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TAG sets outreach and meeting cadence; staff to open public proposal window and post topic tracker
Summary
The IBC TAG reviewed 2024-code adoption timing, confirmed earlier council direction to seek May 2026 final adoption, and agreed to open a public proposal window, post topic summaries, and schedule shorter, more frequent meetings beginning Oct. 16, 2025.
During the Oct. 9, 2025, IBC TAG meeting, SBCC staff briefed attendees on the council—s previously adopted schedule for the 2024 codes and on procedural next steps for the TAG's legislatively driven items. Staff said the council passed motions to pursue final adoption of the 2024 codes in May 2026 and to continue exploring options to maintain a November 1 implementation date in 2026; attendees discussed how those dates affect the TAG—s schedule.
TAG members agreed the group should collect stakeholder input for the temporary-emergency-shelter and dwelling-unit-size items and use a public proposal window to gather draft language and supporting materials. Staff said he will post topic-summary pages and maintain a revision tracker on the IBC tag page. Members favored a cadence of shorter, more frequent meetings rather than infrequent long sessions; the TAG scheduled an hour-long follow-up meeting for Oct. 16, 2025, and discussed regular placeholders for weekly or biweekly sessions through the code-adoption period.
Because the TAG lacked quorum at this meeting, no formal council action was recorded; staff indicated he will follow up with the council on whether formal action is needed to open a proposal window. Members noted timing constraints related to the code-adoption calendar and to national code deadlines and recommended the TAG set a firm deadline for receiving proposals to preserve adequate time for analysis and cross-tag coordination.
The TAG also discussed document-control practices: establishing a central topic tracker with revision history, posting submitted proposals upon receipt, and inviting related TAGs (for example, the residential/multiplex group) to coordinate on overlapping issues. Staff said he will reach out to the bill sponsors and to WAVO (Washington Association of Building Officials) to solicit jurisdictional examples and will invite shelter providers and designers where helpful.
