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Committee approves updating state code to 2023 electrical standard and ratifies board amendments
Summary
The committee voted to recommend passage of HB 134 to adopt the 2023 National Electrical Code and to ratify multiple Building Code Review Board amendments. Industry witnesses and the board chair told the committee the package updates model codes on a three‑year cycle and includes carry‑forward amendments and a small set of cost‑saving changes.
Representative Carol McGuire opened the public hearing on House Bill 134, saying the measure would update the state's building code to adopt the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code and ratify Building Code Review Board amendments submitted through the bill's cutoff date.
Steven Rancourt, representing the Electrical Contractors Business Association, told the committee he is a licensed electrician and that the 2023 update is a routine piece of three‑year code work. "It's…
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