Codes of Record

International Energy Conservation Code, residential

Indiana enforces the 2018 IECC residential

The 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential buildings has been in force in Indiana since Dec 26, 2019. It applies statewide. Adopted by Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission. The legal citation is 675 IAC 14-4.4.

Record of adoption

Edition in force

2018 IECC

2020 Indiana Energy Efficiency Code (Chapter 11 of the 2020 Indiana Residential Code)

Partial

In force since
Legal citation
675 IAC 14-4.4
Adopted by
Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission
Applies
Statewide
Also called
675 IAC 14-4.4

Primary pages state that the residential code is based on the 2018 IRC effective Dec 26, 2019. DOE says state amendments: yes.

How Indiana adopts the IECC residential

  • Agency rule
  • The legislature sets the update schedule
  • A recent law changed the process

The Commission (IC 22-13-2-2 authority) adopts each code by rule under the Indiana rulemaking act: a subcommittee reviews the model code and drafts a rule, there is notice and public hearing, and the Commission votes to adopt a final rule. The docket then lists Attorney General approval, Governor approval and filing with the publisher before the rule takes effect (30 days after filing). 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.

Laws, rulings, and other actions

  1. UndatedLegislation
    HEA 1575, P.L.155-20232023 regular session

    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).

    Enacted 2023

    in.gov (opens in a new tab)

How it was checked

Partial

Researched in the state’s own record. The seal stays broken until the passage is on file word for word.

The state’s record was last read on , from four source pages.

Evidence 3 sources

Sources for the record itself come first, the state’s own records ahead of others. A label marks a source about something else, such as an exception. A source marked secondary is not the state’s own record.

  • 2020 Energy Code Required for new dwelling units, additions and conditioned accessory structuresBoone County, Indianaboonecounty.in.gov (opens in a new tab)Other source, secondaryRetrieved

  • About another code

    “675 IAC 14-4.4”

    “2020 Indiana Residential Code”

    “12/26/2019”

    FPBSC RulesIndiana Department of Homeland Security (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission)secure.in.gov (opens in a new tab)Agency pageRetrieved

  • About another code

    “The 2020 Indiana Residential Code (675 IAC 14-4.4) went into effect on December 26, 2019.”

    Adoption and Implementation of 2020 Indiana Residential CodeIndiana Department of Homeland Security (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission)in.gov (opens in a new tab)Agency pageRetrieved

Tracker cross-checks

Code adoption trackers are a cross-check. They are not Indiana’s own record.

  • DOE’s energycodes.govCross-checkAgrees with the record

    Current State Code: 2018 IECC; State Amendments: Yes; Equivalent Code: 2009 IECC; Effective Date: 12/26/2019; Mandatory Statewide

    energycodes.gov (opens in a new tab)Read

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Other codes in Indiana