Montana
NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage SystemsThe effective date is not on file. Instrument: Department of Justice rule adopting the IFC.
- Applies
- Through the IFC, chapter 12, derived from the fire code edition
- Instrument
- Department of Justice rule adopting the IFC
- Citation
- ARM 23.12.601
- Scope
- Statewide
- Amendments
- Substantial
- Read on
- Oct 24, 2026 from 1 state page
- Transition rule
- Not on file yet. Which permit date decides the edition is planned research.
What the record says
The passages that set the edition, quoted from the state’s own pages, each 30 words or fewer.
“23.12.601 ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE (2021 2024 EDITION)”
Exceptions and notes
Rule currently adopts the 2021 IFC, whose section 1207 references NFPA 855-2020 (derived). Montana amendments in ARM 23.12; none on energy storage checked.
Coming next
Adoptions, proposals, and bills that would change this value.
- Aug 21, 2026Proposed
Next NFPA 855 edition
MAR Notice 2026-128 proposes amending ARM 23.12.601 to the 2024 IFC; comments due 2026-08-21; no effective date stated.
Lead only
Open questions from the research
- Notice does not mention NFPA 855 or energy storage.
- Final adoption status after the 2026-08-21 comment deadline not found.
- Current effective date of the 2021 IFC rule not found.
- Whether the 2024 IFC rule was adopted after the Aug 21, 2026 comment deadline is unknown.
- Current ARM text and effective date of the 2021 adoption not opened; ARM site not fetched.
Cross-check
What the code adoption trackers list for Montana. Where one differs, the state’s own record decides.
No tracker reading is on file for this value.
How Montana adopts the NFPA 855
Not yet researched.
History
Dated NFPA 855 actions on file for Montana.
No dated NFPA 855 action is on file for Montana yet.
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