The bill amends Section 23-27.3-100.1.5.4 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-27.3, titled "State Building Code," to establish a moratorium on changes to the state energy conservation code based on the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) until January 1, 2030, unless approved by the legislature and made effective by the governor. The bill mandates that the 2024 IECC be adopted within three months of its release.

Additionally, it stipulates that future versions of the IECC published by the International Code Council between 2025 and 2029 can only be adopted by the state building code standards committee if the state Department of Business Regulation, in conjunction with the committee, determines that the new version is more energy efficient than the version currently in use in the state. The Department of Business Regulation is required to make this determination within three months of the release of any update to the IECC during that period.

The act will take effect upon passage.

Statutes affected:
631: 23-27.3-100.1.5.4