=2026","evidence":[1130,1131,1132]},{"type":"other","date":"2025-10-08","title":"Board of Technical Professions Model Building Code Workgroup report","summary":"Workgroup (last meeting Oct 8, 2025) reviewed 2021 to 2024 IBC, IRC and IPMC and recommended keeping the 2009 IECC as a voluntary standard.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1142]},{"type":"other","date":"2024-11-12","title":"Electrical Commission rules adopting the 2023 NEC","summary":"Rules adopting the 2023 NEC with South Dakota exceptions took effect after review by the Interim Rules Review Committee.","slots":["NEC"],"evidence":[1135,1136]},{"type":"bill","date":"2022-07-01","title":"SB 90","session":"2022 regular session","act":"SL 2022 ch 35","status":"enacted 2022, effective Jul 1, 2022","summary":"Set the 2021 IBC and IRC as the references for local building ordinances and created the three-year model code review workgroup under the Board of Technical Professions.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IECC_RES"],"url":"https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/Bill/236193.pdf?Year=null","evidence":[1132,1143,1145]}]},"TN":{"name":"Tennessee","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2017,"effective":"2018-10-01","instrument":"National Electrical Code, 2017 edition (Tennessee Electrical Installations rule, 0780-02-01)","other_names":["NEC","NFPA 70"],"citation":"Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-02-01-.02","adopted_by":"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office (Division of Fire Prevention)","exceptions":["Local governments may be authorized to perform electrical inspections (rule 0780-02-01-.20)."],"note":"Agency page lists NEC 2017 ‘except that’ (Tennessee amendments). The rule text gives an effective date of October 1, 2018; the rule amendment itself was filed Dec 19, 2017, effective Mar 19, 2018.","evidence":[1155,1161,1162],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office (Division of Fire Prevention)","how":"The State Fire Marshal’s Office (Dept. of Commerce and Insurance) adopts model-code editions by rulemaking under T.C.A. 68-120-101 (chapters 0780-02-01 NEC, 0780-02-02 building/fire/energy, 0780-02-23 residential), filing with the Secretary of State. 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Plans may use the previous codes for 120 days after the effective date.","evidence":[1152,1159,1160,1164],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office","how":"The State Fire Marshal’s Office (Dept. of Commerce and Insurance) adopts model-code editions by rulemaking under T.C.A. 68-120-101 (chapters 0780-02-01 NEC, 0780-02-02 building/fire/energy, 0780-02-23 residential), filing with the Secretary of State. 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The effective date comes from the agency’s history table and the rule history.","evidence":[1153,1158,1163,1168],"evidence_about":{"1168":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office","how":"The State Fire Marshal’s Office (Dept. of Commerce and Insurance) adopts model-code editions by rulemaking under T.C.A. 68-120-101 (chapters 0780-02-01 NEC, 0780-02-02 building/fire/energy, 0780-02-23 residential), filing with the Secretary of State. 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No legislative approval step was found; the General Assembly constrains content by statute (for example no mandatory sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings, 2/3 local vote for local sprinkler mandates) and in 2025 Public Chapter 149 carved a roof-reflectance requirement out of the 2021 IECC.","cycle":"Irregular, roughly every 4 to 8 years and not every code at once: NEC 2017 since 2018; residential IRC/IECC 2018 since 2020; IBC/IFC/commercial IECC 2021 since 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Tennessee 21 18 21 21 21 21 X 09 12 21 21 X X X (third entry read as IFC)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"partial","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2018,"effective":"2020-07-16","citation":"Tenn. Comp. 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The effective date comes from the agency’s history table and the rule history.","evidence":[1157,1158,1163],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office","how":"The State Fire Marshal’s Office (Dept. of Commerce and Insurance) adopts model-code editions by rulemaking under T.C.A. 68-120-101 (chapters 0780-02-01 NEC, 0780-02-02 building/fire/energy, 0780-02-23 residential), filing with the Secretary of State. No legislative approval step was found; the General Assembly constrains content by statute (for example no mandatory sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings, 2/3 local vote for local sprinkler mandates) and in 2025 Public Chapter 149 carved a roof-reflectance requirement out of the 2021 IECC.","cycle":"Irregular, roughly every 4 to 8 years and not every code at once: NEC 2017 since 2018; residential IRC/IECC 2018 since 2020; IBC/IFC/commercial IECC 2021 since 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current state code: 2018 IECC; Effective date: 07/16/2020; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/tennessee","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide_except","edition":2021,"effective":"2025-04-17","citation":"Tenn. Comp. 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The rule removes C405.11, C405.12 and C408 commissioning and keeps the 2006 IECC for certain F-1, F-2, S-1 and S-2 occupancies; Public Chapter 149 (2025) also exempts the 2021 roof reflectance/emittance requirements from July 1, 2025.","evidence":[1156,1159,1160,1164,1166],"evidence_about":{"1166":"legislation"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office","how":"The State Fire Marshal’s Office (Dept. of Commerce and Insurance) adopts model-code editions by rulemaking under T.C.A. 68-120-101 (chapters 0780-02-01 NEC, 0780-02-02 building/fire/energy, 0780-02-23 residential), filing with the Secretary of State. 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TDLR says the 2026 NEC applies inside city limits too.","evidence":[1170,1171,1172,1173,1176,1178,1180,1179,1177,1174,1233],"evidence_about":{"1174":"note","1179":"exceptions","1177":"exceptions","1233":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)","how":"The TDLR Commission adopts each new NEC edition by amending 16 TAC §73.100; the proposal and the adoption are published in the Texas Register and the rule sets its own effective date (the 2026 NEC was voted on Jul 28, 2026, and takes effect Sep 1, 2026). Occupations Code §1305.101(a)(2) calls for adopting the revised NEC after each three-year NFPA publication; the statute text reviewed names no legislative approval step, and its history shows no amendment to §1305.101 since it was added in 2003.","cycle":"Triennial, following NFPA’s three-year NEC publication cycle.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"Texas: 2026 NEC, effective 9/1/26.","remark":"Read Oct 16, 2026, in earlier research.","url":"https://mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Texas 2023 (9/1/2023)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026, before the 2026 NEC’s 9/1/2026 effective date; the update map, not the table row, shows a 2026 update underway.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false},{"tracker":"IAEI","says":"Texas: 2023 NEC, effective 9/1/2023.","remark":"Read Oct 16, 2026, in earlier research; the page looks stale for the 2026 adoption.","url":"https://www.iaei.org/page/nec-code-adoption","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"local_option","edition":2012,"effective":"2022-01-01","instrument":"International Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012 (municipal commercial building code)","other_names":["2012 IBC","Local Gov’t Code §214.216"],"citation":"Tex. Local Gov’t Code §214.216","adopted_by":"Texas Legislature (statutory default); each municipality may adopt local amendments by ordinance","exceptions":["Applies to commercial buildings ‘in a municipality’ only; the statute sets no IBC requirement for unincorporated areas.","A city may add, modify or remove requirements by local amendment, after a public hearing and by ordinance, and may review ICC amendments made after May 1, 2012 (HB 738 added the hearing and ordinance rule to §214.216 as it did to §214.212(e)).","Under §214.216(e), a municipality that already had a more stringent commercial building code need not repeal it.","Coastal windstorm program: Texas Department of Insurance certification under the 2024 IBC (or 2024 IRC) is required for Windstorm Certificate of Compliance applications from Apr 1, 2026 (28 TAC §5.4013, effective Feb 18, 2026)."],"note":"Statutory default only: the 2012 code applies in every municipality, subject to local amendments; the 2025 bill to move the default to 2018 (HB 871) did not pass.","evidence":[1181,1188,1189,1234,1182,1185,1201,1202,1190],"evidence_about":{"1182":"exceptions","1185":"exceptions","1190":"legislation","1201":"exceptions","1202":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","sets_default_edition","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Texas Legislature (statutory default); each municipality may adopt local amendments by ordinance","how":"The statute itself names the default edition (IBC as it existed on May 1, 2012), so moving the base edition takes a bill; HB 738 did that effective Jan 1, 2022, and added the public-hearing and ordinance requirement for local amendments. Cities may review ICC amendments made after May 1, 2012 and adopt them as local amendments. Bills to advance the default to 2023 (SB 674, 2023) and to 2018 (HB 871, which passed the House in 2025 but got no Senate action, and HB 306 in a 2025 called session) did not become law.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory update schedule. The default changes only when the Legislature amends the statute (last done in 2021).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Jun 30, 2021, press release: HB 738 makes the 2012 IBC and IRC the statutory municipal codes.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/press-releases/international-code-council-celebrates-updates-to-texas-statute-for-building-and-residential-codes/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"local_option","edition":2012,"effective":"2022-01-01","instrument":"International Residential Code, as it existed on May 1, 2012 (municipal residential building code)","other_names":["2012 IRC","Local Gov’t Code §214.212"],"citation":"Tex. Local Gov’t Code §214.212","adopted_by":"Texas Legislature (statutory default); each municipality may adopt local amendments by ordinance","exceptions":["Applies to residential structures ‘in a municipality’; outside cities the statute adopts no IRC, except in counties that opt into Local Gov’t Code ch. 233 subch. F (§§233.151-.153), where new single-family and duplex construction in unincorporated areas must meet the IRC as of May 1, 2008 or the version applicable in the county seat.","A city may add, modify or remove requirements by local amendment, only after a public hearing and by ordinance (§214.212(c), (e)), and may review ICC amendments made after May 1, 2012 (§214.212(d)).","Municipalities, counties and emergency services districts may not require fire sprinklers in new or existing one- and two-family dwellings (Local Gov’t Code §250.011, added by HB 738), with exceptions including cities that had such a requirement on or before Jan 1, 2009.","Coastal windstorm program: Texas Department of Insurance certification under the 2024 IRC (or 2024 IBC) is required for Windstorm Certificate of Compliance applications from Apr 1, 2026 (28 TAC §5.4013, effective Feb 18, 2026)."],"note":"Statutory default only: the 2012 code applies in every municipality, subject to local amendments; the 2025 bill to move the default to 2018 (HB 871) did not pass.","evidence":[1183,1186,1188,1189,1184,1185,1191,1199,1200,1201,1202,1190],"evidence_about":{"1184":"exceptions","1185":"exceptions","1190":"legislation","1191":"exceptions","1199":"exceptions","1200":"exceptions","1201":"exceptions","1202":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","sets_default_edition","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Texas Legislature (statutory default); each municipality may adopt local amendments by ordinance","how":"The statute itself names the default edition (IRC as it existed on May 1, 2012), so moving the base edition takes a bill; HB 738 did that effective Jan 1, 2022, and added the public-hearing and ordinance requirement for local amendments. Cities may review ICC amendments made after May 1, 2012 and adopt them as local amendments. Bills to advance the default to 2023 (SB 674, 2023) and to 2018 (HB 871, which passed the House in 2025 but got no Senate action, and HB 306 in a 2025 called session) did not become law.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory update schedule. The default changes only when the Legislature amends the statute (last done in 2021).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"Jun 30, 2021, press release: HB 738 makes the 2012 IBC and IRC the statutory municipal codes.","url":"https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/press-releases/international-code-council-celebrates-updates-to-texas-statute-for-building-and-residential-codes/","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"other_model_code","effective":"2023-09-01","instrument":"State Fire Marshal standards: NFPA 1-2021 Fire Code and NFPA 101-2021 Life Safety Code","other_names":["NFPA 1","NFPA 101","28 TAC §34.303","county fire code (Local Gov’t Code ch. 233)"],"citation":"Tex. Gov’t Code §417.008(e) and §417.0081; 28 TAC §34.303; Tex. Local Gov’t Code §§233.061-.062; Tex. Health & Safety Code §775.036(b)","adopted_by":"Texas Department of Insurance (State Fire Marshal) for the NFPA inspection standards; municipalities, county commissioners courts and emergency services district boards for local fire codes","exceptions":["Where a local government has adopted fire protection ordinances for an area, the State Fire Marshal’s standards do not apply there (Gov’t Code §417.008(e)).","Counties with more than 250,000 people, and counties adjacent to them, may adopt a fire code for unincorporated areas (commercial establishments, public buildings and multifamily buildings); it must conform to the IFC (or the NFPA Uniform Fire Code) as it existed on May 1, 2005 or exceed it, and the commissioners court may adopt later editions (Local Gov’t Code §§233.061-.062).","Emergency services district boards may adopt and enforce a fire code that does not conflict with a county fire code, and may not enforce it inside a municipality that has adopted its own; a district wholly within a county of more than 3 million people needs the commissioners court’s consent (Health & Safety Code §775.036(b)).","Municipalities, counties and emergency services districts may not require fire sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings, with exceptions (Local Gov’t Code §250.011)."],"note":"Texas uses the State Fire Marshal’s NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 standards, 2021 editions, as its statewide default fire code instead of the IFC.","evidence":[1208,1209,1210,1211,1212,1203,1236,1237,1204,1205,1206,1207,1191],"evidence_about":{"1204":"exceptions","1205":"exceptions","1206":"exceptions","1207":"exceptions","1191":"exceptions"},"process":{"mechanism":"mixed","roles":["sets_default_edition"],"body":"Texas Department of Insurance (State Fire Marshal) for the NFPA inspection standards; municipalities, county commissioners courts and emergency services district boards for local fire codes","how":"No state agency adopts the IFC. The State Fire Marshal (Texas Department of Insurance) adopts NFPA standards by rule (28 TAC §34.303: NFPA 1-2021 and NFPA 101-2021, effective Sep 1, 2023). They apply where no local government has adopted a fire code. Local fire codes are adopted by cities, by qualifying counties through the commissioners court (statutory floor of the IFC as of May 1, 2005, later editions allowed), and by emergency services district boards. A 2023 bill to move the county floor to 2023 (SB 674) did not advance.","cycle":"Irregular; no statutory schedule. The State Fire Marshal moves its NFPA editions by rule from time to time (2021 editions took effect Sep 1, 2023).","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2016-09-01","instrument":"Energy Efficiency Chapter 11 of the 2015 International Residential Code (Texas single-family residential energy code)","other_names":["2015 IRC Chapter 11","SECO residential energy code","Health & Safety Code §388.003(a)"],"citation":"Tex. Health & Safety Code §388.003(a); State Energy Conservation Office rules, 34 TAC ch. 19","adopted_by":"State Energy Conservation Office (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), on stringency findings from the Energy Systems Laboratory (Texas A&M)","exceptions":["Covers one- and two-family residences three stories or fewer above grade; other construction follows the commercial energy code.","Municipalities and counties may adopt local amendments, which may not ‘result in less stringent energy efficiency requirements’ in non-attainment and affected counties (SECO).","SECO also adopts energy codes for state-funded buildings."],"note":"The 2015 edition is the IRC energy chapter. The DOE tracker calls it the 2015 IECC with state amendments. The statute also gives an energy rating index compliance path (HB 3215, 2021).","evidence":[1213,1235,1218,1219,1216,1217,1227,1220],"evidence_about":{"1216":"exceptions","1220":"other_code","1217":"exceptions","1227":"note"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Tex. Health & Safety Code §388.003(a); 34 TAC §19.52 (request-for-comment step)","note":"SECO issued a request for comment on Oct 13, 2025 (Texas Register, Oct 24, 2025). No later SECO notice, proposed rule or adoption was found on SECO’s pages or elsewhere as of Oct 17, 2026. Any adopted edition must take effect at least nine months after adoption.","status":"partial","evidence":[1228,1229,1230,1215]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"State Energy Conservation Office (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), on stringency findings from the Energy Systems Laboratory (Texas A&M)","how":"The statute names a 2001 base edition and lets SECO substitute later editions of the IRC energy chapter by rule on or after Sep 1, 2021. SECO publishes a request for comment in the Texas Register, the Energy Systems Laboratory gives written stringency findings, and SECO decides; an adopted edition may take effect no sooner than nine months after adoption, and residential editions may be adopted no more often than once every six years. SB 783 (2025, effective Sep 1, 2025) amended §388.003 to require a housing-attainability and cost-effectiveness analysis before SECO amends or adopts a residential edition.","cycle":"SECO describes a six-year cycle for residential codes (three years for commercial); the residential code has not changed since the 2015 IRC chapter took effect in 2016.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2015 IECC with state amendments, effective 09/01/2016, mandatory statewide.","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/texas","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2015,"effective":"2016-11-01","instrument":"2015 International Energy Conservation Code (Texas commercial energy code)","other_names":["2015 IECC","SECO commercial energy code","Health & Safety Code §388.003(b)"],"citation":"Tex. Health & Safety Code §388.003(b); State Energy Conservation Office rules, 34 TAC ch. 19","adopted_by":"State Energy Conservation Office (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), on stringency findings from the Energy Systems Laboratory (Texas A&M)","exceptions":["Municipalities and counties may adopt local amendments, which may not ‘result in less stringent energy efficiency requirements’ in non-attainment and affected counties (SECO).","SECO also adopts energy codes for state-funded buildings."],"note":"The DOE tracker also lists ASHRAE 90.1-2013 as an equivalent path and no state amendments.","evidence":[1214,1220,1216,1217],"evidence_about":{"1216":"exceptions","1217":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"Tex. Health & Safety Code §388.003(b); 34 TAC §19.52 (request-for-comment step)","note":"SECO issued a request for comment on Oct 13, 2025 (Texas Register, Oct 24, 2025). No later SECO notice, proposed rule or adoption was found on SECO’s pages or elsewhere as of Oct 17, 2026. Any adopted edition must take effect at least nine months after adoption.","status":"partial","evidence":[1228,1229,1230,1215]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"State Energy Conservation Office (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), on stringency findings from the Energy Systems Laboratory (Texas A&M)","how":"The statute names a 2001 base IECC and authorizes SECO to substitute the latest published edition by rule, based on the Energy Systems Laboratory’s written findings on its stringency (due within six months of publication). SECO publishes a request for comment in the Texas Register and then decides; an adopted edition may take effect no sooner than nine months after adoption. SB 783 (2025) amended the adoption process and listed SECO-adopted energy codes among the exemptions in Gov’t Code §3000.002(c).","cycle":"SECO describes a three-year cycle for commercial codes; the commercial code has not changed since the 2015 IECC took effect in 2016.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: 2015 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2013, no state amendments, effective 11/01/2016, mandatory statewide.","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/texas","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"other","date":"2026-07-28","title":"TDLR Commission vote adopting the 2026 NEC","summary":"The Commission voted unanimously to adopt the 2026 NEC as the state electrical code, effective Sep 1, 2026 (rule filed with the Secretary of State Aug 12, 2026).","slots":["NEC"],"evidence":[1172,1175]},{"type":"other","date":"2026-02-18","title":"TDI windstorm rule adopting the 2024 IRC and IBC (28 TAC §5.4013)","summary":"Effective Feb 18, 2026; from Apr 1, 2026, TDI windstorm certificate applications must be certified to the 2024 IRC or 2024 IBC. It is a program rule, not a change to the municipal statutory defaults.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"evidence":[1201,1202]},{"type":"other","date":"2025-10-13","title":"SECO request for comment on the 2024 IRC energy chapter and 2024 IECC","summary":"SECO opened the energy-code adoption process for the 2024 editions by Texas Register notice (published Oct 24, 2025); no adoption has been found.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1228,1229,1230]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-08-27","title":"HB 306","session":"2025, 89th Legislature, second called session","status":"failed: filed Aug 27, 2025, no other action recorded","summary":"Same idea as HB 871: would have changed the municipal default IRC and IBC from May 1, 2012 to May 1, 2018 (per the introduced text).","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00306I.pdf","evidence":[1195,1196]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-06-20","title":"SB 2835","session":"2025 regular session, 89th Legislature","act":"Acts 2025, chapter 701","status":"law without the governor’s signature Jun 20, 2025; in force Sep 1, 2025","summary":"Cities may allow single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, with no more than four units per floor, that meet 14 conditions. No local building code amendment is needed.","slots":["IBC"],"url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/billlookup/Actions.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB2835","evidence":[1238,1239]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-05-20","title":"SB 783","session":"2025 regular session, 89th Legislature","status":"enacted May 20, 2025 (filed without the governor’s signature), effective Sep 1, 2025","summary":"Amended Health & Safety Code §388.003 (SECO’s authority to adopt and amend energy-code editions): adopted editions take effect no sooner than nine months after adoption, residential editions need a housing-attainability and cost-effectiveness analysis, and SECO-adopted energy codes are listed among the exemptions in Gov’t Code §3000.002(c).","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00783F.pdf","evidence":[1222,1223,1224,1225,1226]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-05-16","title":"HB 871","session":"2025 regular session, 89th Legislature","status":"failed: passed the House May 16, 2025, received in the Senate May 19, 2025, no later action recorded","summary":"Would have moved the municipal default IRC and IBC from the May 1, 2012 editions to May 1, 2018, effective Sep 1, 2025.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00871H.pdf","evidence":[1192,1193,1194]},{"type":"other","date":"2023-03-17","title":"TDI State Fire Marshal adopts NFPA 1-2021 and NFPA 101-2021 (28 TAC §34.303)","summary":"Commissioner’s order adopting the 2021 NFPA editions for State Fire Marshal inspections, with the effective date delayed to Sep 1, 2023; this is not an IFC adoption.","slots":["IFC"],"evidence":[1208,1209,1210]},{"type":"bill","date":"2023-02-17","title":"SB 674","session":"2023 regular session, 88th Legislature","status":"failed: referred to Senate Business & Commerce Feb 17, 2023, no later action recorded","summary":"Would have moved the municipal IRC and IBC defaults, the county fire code (IFC) floor, the county IRC reference and the state residential energy code reference to May 1, 2023 editions.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES"],"url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/SB00674I.pdf","evidence":[1197,1198]},{"type":"bill","date":"2021-09-01","title":"HB 3215","session":"2021 regular session, 87th Legislature","status":"enacted (Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., ch. 487), effective Sep 1, 2021","summary":"Revised the residential energy rating index compliance path in Health & Safety Code §388.003 (tied to the January 1, 2021 version of the RESNET/ICC 301 standard, with targets phasing in through 2028 and an expiration extended to Sep 1, 2031).","slots":["IECC_RES"],"url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/HB03215F.pdf","evidence":[1222,1227]},{"type":"bill","date":"2021-06-07","title":"HB 738","session":"2021 regular session, 87th Legislature","status":"enacted Jun 7, 2021, effective Jan 1, 2022","summary":"Set the municipal default IRC and IBC at their May 1, 2012 editions, required a public hearing and ordinance for local amendments, and added Local Gov’t Code §250.011 barring local fire-sprinkler mandates for one- and two-family dwellings (with exceptions).","slots":["IBC","IRC","IFC"],"url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/HB00738F.pdf","evidence":[1188,1189,1190,1191]}]},"UT":{"name":"Utah","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2023,"effective":"2025-07-01","instrument":"Utah State Construction Code: National Electrical Code","other_names":["Utah Code Title 15A"],"amendments":"minor","citation":"Utah Code 15A-2-103(1)(g); amended edition by H.B. 313 (2025 General Session)","adopted_by":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","exceptions":["Political subdivisions may not enforce requirements more restrictive than the state construction code (per ICC state page)"],"note":"H.B. 313 (2025) changed the NEC from 2020 to 2023 effective July 1, 2025; NFPA’s table says 1/1/2025, which does not match the enrolled bill. The 2026 H.B. 65 still lists the 2023 NEC.","evidence":[1244,1245,1240],"evidence_about":{"1240":"other_code"},"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","how":"The Legislature names each edition in Utah Code 15A-2-103 and changes it by passing a bill, normally a bill effective July 1. The Uniform Building Code Commission reports on each new model code and the Business and Labor Interim Committee drafts legislation for the next general session (as described on ICC’s Utah page). No agency rule alone updates the edition.","cycle":"Irregular, bill by bill; the NEC moved 2020 to 2023 in 2025. Residential IRC and residential IECC are reviewed every other cycle per ICC’s state page.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Utah 2023 (1/1/2025) (NEC enforcement table as of Aug 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/nfpa-70/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-07-01","instrument":"Utah State Construction Code (IBC chapters, Title 15A Chapter 3 Part 1)","other_names":["Utah Code Title 15A"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"Utah Code 15A-2-103(1)(a); amendments in Utah Code Title 15A, Chapter 3, Part 1; H.B. 65 (2026 General Session)","adopted_by":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","exceptions":["Political subdivisions may not enforce requirements more restrictive than the state construction code (per ICC state page)"],"note":"H.B. 65 changes 15A-2-103(1)(a) from 2021 to 2024 IBC, section label ‘Effective 07/01/26’. The enrolled copy, DOE and the Fire Marshal’s page (IBC 2024) agree.","evidence":[1240,1241,1249],"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","how":"The Legislature names the edition in 15A-2-103 and amends the Chapter 3 Utah amendments by bill. After each new model code edition the Uniform Building Code Commission has two years to report to the Legislature; the Business and Labor Interim Committee then drafts legislation (per ICC’s Utah page).","cycle":"Follows the ICC triennial cycle with a lag; 2021 IBC replaced by 2024 IBC effective Jul 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Utah 21 21 24 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 X (April 2026 chart copy hosted by mitek-us.com; first entry read as IBC 2021)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-07-01","instrument":"Utah State Construction Code (IRC chapters, Title 15A Chapter 3 Part 2)","other_names":["Utah Code Title 15A"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"Utah Code 15A-2-103(1)(b); amendments in Title 15A, Chapter 3, Part 2","adopted_by":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","exceptions":["Political subdivisions may not enforce requirements more restrictive than the state construction code (per ICC state page)"],"note":"Edition 2021 is stated in the 2026 H.B. 65 enrolled text (not changed). The Jul 1, 2024, date comes from the effdate attribute in H.B. 518 (2024) XML, which moved the state to the 2021 IRC.","evidence":[1242,1251,1252],"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","how":"Same as the IBC: the Legislature amends 15A-2-103 by bill. ICC’s state page says the IRC and residential IECC are reviewed every other cycle, so the IRC stayed at 2021 while the IBC moved to 2024.","cycle":"Every other ICC cycle for IRC and residential IECC.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Utah 21 21 24 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 X (second entry read as IRC 2021)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-07-01","instrument":"Utah State Fire Code","other_names":["Utah Code Title 15A Chapter 5"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"Utah Code 15A-5-103; H.B. 45 (2026 General Session); R710-9","adopted_by":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute); State Fire Prevention Board and State Fire Marshal administer","note":"H.B. 45 enrolled text strikes 2021 and inserts 2024 in 15A-5-103 and takes effect July 1, 2026; the Fire Marshal’s page also says ‘Effective July 1, 2026’ but still carries an older ‘Effective July 1, 2024’ line and a link named for the 2021 inserts.","evidence":[1247,1248,1249],"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute"],"body":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute); State Fire Prevention Board and State Fire Marshal administer","how":"The State Fire Code Act (Title 15A, Chapter 5) names the IFC edition in statute, so a new edition needs a bill such as H.B. 45 (2026). The Fire Marshal publishes amendment inserts and related rules (R710).","cycle":"Irregular; IFC 2021 replaced by 2024 effective Jul 1, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"ICC","says":"State Utah 21 21 24 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 X (third entry read as IFC 2024)","url":"https://www.mitek-us.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Master-I-Code-Adoption-Chart.pdf","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"partial","coverage":"statewide","citation":"Utah Code 15A-2-103(1)(h); 15A-3-202","adopted_by":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","note":"H.B. 65 changes 15A-2-103(1)(h) to the 2024 IECC from 2021 effective Jul 1, 2026, but DOE still lists residential as 2021 IECC (citing H.B. 518 of 2024) and ICC says residential IECC follows the IRC cycle (IRC stays 2021).","evidence":[1243,1250,1255],"process":{"mechanism":"statute","roles":["names_edition_in_statute","mandates_update_schedule"],"body":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","how":"The Legislature names the IECC edition in 15A-2-103 and amends residential energy text through the IRC chapter amendments by bill. ICC’s page says residential IECC is reviewed every other cycle with the IRC.","cycle":"Every other ICC cycle for residential, per ICC’s state page.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential Current State Code: “2021 IECC”; Enforcement: “Mandatory Statewide”; effective date blank","url":"https://energycodes.gov/status/states/utah","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"statewide","edition":2024,"effective":"2026-07-01","citation":"Utah Code 15A-2-103(1)(h); H.B. 65 (2026 General Session)","adopted_by":"Utah Legislature (edition named in statute)","note":"Statute names the 2024 IECC effective 07/01/26. 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The 2020 edition is named in the USBC 101.2 note, the 2021 Virginia Construction Code and the SFPC referenced-standards list.","evidence":[1260,1262,1263,1265,1266],"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2023,"citation":"13VAC5-63 (amendment pending)","note":"The 2024 VCC base document (dated Jun 6, 2025) shows NFPA 70 changing from 2020 to 2023. BHCD’s own schedule projected an effective date of October 2027, pending the 30-day final adoption period. Not yet a regulation.","status":"partial","evidence":[1267,1268,1269,1277,1278]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Board of Housing and Community Development (BHCD), administered by DHCD","how":"BHCD adopts the USBC and Statewide Fire Prevention Code by regulation through a roughly three-year code development cycle run by DHCD (Notice of Intended Regulatory Action, stakeholder workgroups, base documents, proposed regulations, 60-day comment, final regulations). The General Assembly does not name editions. Under the Administrative Process Act, 25 or more persons can petition for added comment during the 30-day final adoption period, and the General Assembly with the Governor’s concurrence can suspend a final regulation until the end of the next regular session. 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It must still meet fire and safety codes.","slots":["IFC"],"url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodeupdates/title15.2/section15.2-2316.10/","evidence":[1279]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-04-13","title":"H 895 and S 448","session":"2026 regular session, Chapters 694 and 695","status":"enacted Apr 13, 2026; in force Jul 1, 2026","summary":"The Department of Energy must develop model ordinances for battery storage that localities can adopt, by December 1, 2026. Their minimum safety standards follow the latest edition of NFPA 855.","slots":["IFC"],"url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title45.2/chapter22/section45.2-2200/","evidence":[1280,1281]},{"type":"bill","date":"2024-04-04","title":"H 368","session":"2024 regular session, Chapter 384","status":"enacted Apr 4, 2024","summary":"Requires the Board to convene a stakeholder advisory group to evaluate USBC revisions, including single-exit stairs for Group R-2 buildings up to six stories, and report by Dec 1, 2024.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/uncodifiedacts/2024/session1/chapter384/","evidence":[1273]},{"type":"bill","date":"2021-03-30","title":"H 2227 (2021 Acts, Chapter 425)","status":"enacted Mar 30, 2021","summary":"Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to consider adopting USBC amendments to address changes in the new IECC, at least as stringent as the new version.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/uncodifiedacts/2021/session2/chapter425/","evidence":[1272]}]},"VT":{"name":"Vermont","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-20","coverage":"statewide","edition":2023,"effective":"2025-11-05","instrument":"2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules","other_names":["Vermont Electrical Safety Rules","Rule 25P023"],"citation":"Rule 25P023, adopted under 26 V.S.A. § 891","adopted_by":"Vermont Electricians Licensing Board (administered by the Division of Fire Safety)","note":"The 2025 rules name NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2023 edition, and took effect Nov 5, 2025.","evidence":[1282,1283,1284,1285],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Vermont Electricians Licensing Board (administered by the Division of Fire Safety)","how":"The Electricians Licensing Board adopts the Vermont Electrical Safety Rules, which name the NFPA 70 edition, by administrative rulemaking under 26 V.S.A. § 891. 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Act 151 of 2024 removed the requirement to update at least every three years and made revision after new IECC or ASHRAE 90.1 issuance discretionary.","cycle":"Irregular and discretionary since Act 151 of 2024.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Current state code: 2018 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2016; Effective date: 09/01/2020; Mandatory Statewide","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/vermont","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2024-06-03","title":"S.253, Act 151","session":"2024 regular session","status":"enacted Jun 3, 2024, effective on passage","summary":"Made revision of the RBES and CBES after new IECC or ASHRAE 90.1 issuance discretionary for the Commissioner and removed the three-year CBES update requirement.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT151/ACT151%20As%20Enacted.pdf","evidence":[1301]},{"type":"bill","title":"H.718, An act relating to building energy efficiency","session":"2025-2026 session","status":"pending","summary":"As passed by the House, lets municipalities enforce the RBES and CBES and directs the Division of Fire Safety to assess a residential building code by Jan 15, 2027.","slots":["IRC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.718","evidence":[1295,1296]},{"type":"executive_order","title":"Governor’s executive order giving the option of complying with the 2024 CBES","summary":"Gave persons starting construction projects on or after Jul 1, 2024, the option to comply with either CBES edition, before the 2026 rule made both edition options formal.","slots":["IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1307]}]},"WA":{"name":"Washington","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2023,"effective":"2024-04-01","instrument":"Electrical safety standards, administration, and installation (chapter 296-46B WAC), adopting NFPA 70-2023","other_names":["WAC 296-46B","Washington electrical rules"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"WAC 296-46B-010; chapter 19.28 RCW","adopted_by":"Washington State Department of Labor & Industries","note":"Replaced by the 2026 NEC on Dec 31, 2026. Standards apply by electrical permit issue date. The state amendments are rated substantial because chapter 296-46B WAC has dozens of state NEC installation-amendment sections. Some cities have their own electrical inspection jurisdiction, and WAC 296-46B-010(3) lets Labor & Industries or such a city grant installation variances.","evidence":[1309,1311,1313,1314,1317,1312,1404],"evidence_about":{"1312":"note","1404":"note"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"adopted_not_effective","edition":2026,"effective":"2026-12-31","adopted":"2025-11-18","citation":"WAC 296-46B-010; WSR 25-23-069","note":"Adoption order filed Nov 18, 2025 (rule order effective Dec 19, 2025) with a delayed 2026 NEC effective date; the 2023 NEC stays in force until then. A companion L&I rulemaking on state amendments for the 2026 NEC is pending: CR-102 filed Aug 4, 2026, hearing Sep 14, 2026, permanent rule anticipated Nov 17, 2026 (agenda estimate), effective Dec 31, 2026, if adopted.","status":"partial","evidence":[1310,1315,1316,1318,1322,1323,1324]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","body":"Washington State Department of Labor & Industries","how":"L&I adopts each NEC edition by amending WAC 296-46B-010 through ordinary rulemaking under chapter 19.28 RCW, with proposals reviewed by a technical advisory committee and the electrical board. RCW 19.28.010 does not name a current NEC edition, so the Legislature does not choose editions and no legislative step is needed. L&I gave the 2026 NEC a delayed effective date (Dec 31, 2026) so stakeholders had advance notice, and runs a separate rulemaking for state amendments.","cycle":"Roughly triennial, following the NEC cycle: 2023 NEC effective Apr 1, 2024, 2026 NEC effective Dec 31, 2026.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"Washington listed as 2026 with comment ‘Effective 12/31/26’ (shows the adopted next edition and not the 2023 NEC now in force)","url":"https://mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Washington 2023 (4/1/2024) 2026 update process underway (Projected 12/31/2026)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"IAEI","says":"Washington listed as ‘2023 4/1/2024’; no 2026 NEC note","url":"https://www.iaei.org/page/nec-code-adoption","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-03-15","instrument":"State Building Code Adoption and Amendment of the 2021 Edition of the International Building Code (chapter 51-50 WAC)","other_names":["WAC 51-50","2021 IBC with Washington amendments"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"WAC 51-50-003; WAC 51-50-008; chapter 19.27 RCW","adopted_by":"Washington State Building Code Council","exceptions":["Counties and cities may adopt local amendments to the state codes; the Council must approve or deny those that apply to single-family or multifamily residential buildings (RCW 19.27.074(1)(b))."],"note":"The Council voted Sep 15, 2023, to move implementation of all 2021 codes to Mar 15, 2024. The state amendments are rated substantial because of the number of amended sections in chapter 51-50 WAC.","evidence":[1327,1344,1345,1346,1366,1362],"evidence_about":{"1366":"exceptions","1362":"note"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-05-03","citation":"WAC 51-50; CR-102 listed by SBCC as WSR 26-10-068","note":"CR-102 comment period May 6, 2026, to Jun 12, 2026, hearings Jun 10, 2026, and Jun 12, 2026. Final adoption (CR-103) was targeted for the Oct 16, 2026, Council meeting, which the SBCC site still listed as upcoming on Oct 17, 2026. May 3, 2027, is the proposed effective date, not final until a CR-103 is filed. The CR-102 had listed Aug 28, 2026, as intended adoption, so the schedule has slipped.","status":"partial","evidence":[1328,1329,1331,1332,1333,1334,1335]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Washington State Building Code Council","how":"The State Building Code Council adopts each ICC edition with Washington amendments by rule under the Administrative Procedure Act (CR-101, CR-102 with public hearings, CR-103) on a three-year cycle that follows the model-code cycle (RCW 19.27.031). Statewide decisions must be made before December 1 and may not take effect before the end of the next regular legislative session (RCW 19.27.074(5)(c)), a window in which the Legislature can act by statute, but no legislative approval vote is required for these codes. ESSB 6291 (2024) restructured Council procedure, and local amendments touching residential buildings need Council approval.","cycle":"Triennial, following the ICC model-code cycle; 2021 edition effective Mar 15, 2024, 2024 edition targeted for May 3, 2027.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-03-15","instrument":"State Building Code Adoption and Amendment of the 2021 Edition of the International Residential Code (chapter 51-51 WAC)","other_names":["WAC 51-51","2021 IRC with Washington amendments"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"WAC 51-51-003; WAC 51-51-008; chapter 19.27 RCW","adopted_by":"Washington State Building Code Council","exceptions":["Counties and cities may adopt local amendments to the state codes; the Council must approve or deny those that apply to single-family or multifamily residential buildings (RCW 19.27.074(1)(b))."],"note":"A follow-up reconciliation rule (WSR 23-23-104, 36 sections of chapter 51-51 WAC) took effect Mar 16, 2024, a day after the Mar 15, 2024, implementation date. The state amendments are rated substantial because chapter 51-51 WAC has about 70 active amended sections.","evidence":[1327,1347,1348,1349,1366],"evidence_about":{"1366":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-05-03","citation":"WAC 51-51; CR-102 listed by SBCC as WSR 26-10-071","note":"Same schedule as the IBC: comment period May 6, 2026, to Jun 12, 2026, hearings Jun 10, 2026, and Jun 12, 2026, final adoption targeted Oct 16, 2026. May 3, 2027, is the proposed effective date, not final until a CR-103 is filed. The CR-102 had listed Aug 28, 2026, as intended adoption.","status":"partial","evidence":[1328,1329,1331,1332,1333,1336,1337]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Washington State Building Code Council","how":"The State Building Code Council adopts each ICC edition with Washington amendments by rule under the Administrative Procedure Act (CR-101, CR-102 with public hearings, CR-103) on a three-year cycle that follows the model-code cycle (RCW 19.27.031). Statewide decisions must be made before December 1 and may not take effect before the end of the next regular legislative session (RCW 19.27.074(5)(c)), a window in which the Legislature can act by statute, but no legislative approval vote is required for these codes. ESSB 6291 (2024) restructured Council procedure, and local amendments touching residential buildings need Council approval.","cycle":"Triennial, following the ICC model-code cycle; 2021 edition effective Mar 15, 2024, 2024 edition targeted for May 3, 2027.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-03-15","instrument":"State Building Code Adoption and Amendment of the 2021 Edition of the International Fire Code (chapter 51-54A WAC)","other_names":["WAC 51-54A","2021 IFC with Washington amendments"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"WAC 51-54A-003; chapter 19.27 RCW","adopted_by":"Washington State Building Code Council","exceptions":["Counties and cities may adopt local amendments to the state codes; the Council must approve or deny those that apply to single-family or multifamily residential buildings (RCW 19.27.074(1)(b))."],"note":"The state amendments are rated substantial because chapter 51-54A WAC has about 86 active amended sections.","evidence":[1327,1350,1351,1352,1366],"evidence_about":{"1366":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-05-03","citation":"WAC 51-54A; CR-102 listed by SBCC as WSR 26-10-069","note":"Same schedule as the IBC: comment period May 6, 2026, to Jun 12, 2026, hearings Jun 10, 2026, and Jun 12, 2026, final adoption targeted Oct 16, 2026. May 3, 2027, is the proposed effective date, not final until a CR-103 is filed. The CR-102 had listed Aug 28, 2026, as intended adoption.","status":"partial","evidence":[1328,1329,1331,1332,1333,1338,1339]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Washington State Building Code Council","how":"The State Building Code Council adopts each ICC edition with Washington amendments by rule under the Administrative Procedure Act (CR-101, CR-102 with public hearings, CR-103) on a three-year cycle that follows the model-code cycle (RCW 19.27.031). Statewide decisions must be made before December 1 and may not take effect before the end of the next regular legislative session (RCW 19.27.074(5)(c)), a window in which the Legislature can act by statute, but no legislative approval vote is required for these codes. ESSB 6291 (2024) restructured Council procedure, and local amendments touching residential buildings need Council approval.","cycle":"Triennial, following the ICC model-code cycle; 2021 edition effective Mar 15, 2024, 2024 edition targeted for May 3, 2027.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-03-15","instrument":"Washington State Energy Code-Residential, 2021 edition (chapter 51-11R WAC)","other_names":["WSEC-R","WAC 51-11R","2021 WSEC residential"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"WAC 51-11R-10100; chapter 19.27A RCW (RCW 19.27A.045)","adopted_by":"Washington State Building Code Council","note":"The WAC chapter title names the 2021 IECC. The state code is the Washington State Energy Code (WSEC-R) with Washington amendments (DOE also says ‘with state amendments’), including EPCA-related changes in WSR 24-03-084 that took effect with the code. The state amendments are rated substantial because Washington rewrites the IECC into its own WSEC chapter. WAC history shows no later amendment. The Council ended its I-2066 rulemaking on Apr 25, 2025, without amending the 2021 WSEC.","evidence":[1327,1353,1354,1355,1358,1398],"evidence_about":{"1398":"event"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-05-03","citation":"WAC 51-11R (CR-102 filed Jul 1, 2026)","note":"Public hearings Aug 5, 2026, and Aug 7, 2026. The CR-102 listed Sep 25, 2026, as intended adoption, but the revised SBCC schedule and homepage target final adoption on Nov 20, 2026. May 3, 2027, is the proposed effective date, not final until a CR-103 is filed. The notice title names the ‘2024 Washington State Energy Code’.","status":"partial","evidence":[1328,1330,1361,1332,1340,1341]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Washington State Building Code Council","how":"The Council must review the residential energy code every three years and amends it by rule; decisions must be made before December 1 and may not take effect before the end of the next regular legislative session (RCW 19.27A.045). From Dec 5, 2024, the statute, as amended by Initiative 2066, barred provisions that prohibit, penalize or discourage gas heating; the Washington Supreme Court voided I-2066 in its entirety on Sep 17, 2026, although the online RCW still showed its wording on Oct 17, 2026. The 2024 WSEC is now moving through CR-102 and awaits final adoption.","cycle":"Triennial; 2021 WSEC effective Mar 15, 2024, 2024 WSEC targeted for May 3, 2027.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Residential: 2021 Washington State Energy Code with state amendments, effective 03/15/2024; DOE equivalence 2024 IECC; latest certification 2021 IECC; no next code listed","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/washington","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IECC_COM":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2024-03-15","instrument":"Washington State Energy Code, Commercial Provisions, 2021 edition (chapter 51-11C WAC)","other_names":["WSEC-C","WAC 51-11C","2021 WSEC commercial"],"amendments":"substantial","citation":"WAC 51-11C-10100; chapter 19.27A RCW (RCW 19.27A.025)","adopted_by":"Washington State Building Code Council","note":"The WAC chapter title names the 2021 IECC. The state code is the Washington State Energy Code (WSEC-C) with Washington amendments, including EPCA-related changes in WSR 24-03-085 that took effect with the code. The state amendments are rated substantial because Washington rewrites the IECC into its own WSEC chapter. DOE frames the commercial code through ASHRAE 90.1 rather than the IECC.","evidence":[1327,1356,1357,1360],"evidence_about":{"1360":"note"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"proposed","edition":2024,"effective":"2027-05-03","citation":"WAC 51-11C (CR-102 filed Jul 1, 2026)","note":"Public hearings Aug 5, 2026, and Aug 7, 2026. The CR-102 listed Sep 25, 2026, as intended adoption, but the revised SBCC schedule and homepage target final adoption on Nov 20, 2026. The May 3, 2027, effective date comes from the SBCC schedule and homepage (the notice itself gave none) and is not final until a CR-103 is filed.","status":"partial","evidence":[1328,1330,1361,1332,1342,1343]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule_with_legislative_approval","roles":["mandates_update_schedule","reviews_or_can_block_rules","must_ratify_rules","recent_law_changed_process"],"body":"Washington State Building Code Council","how":"Nonresidential energy code amendments are made by Council rule after consulting a technical advisory group; decisions must be made before December 15 and may not take effect before the end of the next regular legislative session (RCW 19.27A.025). Any provision adopted by less than two-thirds of the voting members is ‘disputed’ and must be approved by the Legislature before it takes effect, and substantial amendments are limited to once every three years. The gas language added by Initiative 2066 also reached RCW 19.27A.025 until the Supreme Court voided I-2066 on Sep 17, 2026.","cycle":"Triennial; 2021 WSEC effective Mar 15, 2024, 2024 WSEC targeted for May 3, 2027.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: 2021 Washington State Energy Code with state amendments, effective 03/15/2024; DOE equivalence ASHRAE 90.1-2022; latest certification ASHRAE 90.1-2019; no next code listed","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/washington","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2026-09-17","title":"Washington Supreme Court, Climate Solutions v. State, No. 104240-0","summary":"Held I-2066 violates the single-subject requirement (art. II, sec. 19) and is void in its entirety, affirming the superior court on narrower grounds; Chief Justice Stephens wrote the majority and Justice Mungia dissented.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1388,1389,1390,1392]},{"type":"other","date":"2026-08-14","title":"SBCC revises the 2024 code adoption schedule (latest revision dated Aug 14, 2026)","summary":"The revised schedule targets final adoption of the 2024 IBC, IRC and IFC on Oct 16, 2026, and of the 2024 energy codes on Nov 20, 2026, with a May 3, 2027, effective date; in 2025 the Council had sought to keep a Nov 1, 2026, implementation date (secondary source).","slots":["IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1331,1332,1399]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-06-11","title":"SSB 5552","session":"2025-26 sessions","act":"chapter 41, Laws of 2026","status":"enacted (chapter 41, Laws of 2026), effective Jun 11, 2026","summary":"Creates a kit-homes category of state building codes and instructs the Council to do rulemaking on the codes applicable to kit homes no later than Mar 31, 2027.","slots":["IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/5552-S.SL.pdf","evidence":[1382,1383,1384]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-03-09","title":"SHB 2228","session":"2026 regular session","act":"chapter 4, Laws of 2026","status":"enacted Mar 9, 2026; in force Jun 11, 2026","summary":"The State Building Code Council must convene an advisory group to recommend scissor stair amendments to the International Building Code for the 2027 code update.","slots":["IBC"],"url":"https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2228-S.SL.pdf","evidence":[1406]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-03-09","title":"SHB 2151","session":"2026 regular session","act":"chapter 3, Laws of 2026","status":"enacted Mar 9, 2026; in force Jun 11, 2026","summary":"The Department of Labor and Industries must consider national standards for factory-built structures, including the International Building Code and the National Electrical Code. Prefabricated energy storage enclosures owned by an electric utility no longer need its approval.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC"],"url":"https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/2151-S.SL.pdf","evidence":[1405]},{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2025-05-09","title":"King County Superior Court invalidates Initiative 2066","summary":"Judge Sandra Widlan held I-2066 unconstitutional (ruling reported from the bench in March 2025; written order filed May 9, 2025), later affirmed by the Washington Supreme Court.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1393,1394]},{"type":"other","date":"2025-04-25","title":"SBCC response to I-2066 petitions on the 2021 energy codes","summary":"On Feb 6, 2025, the Council voted 10-2 against finding an emergency and opened a petition window for the 2021 WSEC; on Apr 25, 2025, after the King County ruling, it kept the petitions on file and ended the CR-101 process, with no amendment of the 2021 WSEC.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1397,1398]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-04-22","title":"2SHB 1183","session":"2025 regular session","act":"chapter 139, Laws of 2025","status":"enacted Apr 22, 2025; in force Jul 27, 2025","summary":"Limits local zoning rules for exterior insulation, rooftop solar height, and passive house, modular, and mass timber projects. It does not change the State Building Code.","slots":["IRC","IECC_RES"],"url":"https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1183-S2.SL.pdf","evidence":[1407]},{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2025-02-14","title":"Thurston County Superior Court dismisses BIAW suit to force Council action on I-2066","summary":"Judge John Skinder dismissed the Building Industry Association of Washington’s suit seeking to make the Council act faster to align the energy codes with I-2066 (news report).","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1396]},{"type":"ballot_measure","date":"2024-11-05","title":"Initiative Measure No. 2066 (chapter 1, Laws of 2025), energy choice and access to gas","summary":"Voters approved I-2066 (effective Dec 5, 2024), which barred the Council from adopting energy code provisions that prohibit, penalize or discourage gas use (amending RCW 19.27A.020, .025 and .045) and changed gas utility and local regulation rules; the Washington Supreme Court later voided it entirely.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1374,1385,1386,1387,1391]},{"type":"bill","date":"2024-03-18","title":"ESSB 6291","session":"2024 regular session","act":"chapter 170, Laws of 2024","status":"enacted Mar 18, 2024, effective Jun 6, 2024","summary":"Restructures State Building Code Council procedure (amends RCW 19.27.031, .070, .074, 19.27A.025 and .045): one substantive update per three-year cycle, criteria and technical advisory groups for statewide amendments, and emergency amendments only on a two-thirds-approved Council finding.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6291-S.sl.pdf","evidence":[1375,1376,1377,1378]},{"type":"bill","date":"2024-03-15","title":"SB 6120","session":"2024 regular session","act":"chapter 133, Laws of 2024","status":"enacted Mar 15, 2024, effective Mar 15, 2024","summary":"Ties adoption of the Wildland Urban Interface Code to completion of statewide wildfire hazard and risk maps (RCW 19.27.560), so WAC 51-55 stays reserved with no state amendments; this is a separate code, not one of the six tracked slots.","url":"https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6120.SL.pdf","evidence":[1379,1380,1381]},{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2024-03-08","title":"Thurston County Superior Court declines to delay the 2021 code update, including its heat pump energy code rules","summary":"Judge Carol Murphy refused an industry request to put the rules on hold before they took effect on Mar 15, 2024, saying the court was weighing in on procedural aspects of adoption, not policy (news report; date taken from the article URL; the underlying challenge was reported as still pending).","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1395]},{"type":"other","date":"2024-01-16","title":"SBCC amends the 2021 WSEC-R and WSEC-C to address EPCA preemption","summary":"Permanent rules WSR 24-03-084 (chapter 51-11R WAC) and WSR 24-03-085 (chapter 51-11C WAC), filed Jan 16, 2024, and effective Mar 15, 2024, respond to a Ninth Circuit ruling expanding EPCA preemption.","slots":["IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1354,1357,1358,1359,1360]},{"type":"other","date":"2023-09-15","title":"SBCC delays implementation of all 2021 codes to Mar 15, 2024","summary":"The Council voted to move implementation of the 2021 codes from Oct 29, 2023, to Mar 15, 2024 (as described in WSR 23-23-104); the final date is stated in WAC 51-50-008 and 51-51-008.","slots":["IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1345,1348,1362]},{"type":"bill","title":"2SSB 5528","session":"2025 regular session","act":"chapter 233, Laws of 2025","status":"enacted (chapter 233, Laws of 2025)","summary":"Requires L&I to amend the electrical rule (chapter 296-46B WAC) for transportation electrification infrastructure; the rulemaking is separate from the NEC edition change.","slots":["NEC"],"url":"https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2026/14/26-13-101.htm","evidence":[1325]}]},"WI":{"name":"Wisconsin","researched":true,"slots":{"NEC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2023,"effective":"2026-09-01","instrument":"Wisconsin electrical code (ch. SPS 316)","other_names":["SPS 316","State Electrical Code","Wisconsin Electrical Code"],"citation":"Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 316 (NEC edition listed in s. SPS 316.007(1)(a)); Clearinghouse Rule CR 26-016 (Register June 2026 No. 846)","adopted_by":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), with its Electrical Code Council","evidence":[1446,1447],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), with its Electrical Code Council","how":"DSPS updates the electrical code by amending ch. SPS 316 through agency rulemaking: scope statement SS 019-24 (preliminary hearing Feb 26, 2024), Electrical Code Council drafting, an economic-impact comment period ending Jan 15, 2026, then legislative rule review and publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. The proposed order’s default clause was effect on the first day of the month after publication, but DSPS announced publication on June 29 with a September 1 effective date; DSPS says rule updates need approval by both the Governor’s Office and the Legislature. No statute naming an NEC edition was found, no JCRAR objection to the 2023 NEC order was found, and rules costing $10 million or more over two years need an enacted bill under 2017 Wisconsin Act 57.","cycle":"Irregular: DSPS moved from the 2017 NEC to the 2023 NEC in 2026, and no adoption of the 2020 NEC was found.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"Mike Holt NEC list","says":"Wisconsin: 2023 NEC, effective 9/1/2026","url":"https://mikeholt.com/necadoptionlist.php","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true},{"tracker":"NFPA","says":"Wisconsin 2017 Commercial (8/1/2018) Residential (1/1/2020) 2023 update process complete (Effective 9/1/2026)","remark":"Read Oct 18, 2026; NFPA page as of Aug 3, 2026, before the 2023 edition’s 9/1/2026 effective date.","url":"https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/electrical/nec-enforcement-maps","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":true}]},"IBC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2021,"effective":"2025-09-01","instrument":"Wisconsin Commercial Building Code (chs. SPS 361-366)","other_names":["CBC","Commercial Building Code","SPS 361-366"],"citation":"Wis. Admin. Code chs. SPS 361-366 (Clearinghouse Rule CR 23-007, identified from the Legislature’s document naming)","adopted_by":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)","exceptions":["Applies to public buildings, public structures and places of employment; one- and two-family dwellings are under the Uniform Dwelling Code (chs. SPS 320-325)"],"note":"Some trackers still list the 2015 IBC, but the 2015-based code was replaced on Sep 1, 2025, and DSPS required plans submitted from Nov 1, 2025 (extended from Oct 1, 2025) to meet the new code.","evidence":[1448,1450,1420,1425,1419],"evidence_about":{"1419":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)","how":"DSPS revises chs. SPS 361-366 by agency rule (CR 23-007; a trade-magazine article says the update began in 2020). The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) objected indefinitely in September 2023, which stalled the 2021-based code until the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down that power in Evers v. Marklein (2025 WI 36, Jul 8, 2025) and DSPS published the code effective Sep 1, 2025. The Legislature then passed AB 450 to keep the old code for plans submitted through Apr 1, 2026, but the Governor vetoed it on Dec 5, 2025, and the Senate companion SB 475 failed to pass.","cycle":"Irregular: a 2015-based code was replaced by the 2021-based code in 2025 (no 2018 adoption found), and the update was delayed by a legislative objection from September 2023 to July 2025.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IRC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"state_own_code","instrument":"Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC)","other_names":["UDC","SPS 320-325","One- and Two-Family Dwellings code"],"citation":"Wis. Admin. Code chs. SPS 320-325","adopted_by":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), with its Uniform Dwelling Code Council","note":"Wisconsin’s one- and two-family code is its own Uniform Dwelling Code, chs. SPS 320-325, which sets uniform statewide construction standards (SPS 320.01). Chapters SPS 320, 321, 323, 324, and 325 took effect June 1, 1980 (SPS 320.03).","evidence":[1451,1452,1428],"evidence_about":{"1452":"note","1428":"other_code"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","citation":"SS 011-25: SPS 320 to 325","note":"DSPS lists the rule status as Drafting Rule and the UDC Council agenda for Jul 23, 2026, has ‘SPS 320 to 325 Review’.","status":"partial","evidence":[1431,1432]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), with its Uniform Dwelling Code Council","how":"DSPS amends the UDC (chs. SPS 320-325) by agency rule, with the Uniform Dwelling Code Council reviewing drafts, and the current update (SS 011-25) is at the drafting stage. The same Governor and Legislature rule-review steps, and the same 2025 limits on JCRAR, apply as for other DSPS code rules.","cycle":"Irregular: the UDC is a state-written code with no model-code edition cycle.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IFC":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-19","coverage":"other_model_code","effective":"2014-09-01","instrument":"Wisconsin Fire Prevention Code (ch. SPS 314, NFPA 1)","other_names":["SPS 314","Fire Prevention","NFPA 1 (2012)"],"citation":"Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 314","adopted_by":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)","exceptions":["A municipality may enforce an alternate model fire code adopted by ordinance if, in total, it is equivalent to NFPA 1 (SPS 314.001(2))."],"note":"Wisconsin uses NFPA 1 (2012 edition) instead of the IFC for fire prevention; s. SPS 314.001(1)(a) incorporates it by reference. The Commercial Building Code separately applies named 2021 IFC provisions, including Sections 1203 and 1207 and Chapter 80, to design and construction (SPS 361.03(14)). That code took effect Sep 1, 2025, and is required for plans submitted from Nov 1, 2025.","evidence":[1453,1454,1455,1443,1450,1445],"evidence_about":{"1443":"note","1450":"note","1445":"note","1455":"exceptions"},"next":[{"action":"adopt","stage":"in_development","edition":2024,"citation":"SS 065-25: SPS 302, 305, and 314","note":"The scope statement says DSPS is potentially adopting the 2024 NFPA 1 (approved for publication Aug 11, 2025, for implementation Nov 4, 2025) and DSPS lists the rule as Drafting Rule; the edition refers to NFPA 1, not the IFC.","status":"partial","evidence":[1433,1431]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)","how":"DSPS amends ch. SPS 314 by agency rule, and the NFPA 1 update is at the scope and drafting stage (SS 065-25) with SPS 314 items on the 2026 agendas of a DSPS council whose packets are filed under BoardCouncils/FPC. The same Governor and Legislature rule-review steps, and the same 2025 limits on JCRAR, apply as for other DSPS code rules.","cycle":"Irregular: NFPA 1 (2012) was still the adopted edition in 2025 and a move to the 2024 edition is being studied.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"}},"IECC_RES":{"source":"research","status":"verified","read_twice_on":"2026-10-18","coverage":"statewide","edition":2009,"effective":"2016-01-01","instrument":"UDC Energy Conservation (ch. SPS 322)","other_names":["SPS 322","UDC energy code"],"citation":"Wis. Admin. Code ch. 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DSPS’s commercial buildings page says ASHRAE 90.1-2019 may be used when 2021 IECC section C401.2.2 is applied. Plans submitted from Nov 1, 2025, must meet the new code. Some trackers still list the 2015 IECC, which no longer applies.","evidence":[1423,1424,1425,1449,1450,1419],"evidence_about":{"1419":"note"},"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule","roles":["reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)","how":"The commercial energy chapter (SPS 363) was updated inside the same DSPS commercial building code rule as the IBC, so it followed the same path: JCRAR’s September 2023 indefinite objection, the Jul 8, 2025, Supreme Court ruling, and the Sep 1, 2025, effective date.","cycle":"Moves with the commercial building code, and the code it replaced was described by a commenter quoted in the CR 23-007 analysis as based on the 2015 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2013.","reviewed":"2026-10-17"},"trackers":[{"tracker":"DOE energycodes.gov","says":"Commercial: 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019, mandatory statewide, effective 11/01/2025 (edition matches DSPS; the date matches DSPS’s plan-submission date, not the rule’s Sep 1, 2025, effective date)","url":"https://www.energycodes.gov/status/states/wisconsin","read_on":"2026-10-17","agrees":false}]}},"timeline":[{"type":"bill","date":"2026-03-23","title":"2025 Senate Bill 475","session":"2025-26 regular session","status":"failed Mar 23, 2026 (failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1; committee recommended passage Nov 7, 2025)","summary":"Senate companion to AB 450 with the same relating-to line on applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings.","slots":["IBC","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/sb475","evidence":[1422]},{"type":"bill","date":"2026-02-12","title":"2025 Enrolled Joint Resolution 13 (introduced as 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 133)","status":"pending: first consideration passed the Assembly Feb 12, 2026, and the Senate Feb 18, 2026; second consideration by the 2027 Legislature and a statewide vote would follow, and no ballot date is set","summary":"Proposed constitutional amendment (new art. IV, s. 35) letting the full Legislature suspend agency rules, in whole or part, by a joint resolution adopted by a majority of all members elected to each house.","slots":["NEC","IBC","IRC","IFC","IECC_RES","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/media/rtvbxihv/2025-enrolled-joint-resolution-13104.pdf","evidence":[1437]},{"type":"bill","date":"2025-12-05","title":"2025 Assembly Bill 450","session":"2025-26 regular session","status":"vetoed Dec 5, 2025 (passed Assembly Oct 7, 2025; Senate concurred Nov 18, 2025, 20-13; presented to Governor Dec 4, 2025)","summary":"Would have kept the commercial building code rules in effect on Aug 1, 2025 (the 2015-based code) applicable to plans submitted no later than Apr 1, 2026.","slots":["IBC","IECC_COM"],"url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/proposals/ab450.pdf","evidence":[1420,1421]},{"type":"other","date":"2025-09-16","title":"DSPS extends the commercial building code plan-submission grace period","summary":"DSPS moved the date from which all submitted plans must meet the new 2021-based code from Oct 1, 2025, to Nov 1, 2025, while the code itself was published and effective Sep 1, 2025.","slots":["IBC","IECC_COM"],"evidence":[1418,1419]},{"type":"court_ruling","date":"2025-07-08","title":"Evers v. 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Public comments describe the proposal as the 2024 IECC for residential construction.","status":"partial","evidence":[1482,1479]}],"process":{"mechanism":"agency_rule_with_legislative_approval","roles":["must_ratify_rules","reviews_or_can_block_rules"],"body":"West Virginia State Fire Commission (legislative rule approved by the Legislature)","how":"The State Fire Commission writes the State Building Code (87 CSR 4) as a legislative rule under W. Va. Code 15A-11-5, drafts it with stakeholders, files it for a 30-day public comment period, answers each comment and then files a notice of agency approval. The Legislature must approve the rule, normally through a rule-authorization bill under W. Va. Code ch. 64, art. 6 after review by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, which can require changes. 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