International Building Code
Louisiana enforces the 2021 IBC
The 2021 International Building Code (IBC) has been in force in Louisiana since Jan 1, 2023. It applies statewide. Adopted by Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council). The legal citation is LAC 17:I.103.
Record of adoption
Edition in force
2021 IBC
International Building Code (IBC), 2021 Edition (LAC 17:I.103)
Verified
- In force since
- Legal citation
- LAC 17:I.103
- Adopted by
- Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission (formerly Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council)
- Second reading
- Applies
- Statewide
- State amendments
- Major
- Also called
- LSUCC, Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code
Effective date from the commission’s code-information sheet. The LAC 17 rule history shows repromulgation Aug 1, 2023.
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)
Coming next
- 2024 IBCPartialPlanned for Jan 1, 2027ProposedNotice of Intent, Louisiana Register Vol. 52, No. 8, Aug 20, 2026, proposed LAC 17:I.103
Proposed section reads International Building Code (IBC), 2024 Edition; notice of intent only.
How Louisiana adopts the IBC
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.
Laws, rulings, and other actions
- Other actionNotice of Intent to adopt 2023 NEC and 2024 I-Codes
Proposes repealing current LAC 17:I.101-117 language and adopting the 2023 NEC and 2024 I-codes effective Jan 1, 2027.
- UndatedLegislationSB 228, Act 1202025 regular session
Transfers the powers and duties of the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council to the State Licensing Board for Contractors.
Enacted 2025
luccc.louisiana.gov (opens in a new tab) - UndatedLegislationHB 1186, Act 8812026 regular session
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.
Enacted 2026
luccc.louisiana.gov (opens in a new tab) - UndatedLegislationSB 489, Act 5342024 regular session
Legislation on the International Building Code in relation to Chapter 11 accessibility, per the commission’s Acts list.
Enacted 2024
luccc.louisiana.gov (opens in a new tab) - UndatedLegislationSB 44, Act 122005 regular session
Created the State Uniform Construction Code and its council/commission; initial code effective Jan 1, 2007.
Enacted 2005
luccc.louisiana.gov (opens in a new tab) - UndatedExecutive orderJBE 17-14 (halted code adoptions until July 1, 2018; since rescinded)
Per the State Fire Marshal, halted code adoptions until July 1, 2018, then was rescinded and the 2015 I-codes were adopted.
How it was checked
Verified
Two separate readings of the state’s own record agree, and the passage is on file word for word.
Read twice: a second, blind reading of the state’s record agreed with the first on .
The state’s record was last read on , from three 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.
“2021 ICC Codes January 1, 2023”
“2020 NEC January 1, 2023”
Louisiana Construction Codes (code information sheet)Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commissionluccc.louisiana.gov (opens in a new tab)Agency pageRetrieved “2021 International Building Code (IBC), (excluding Part 1, and Chapters 11 and 27);”
“2020 National Electric Code (NEC);”
“2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).”
Plan Review: Codes, Rules and LawsLouisiana Office of State Fire Marshallasfm.org (opens in a new tab)Agency pageRetrieved La. Admin. Code tit. 17, SS I-103 International Building CodeLegal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (mirror of LAC)law.cornell.edu (opens in a new tab)Administrative code, secondaryRetrieved
Tracker cross-checks
Code adoption trackers are a cross-check. They are not Louisiana’s own record.
ICC’s code adoption mapCross-checkAgrees with the record
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.