The bill addresses building codes and other elements of fire management:
Key Provisions:
Local Government Building Codes:
Beginning January 1, 2026, local governments adopting or substantially amending building codes must ensure these codes meet or exceed the accessibility standards in the most recent versions of the International Building Code.
State Agencies:
The Division of Fire Prevention and Control within the Department of Public Safety is required to ensure that, when certain building codes pertaining to public schools and health facilities are substantially amended, they meet or exceed the accessibility standards in the International Building Code.
The State Housing Board must ensure that, when updating uniform construction and maintenance standards for hotels, motels, and multiple dwellings in jurisdictions without local building codes, these standards meet or exceed the accessibility standards in the International Building Code.
Summary
Beginning January 1, 2026, the bill requires a local government
that adopts or substantially amends a building code to ensure that the building code meets or exceeds the accessibility standards in international building codes.
The bill also requires the division of fire prevention and control within the department of public safety to ensure that, when certain building codes pertaining to public school and heath facilities are substantially amended, the codes meet or exceed accessibility standards in international building codes.
The bill requires the state housing board to ensure that, when the
uniform construction and maintenance standards for hotels, motels, and multiple dwellings in jurisdictions with no local building code are substantially updated, the standards meet or exceed the accessibility standards in international building codes. The bill also requires the state housing board to ensure that, when the recommendations for uniform housing standards and building codes to the general assembly and local governments are substantially updated, the codes meet or exceed the accessibility standards in international building codes.
