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Recent Code Activity

26 January New York

New York State revised requirements for carbon monoxide alarms go into effect on February 22, 2010.  More..

25 January New York
Proposals to update the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and State Energy Conservation Construction Code were published in the January 13, 2010 edition of the New York State Register.  More...

12 January New York
The New York State Department of State, Division of Code Enforcement and Administration announced that proposals to update the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and State Energy Conservation Construction Code will be published in the January 13, 2010 edition of the New York State Register. More...

18 December Pennsylvania
On December 10, 2009 the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) approved the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry's final-omitted regulatory package adopting the 2009 versions of the International Code Council’s family of codes. More..

17 December Delware
The Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission promulgated the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC), with an effective of November 11, 2009. More...

30 October Louisiana

On October 2, 2009 Denise C. Jobe, Administrator for the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council announced that the official date for the implementation of the 2008 edition of the National Electrical Code^® throughout the entire State of Louisiana is January, 1, 2010.  More...

08 October Michigan
The State of Michigan has adopted the 2008 NEC with an effective date of December 2, 2009. More...

28 September Florida
The State of Florida begins implementation of the 2008 National Electrical Code^® (NEC) October 1, 2009 with one amendment to safety. More...

22 September California
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has filed its intent to adopt the 2008 National Electrical Code for buildings and structures that fall within its jurisdiction. More..

21 September Utah
It was reported here previously that Utah has drastically altered the way it adopts building codes.  More...

01 September South Carolina
A recent question addressed by the South Carolina Building Codes Council at their August 26, 2009 meeting concerned the language of the preamble for Chapter 33 of the 2006 Edition of the International Residential Code (IRC), which states the requirements of the chapter are based on the 2005 NEC.  More...

17 August Indiana
The State of Indiana has adopted the 2008 NEC for other than one and two family dwellings.  The code will become effective August 26, 2009.  More...

14 August Kentucky
The State of Kentucky has announced the adoption of the 2008 NEC which enhances protection of homes in Kentucky with additional AFCI protection and protection of children with tamper resistant receptacles. More...

30 June West Virginia
After a thorough review process of the 2008 NEC, the State of West Virginia Fire Commissioners voted unanimously to send the NEC without amendments to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR) for their approval.  More...

05 June Indiana
On June 2, 2009 the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission voted to adopt the 2008 NEC while deleting all Arc-Fault circuit protection and Tamper Resistant Receptacle requirements from the 2008 NEC.  More...

29 May Arizona
On May 1, 2009 the City of Phoenix began enforcement of the 2008 National Electrical Code. More...

28 May Utah
Two significant decisions were made in the State of Utah in March 2009 that effect the construction in the State, including the electrical industry.  More...

26 May West Virginia
The State of West Virginia Fire Commission will hold public hearings on the 2008 NEC and 2009 ICC Codes.  More...

11 May Michigan
The Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth, Bureau of Construction Codes, scheduled a public hearing for the adoption of the 2008 NEC. More...

20 April West Virginia
Beckley, WV. April 17, 2009 Fire Commissioners Meeting.  More ...

13 April Indiana
Over a period of eight months, the Electrical Advisory Committee completed the entire review of the overall Electrical code.  More...

07 April Florida
On March 31, 2009, the Florida Senate Committee on Community Affairs, Chaired by Senator Michael S. "Mike" Bennett, accepted a rewrite of proposed Senate Bill 2026 proposed by Senator Thad Altman, representing parts of Brevard, Orange, and Seminole counties, that would have in its original form placed a moratorium on the adoption of new codes in Florida.  More...

06 April South Carolina
On February 25,2009, Chairman Frank Hodge, Building Official for the City of Hilton Head Island, SC, presided and opened a meeting of the South Carolina Building Code Council to receive a report from the South Carolina Code Study Committee, Chaired by Herb Yingling, that recently met to review the 2008 edition of the National Electrical Code. More...

24 March Pennsylvania
On March 9, 2009 the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council held its first meeting and will soon begin reviewing the 2009 ICC Codes.  More...

23 March New Jersey
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards has announced they will adopt the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) on April 6, 2009.   More...

24 February Washington
The State of Washington adopted, and began enforcement of, the 2008 National Electrical Code, with amendments, on December 31, 2008.  More...

23 February Utah
Utah began enforcement of the 2008 National Electrical Code statewide beginning on January 1, 2009.  More...

11 February Texas
The City of San Antonio, Texas adopted the 2008 Edition of the National Electrical Code, as amended, on January 15, 2009 with an implementation date of April 1, 2009.  The following amendments apply:  More...

10 February Tennessee
The Nashville Business Journal has reported that Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is apparently interested in the creation of an energy bill which would enact a statewide residential building code in every jurisdiction in Tennessee.  More...

04 February Florida
The Florida Electrical Advisory Committee to the Florida Building Commission met in Melbourne, Florida at the Crown Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront Hotel on February 2, 2009 for their second review in a planned series of meetings concerning the 2008 edition of the National Electrical Code.  More ...

07 January Tennessee
In late November 2008 the Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Fire Protection for the State of Tennessee announced that the 2008 Edition of the National Electrical Code^® has been formally accepted by the State of Tennessee and that implementation of the 2008 NEC will begin January 28, 2009.  More...