The bill amends the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act by updating the procedures for building permit applications. It specifies that an enforcing agency must examine applications and either approve or deny them within set timeframes: 10 business days for standard applications and 15 business days for unusually complicated ones. If the agency fails to act within these periods, the application is deemed denied, allowing the applicant to appeal to the appropriate board. Additionally, if the department requires changes to an application, it must notify the applicant within the same timeframes, and no further changes can be mandated after that period.

Further amendments clarify that enforcing agencies must approve changes to previously approved plans if they remain compliant with the law. The bill also emphasizes that construction cannot commence until a building permit is issued, and it mandates that the construction must adhere to the approved application. The enforcing agency is responsible for ensuring compliance and has the authority to suspend or revoke permits if there is non-compliance or if false information was provided in the application. The enactment of this bill is contingent upon the passage of House Bill No. 5932.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 125.1511