29 June 2005, Iowa
The State of Iowa is in the process of adopting the current ICC building codes. Part of the process is to adopt the 2005 National Electrical Code. More...
03 June 2005, Georgia State Advisory Board
At the final meeting on May 24, 2005 of the State of Georgia's 2005 National Electrical Code Task Force, three recommended amendments were approved to the 2005 National Electrical Code® that will now be submitted to the State of Georgia's State Codes Advisory Board that is scheduled to meet July 28, 2005 at 10:00 AM at 60 Executive Parkway South, NE, Atlanta, Georgia. More...
01 June 2005, Texas
On Wednesday, June 1, 2005 the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation formally adopted the 2005 edition of the National Electrical Code® as the State of Texas’ basic electrical installation code. More...
17 May 2005, Massachusetts Board
At the May 5, 2005 Statutory Public Hearing held at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Auditorium, in Stow, MA, the Massachusetts Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (BFPR) voted to enact an emergency amendment to the Massachusetts Electrical Code. More...
17 May 2005, Massachusetts
On May 5, 2005 the Massachusetts Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (BFPR) issued a formal interpretation on Section 250.50. More ...
10 May 2005, Ohio
The State of Ohio adopted the 2005 National Electrical Code effective March 1, 2005, for all electrical installations not involving one-, two-, and three-family dwellings but will use the 2005 NEC edition for all electrical installations after newly adopted Ohio House Bill 175 goes into effect May 23, 2005. More...
04 May 2005, Nebraska
The legislative bill adopting the 2005 edition of the National Electrical Code was signed by the Governor March 25th, 2005. More...
19 April 2005, Florida
The Florida State Building Commission in its report to the State Legislature has just announced that effective July 1, 2005, the revised 2004 Florida Building Code will go into effect. More ...
19 April 2005, Louisiana
According to Vernon Humphries, chief electrical inspector for the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that city adopted the 2005 National Electrical Code® on January 1, 2005 and began enforcement March 1, 2005. More ...
19 April 2005, Alabama
Effective May 2, 2005, per Commission resolution 05-04-11-02, Shelby County, Alabama will enforce several codes. More ...
14 April 2005, North Dakota
North Dakota does amend the NEC. Most amendments are more stringent than the NEC. Some amendments are as follows: More...
4 April 2005, Oregon, Electrical Code
The State of Oregon begins enforcement of the 2005 Edition of the National Electrical Code®, with Oregon amendments, on April 1, 2005. More...
4 April 2005, Oregon, Building Code - Residential
On April 1, 2005, the State of Oregon will begin enforcing a new residential code, called the Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC). This code has been in development for nearly two years. More...
5 April 2005, Texas, HB1949 Proposes Adoption of the IBC
Texas Legislative House Bill 1949 has been introduced and was first read on March 14, 2005 that would adopt the International Building Code, as it existed on May 1, 2003, as a municipal commercial building code within the State of Texas. More...
25 Mar 2005, California
On March 16, 2005, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) followed the recommendation of its Coordinating Council and rescinded its July 29, 2003 decision to use the NFPA 5000 Building Code as the basis for the next California Building Code. More...
17 Mar 2005, Rhode Island
On March 17, 2005 the Rhode Island Building Code Committee received and approved the Electrical Subcommittee report filed by Daniel R. DeDentro, State Building Commissioner, Building Code Committee Executive Secretary on behalf of Mr. John Gaskell, Chairman of the Electrical Code Subcommittee. More...
14 Mar 2005, New Hampshire
The Building Code Review Board voted on Friday, March 11 to adopt the 2005 NEC without amendments, effective July 1, 2005. More...
11 Mar 2005, California
NFPA 5000 Building Code. The Coordinating Council of the California Building Standards Committee voted to rescind their previous statement of intent. More...
11 Mar 2005, North Carolina
As of March 1, 2005, the 2005 National Electrical Code® has been adopted by the State of North Carolina as the statewide electrical installation code. More...
11 Mar 2005, Florida
Florida, SB 442 to be revised to Reference NEC® . More...
10 Mar 2005, California
Finally responding to pressure from numerous groups concerned with electrical construction and maintenance, the California Building Standards Commission has published the 2004 California Electrical Code, which is the 2002 National Electrical Code® incorporating amendments from the California State agencies affected by electrical regulations. More...
28 Feb 2005, Ohio
The 2005 ICC Code Hearings were carried on simultaneously in two separate tracts in two separate areas of the Millennium Hotel in downtown Cincinnati. More...
24 Feb 2005, Florida
Senate bill, S 0442 (attached), has been introduced into the Florida Senate that would adopt the "current version" of the ICC Electrical Code as Florida's electrical code. More...
18 Feb 2005, Connecticut
The Connecticut Codes and Standards Amendment Subcommittee, Department of Public Safety held a public hearing to amend the State Building Code - Connecticut Supplement. More...
14 Feb 2005, Oregon
At a recent meeting of the Oregon Electrical Board, Electrical Policy Committee, an item involving industrial electrical equipment was raised. The Policy Committee is drafting a rule for consideration and adoption by the Board in order to comply with a statute passed last year. More...
14 Feb 2005, Alabama
Shelby County, Alabama has adopted the 2005 National Electrical Code and is in process of adopting the 2003 International Code Council codes. More...
04 Feb 2005, New York
Marzio Penzi, MBA, Assistant Building Commissioner, City of New York invited all interested parties to submit proposed revisions/amendments to the 2005 Edition of the National Electrical Code. More...
04 Feb 2005, North Carolina
The electrical industry in North Carolina led by the State Electrical Contractor's Board and the State Insurance Department have overcome several obstacles set in place by the North Carolina Legislature over the past three years and have set March 1, 2005 as the effective date of the adoption of the 2005 National Electrical Code in North Carolina. More...
31 Jan 2005, Texas
The State of Texas has approved July 1, 2005 as the official date for application and enforcement for the 2005 NEC as the electrical installation standard in Texas. More...
05 Nov 2004, Massachusetts
A proposal, which, if approved, would have exempted circuits supplying smoke detectors from the AFCI requirement in the Massachusetts Electrical Code (MEC), was submitted earlier this year. The Massachusetts Electrical Code (MEC) Advisory Committee initially had voted in favor of the proposal. More...
10 Sept 2004, New York
The New York City Council Committee on Housing & Buildings held a public committee hearing on September 8, 2004 to hear public comment on Intro Bill 407, a proposed amendment to the 2002 NYC Electrical Code. More...
09 Sept 2004, Massachusetts
On September 9, 2004 the Advisory Committee will present the report on proposals for the 2005 Massachusetts Electrical Code to the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations. After receipt of the report by the BFPR, the report will be published and a hearing for final acceptance of the MEC will be scheduled. More...
07 Sept 2004, Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Building Code Standards Committee has formally adopted and promulgated as The Rhode Island One and Two Family Dwelling Code (Regulation SBC-2-04), the provisions of the International Residential Code, 2003 edition, along with amendments, effective July 1, 2004. More...
28 July 2004, California
California's Building Standards Commission has been asked by the California Building Officials to delay the publication of the next edition of the California Electrical Code. More...
09 Jul 2004, Minnesota
Minnesota's chief electrical inspector has reported that the state is considering legislation that would consolidate all building codes under one super agency. More...
22 June 2004, Arizona
The Arizona Republic reports on the controversy over the city choosing a building code. More...
02 Jun 2004, Oregon
The requirement to install Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs) is again on the agenda in Oregon. A June 9, 2004 meeting has been scheduled to hear public comments on proposals affecting AFCIs and the International Residential Code (IRC). More...
19 May 2004, Kansas
At the International Code Council (ICC) hearings being held this week in the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel, Kansas, the only vote taken by the assembly on proposal EL-2 was on the ICC General Committee's action to "disapprove" EL-2. More...
19 May 2004, Oregon
The Oregon Residential Specialty Code Adoption Committee is consider all proposals to change the ORSC. More...
21 Apr 2004, Oregon
On Wednesday, May 19 the Oregon Residential Specialty Code Adoption Committee will meet to consider all proposals to change the ORSC. More...
24 Mar 2004, Florida
In the West Palm Beach/Fort Lauderdale/Miami area some NM cable-type non-metallic boxes have experienced corrosion on their nails. NM cable staples were also observed to have corroded where they were used to secure NM cable to treated wood. More...
24 Mar 2004, New York
The Electrical Code Coalition, of which NEMA is a member, has submitted proposals to Ronald Piester, R.A., Director-New York State Department of State Division of Code Enforcement and Administration. More...
24 Mar 2004, Connecticut
Despite electrical industry support at public hearings for amending the International Residential Code (IRC) by deleting Chapters 33 through 42 and making direct reference to the NEC®, the State of Connecticut has decided to adopt the IRC and its electrical chapters. More...
22 Mar 2004, Texas
Industry organizations joined NEMA in signing a letter to the City of Fort Worth Mayor, Council, City Manager, and City Attorney recommending the Council not proceed with a planned ordinance change to allow NM cable to be used in buildings of any height and of any type of construction. More...
