Council staff outlines compressed timeline for 2024 code adoption; economic analysis and staffing constraints flagged

State Building Code Council staff told the executive committee on Friday that the timeline to finish work on the 2024 code adoption is compressed and that meeting statutory deadlines will require focused effort from tags, volunteers and staff.

The issue matters because the council must file a CR-102 rule-making notice and supporting documents, including a small-business economic impact statement and a preliminary cost-benefit analysis, before holding public hearings and adopting final rules by the statutory December 1 deadline. Staff identified October 1 as the practical filing target that would allow hearings beginning in early November and deliberation time before the December 1 adoption deadline.

Dustin, a council staff member responsible for managing the code schedule, told the committee the IRC (International Residential Code) tag is still completing review of existing state amendments and significant changes. Staff described the history of delays: late baseline model code publication by the International Code Council, legal challenges, limited staff capacity and heavy volunteer workload. Dustin said those factors combined have pushed…