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State Building Code Council legislative committee weighs delaying 2024 code implementation and seeks legislative fixes
Summary
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.
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.
Dustin, SBCC staff, told the committee the "2024 code cycle is running beyond its original, anticipated, you know, working dates," and that delays in model code publication, legal setbacks and staff capacity have made the schedule tighter than planned. He said staff is aiming for a council vote to file CR102 in mid‑February and, absent legislative relief, an implementation date tied to the end of the 2027 legislative session that would push enforcement into 2027.
That timeline — and how to respond — split committee members and stakeholders. Some council members urged the SBCC to accelerate publication tasks and to look for ways to compress the time between final adoption and…
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