State Building Code Council legislative committee weighs delaying 2024 code implementation and seeks legislative fixes
Nov 24, 2025
At a Dec. legislative committee meeting, SBCC staff told members the 2024 code cycle is running behind schedule and recommended preparing both administrative and legislative options; Representative Rommel said he will draft legislation to give flexibility on implementation timing or remove the requirement that codes 'sit through' a legislative session.
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TACOMA, Wash. — The State Building Code Council’s legislative committee spent most of its meeting reviewing a staff Gantt chart showing the 2024 code update cycle has slipped and discussing whether to pursue administrative remedies, temporary off‑cycle rules or legislation to change when the new codes must take effect.
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