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Committee supports bill to adopt International Wildland‑Urban Interface Code with timing caveats
Summary
House Bill 1254 would adopt the International Wildland‑Urban Interface (WUI) Code by rule; the committee supports the bill in principle but asked for language that aligns council rulemaking with the 2027 code cycle and noted mapping and funding delays at DNR.
House Bill 1254 would change Washington’s RCW language to adopt the International Wildland‑Urban Interface Code (WUI) published by the International Code Council and to remove some prescriptive ignition‑resistance language currently in statute. Committee members broadly supported the concept but asked for timing clarifications tied to map completion and the code cycle.
"This bill is essentially saying we hear you Building Code Council, and we're gonna do something about it," Roger Haringa said, summarizing HB 1254 during the legislative update. The draft would adopt the ICC’s WUI code and remove some statutory ignition‑resistance…
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