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Committee adopts HB 65 to update building codes; immediate effect sought for concrete savings
Summary
The committee unanimously adopted the second substitute of HB 65 to adopt the 2024 international model building codes with targeted immediate-effect provisions aimed at reducing concrete costs for tilt‑up construction and avoiding project delays.
Representative Thomas Peterson presented HB 65, a second substitute that would adopt the 2024 international model codes (IBC, IMC, IPC and related codes) into Utah law and add the previously omitted International Swimming Pool and Spa Code. Peterson said certain provisions, notably a new ACI (American Concrete Institute) standard adopted in the model codes for tilt‑up construction, could produce "millions of dollars" in savings and that the bill…
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