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Building Code Council discusses delaying implementation date, flags fund and staffing limits
Summary
At its Nov. 14 meeting, the Washington State Building Code Council discussed whether to keep a Nov. 1, 2026 implementation date or delay to May 1 if legislative relief is unavailable and flagged that the council’s fee fund is high but constrained by limited expenditure authority.
The Washington State Building Code Council on Nov. 14 discussed whether to keep the proposed Nov. 1, 2026 code implementation date or delay it to May 1 if the Legislature does not provide relief, and members raised concerns about staff capacity and the council’s ability to spend available fees.
Dustin (SBCC staff/director) told the council the building code council fund “sits right at the $1.31400000.0 dollars right now,” but cautioned the council is “bumping…
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