Your city would judge new building and remodeling work against the 2025 code
What it does
Texas adopts one residential and commercial building code for cities to follow, and HB 802 would move the adopted version of the International Residential Code and the International Building Code from May 1, 2012 to May 1, 2025. Cities would be allowed to review and consider any amendments the International Code Council makes after May 1, 2025. The updated rules would apply to construction, remodeling, alteration, enlargement, or repair that starts under an agreement made on or after January 1, 2028, or that starts with no agreement on or after that date. Cities would have to set up their own rules by December 1, 2027.
What it means for your community
New builds and remodels in your city would be reviewed against a newer code, which can change what a permit covers and what an inspector looks for. Work already agreed to or already under way before January 1, 2028 would stay under the older code. The bill would take effect September 1, 2027 if the Legislature passes it.
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