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State Building Code Council keeps Initiative 2066 petitions on file, declines immediate rulemaking
Summary
After legal briefing and public comment, the council voted to accept petitions related to Initiative 2066 and keep them on file rather than start emergency rulemaking while a court challenge remains pending.
The State Building Code Council on April 25 formally acknowledged receipt of petitions tied to Initiative 2066 but voted to hold those petitions on file rather than begin immediate rulemaking.
The council’s vote followed extended legal and stakeholder discussion about a King County Superior Court oral ruling that found Initiative 2066 unconstitutional. Assistant Attorney General Derek Merrick Tall told the council that, while a written judgment has not yet been entered, "for all intents and purposes, Initiative 2,066 has been determined to be unconstitutional," and that the council must treat further action as a policy choice rather than a purely legal obligation.
Why it matters: Petitioners and building-sector groups submitted requests asking the council to consider amendments to the 2021…
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