State Building Code Council approves FY26 budget, council and DES warn expenditure authority still needed
The State Building Code Council approved a fiscal year 2026 operating plan prepared by the Department of Enterprise Services but members and staff said the council lacks legislature-set expenditure authority to spend all funds in the account and will seek restored authority or other options to fund needed staff and contracts.
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The State Building Code Council voted to approve a fiscal year 2026 budget prepared by the Department of Enterprise Services after a two-hour discussion on Aug. 15, 2025, in a virtual meeting. The motion, moved by Dan Young and seconded by Ben O'Mara, passed on a recorded roll call 6–2 with council members Tom Handy and Roger Haringa voting no.
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