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Committee hears support for changing building code for three‑ and four‑unit dwellings
Summary
Representative Speakman and industry supporters urged adopting the International Residential Code for 3‑ and 4‑unit dwellings and lowering some procedural quorum requirements for the Building Code Standards Committee in HB 5373.
The House Committee heard Representative Speakman’s House Bill 5373 on March 20, which would (1) change the quorum for the Building Code Standards Committee and (2) apply the International Residential Code (IRC) to dwellings of three and four units — a move supporters said would reduce construction costs and encourage more small‑scale multifamily construction.
Representative Speakman said the bill makes procedural updates and ‘‘1 significant substantive thing’’: applying the residential code to…
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