Panel adopts amendment and passes bill to clarify state energy code adoption process
Subcommittee approved an amendment to H.5216 clarifying that energy-code updates will follow the Building Codes Council's regulatory review cycle and then passed the bill; supporters cited the existing multi‑year update timeline and multiple professional groups offered support.
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The subcommittee next took up H.5216, a bill revising the state energy standard and the process for adopting energy‑conservation code changes. Mr. Chapman, who introduced the measure, outlined that updates typically follow a 1.5–2 year process with three phases and that 2024 codes are under regulatory review; under the regular cycle, code changes vetted in 2027 would likely take effect by 2030.
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