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House adopts updated construction and fire codes after contested energy-code debate
Summary
House Bill 203, which codifies portions of the 2009 state construction and fire codes, passed the House 58–12 after floor debate and amendments addressing water-storage and energy-testing provisions and a failed amendment to remove certain 2009 energy-code lines.
The Utah House passed House Bill 203, the codification of state construction and fire codes, 58–12 following extended floor debate on amendments that address fire-suppression water storage and energy-code testing.
Sponsor Representative Morley described HB 203 as the product of interim vetting and said the bill adopts parts of the 2009 code that stakeholders agreed were appropriate for Utah. "HB203 is a bill that deals with the building and fire codes," Morley said in his presentation.
Representative Frower introduced Amendment 5 to limit instances where state fire officials…
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