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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0041" sponsor="Thomas W. Peterson" designation="HB" otherSponsor="Evan J. Vickers" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1119" date="12/18/2025 20:12:757" printDate="12-18 20:50" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>8</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C15A-2-S102_2026050620260506" fromuid="C15A-2-S102_2023050320230503" sort="15A02 01020020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">15A-2-102</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="2" uid="C15A-2-S103_2026050620260506" fromuid="C15A-2-S103_2025070120250507" sort="15A02 01030020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">15A-2-103</sect><sect action="E" src="code" buid="6" uid="C15A-3-S1101_2026050620260506" sort="15A03 11010020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">15A-3-1101</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="7" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Construction and Fire Codes Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><cn numlevel="1" lineno="4" slineno="0-4">Committee Note:<comrec voteid="38334" comcode="INTBUS" numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5"> The Business and Labor Interim Committee recommended this bill.<legvote numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6">Legislative Vote:<yes>17 voting for</yes><no>0 voting against</no><abs>3 absent</abs></legvote></comrec></cn><gdhead lineno="7">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8">This bill modifies the State Construction Code.</gd><hphead lineno="9">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">amends the State Construction Code to address updated standards in the International <ln numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12"/>Wildland-Urban Interface Code; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="15">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="17">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="15A-2-102" src="code" uid="C15A-2-S102_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="15A02 01020020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"><bold>15A-2-102</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 95</sn><sn num="15A-2-103" src="code" uid="C15A-2-S103_2026050620260506" buid="2" sort="15A02 01030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21"><bold>15A-2-103</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 532</sn></saamd><saent numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="15A-3-1101" src="code" uid="C15A-3-S1101_2026050620260506" buid="6" sort="15A03 11010020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23"><bold>15A-3-1101</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="24"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="0-25">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="15A-2-102" type="amend" src="code" uid="C15A-2-S102_2026050620260506" sort="15A02 01020020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="15A-2-102" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="26">Section 1. Section <bold>15A-2-102</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="27"><bold>15A-2-102<parens/>. Definitions.</bold></catline><sectionText lineno="28"><tab/>As used in this chapter, <xref depth="1" refnumber="15A-3" start="1">Chapter 3, Statewide Amendments Incorporated as Part of State <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-4"/>Construction Code</xref>, and <xref depth="1" refnumber="15A-4" start="1">Chapter 4, Local Amendments Incorporated as Part of State <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-5"/>Construction Code</xref>:</sectionText><subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-6" level="1"><display>(1)</display>"HUD Code" means the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-7"/>Standards Act, as issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-8"/>published in 24 C.F.R. <ext_ref depth="2" refnumber="15A-2-3280" start="2" type="Code of Federal Regulations">Parts 3280</ext_ref> and <ext_ref depth="2" refnumber="15A-2-3282" start="2">3282</ext_ref> (as revised April 1, 1990).</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-9" level="1"><display>(2)</display>"IBC" means the edition of the International Building Code adopted under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-10"/>15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-11" level="1"><display>(3)</display>"IEBC" means the edition of the International Existing Building Code adopted under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-12"/>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0">15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-13" level="1"><display>(4)</display>"IECC" means the edition of the International Energy Conservation Code adopted under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-14"/>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0">15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-15" level="1"><display>(5)</display>"IFGC" means the edition of the International Fuel Gas Code adopted under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-16"/>15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-17" level="1"><display>(6)</display>"IMC" means the edition of the International Mechanical Code adopted under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-18"/>15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-19" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-19" level="1"><display>(7)</display>"IPC" means the edition of the International Plumbing Code adopted under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-20"/>15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-20" dnum="8-o" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-21" level="1"><display>(8)</display>"IRC" means the edition of the International Residential Code adopted under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-22"/>15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-21" dnum="9-o" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-23" level="1"><display>(9)</display>"ISPSC" means the edition of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code adopted <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-24"/>under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0">15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-22" dnum="_-o:10-i" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(10)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="9" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"IWUIC" means the edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-26"/>adopted under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103">15A-2-103</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-23" dnum="10-o:11-i" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-27" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1010" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(10)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(11)</amend></display>"NEC" means the edition of the National Electrical Code adopted under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-28"/>15A-2-103</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-24" dnum="11-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-29" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1011" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(11)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="5" groupid="5" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">"UWUI" means the edition of the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code adopted under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-30"/>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15A-2-103" start="0">15A-2-103</xref>.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" num="15A-2-103" type="amend" src="code" uid="C15A-2-S103_2026050620260506" sort="15A02 01030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section number="15A-2-103" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="2-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="56">Section 2. Section <bold>15A-2-103</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="57"><bold>15A-2-103<parens/>. Specific editions adopted of construction code of a nationally <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="2-3"/>recognized code authority.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="2-null-22" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="2-4" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>Subject to the other provisions of this part, the following construction codes are <ln numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="2-5"/>incorporated by reference, and together with the amendments specified in Chapter 3, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="2-6"/>Statewide Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code, and Chapter 4, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="2-7"/>Local Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code, are the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="2-8"/>construction standards to be applied to building construction, alteration, remodeling, and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="2-9"/>repair, and in the regulation of building construction, alteration, remodeling, and repair <ln numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="2-10"/>in the state:<subsection ssid="2-null-23" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="2-11" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the 2021 edition of the International Building Code, including Appendices C and J, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="2-12"/>issued by the International Code Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-24" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="2-13" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code, issued by the International <ln numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="2-14"/>Code Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-25" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="2-15" level="2"><display>(c)</display>Appendix AQ of the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code, issued by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="2-16"/>International Code Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-26" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="2-17" level="2"><display>(d)</display>the 2021 edition of the International Plumbing Code, issued by the International <ln numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="2-18"/>Code Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-27" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="2-19" level="2"><display>(e)</display>the 2021 edition of the International Mechanical Code, issued by the International <ln numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="2-20"/>Code Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-28" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="2-21" level="2"><display>(f)</display>the 2021 edition of the International Fuel Gas Code, issued by the International Code <ln numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="2-22"/>Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-29" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="2-23" level="2"><display>(g)</display>the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code, issued by the National Fire <ln numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="2-24"/>Protection Association;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-30" dnum="h-o" numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="2-25" level="2"><display>(h)</display>the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, issued by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="2-26"/>International Code Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-31" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="2-27" level="2"><display>(i)</display>the 2021 edition of the International Existing Building Code, issued by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="2-28"/>International Code Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-32" dnum="j-o" numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="2-29" level="2"><display>(j)</display>subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="15A-2-104(2)">15A-2-104(2)</xref>, the HUD Code;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-33" dnum="k-o" numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="2-30" level="2"><display>(k)</display>subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="15A-2-104(1)">15A-2-104(1)</xref>, Appendix AE of the 2021 edition of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="2-31"/>International Residential Code, issued by the International Code Council;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-34" dnum="l-o" numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="2-32" level="2"><display>(l)</display>subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="15A-2-104(1)">15A-2-104(1)</xref>, the 2005 edition of the NFPA 225 Model <ln numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="2-33"/>Manufactured Home Installation Standard, issued by the National Fire Protection <ln numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="2-34"/>Association;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-35" dnum="m-o" numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="2-35" level="2"><display>(m)</display>subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="15A-2-103(3)">(3)</xref>, for standards and guidelines pertaining to plaster on a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="2-36"/>historic property, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="9-8a-302">9-8a-302</xref>, the U.S. Department of the Interior <ln numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="2-37"/>Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic <ln numlevel="1" lineno="93" slineno="2-38"/>Buildings;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-36" dnum="n-o" numlevel="1" lineno="94" slineno="2-39" level="2"><display>(n)</display>the residential provisions of the 2021 edition of the International Swimming Pool <ln numlevel="1" lineno="95" slineno="2-40"/>and Spa Code, issued by the International Code Council; and</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-37" dnum="o-o" numlevel="1" lineno="96" slineno="2-41" level="2"><display>(o)</display>Modular Building Institute Standards 1200 and 1205, issued by the International <ln numlevel="1" lineno="97" slineno="2-42"/>Code Council, except as modified by provisions of this title governing modular units.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-38" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="98" slineno="2-43" level="1"><display>(2)</display>Consistent with Title 65A, Chapter 8, Management of Forest Lands and Fire Control, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="99" slineno="2-44"/>the Legislature adopts the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="5" groupid="5" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">2006</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="3" groupid="3" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">2024</amend> edition of the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="37" groupid="37" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">Utah Wildland Urban</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="36" groupid="36" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">International <ln numlevel="1" lineno="100" slineno="2-45"/>Wildland-Urban</amend> Interface Code, issued by the International Code Council<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="9" groupid="9" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">, with the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="101" slineno="2-46"/>alternatives or amendments approved by the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State <ln numlevel="1" lineno="102" slineno="2-47"/>Lands, as a construction code that may be adopted by a local compliance agency by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="103" slineno="2-48"/>local ordinance or other similar action as a local amendment to the codes listed in this <ln numlevel="1" lineno="104" slineno="2-49"/>section</amend><amendoutend style="2"/>.</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-39" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="105" slineno="2-50" level="1"><display>(3)</display>The standards and guidelines described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="15A-2-103(1)(m)">(1)(m)</xref> apply only if:<subsection ssid="2-null-40" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="106" slineno="2-51" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the owner of the historic property receives a government tax subsidy based on the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="107" slineno="2-52"/>property's status as a historic property;</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-41" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="108" slineno="2-53" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the historic property is wholly or partially funded by public money; or</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-42" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="109" slineno="2-54" level="2"><display>(c)</display>the historic property is owned by a government entity.</subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="6" num="15A-3-1101" type="enact" src="code" uid="C15A-3-S1101_2026050620260506" sort="15A03 11010020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="110" slineno="3-1" sn="3"><section numlevel="1" lineno="111" slineno="3-2" number="15A-3-1101" type="enact"><secline lineno="110">Section 3. Section <bold>15A-3-1101</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="111"><bold>15A-3-1101<parens/>. General provisions.</bold></catline><sectionText lineno="112"><para/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="2" groupid="2" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">In IWUIC, Section 602 is deleted.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec><bsec buid="7" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="113" slineno="4-1" sn="4"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="113">Section 4.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="114"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>12-18-25 8:50 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>