HB 5401 — AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE, STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND FIRE SAFETY CODE.

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5401 As Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner April 13, 2026 AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE, STATE FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND FIRE SAFETY CODE.

Such amendments shall be limited to administrative matters, geotechnical and weather-related portions of said code, amendments to sHB5401said /code Filenecessitated No.by a provision of the general statutes and any other matter which, based on substantial evidence, necessitates an amendment to said code.

610The sHB5401[code] FileState Building Code shall be revised as deemed necessary to incorporate any subsequent revisions to the nationally recognized model building code not later than [eighteen Substitute House Bill No.

6105401 saidmonths] codetwo necessitatedyears byfollowing athe provisiondate of first publication of such subsequent revisions to the generalnationally statutesrecognized andmodel anybuilding othercode, matterprovided which,no basedrevisions onto substantialthe evidence,State necessitatesBuilding anCode amendmentshall be required after thefirst publicationof revisionsto the2024nationally recognizedmodel code and prior to saidthe first publication of revisions to the 2030 nationally recognized model code.

The [code] State Building Code shall be revised as deemed necessary to incorporate any subsequent revisions to the nationally recognized model building code not later than [eighteen months] two years following the date of first publication of such subsequent revisions to the nationally recognized model building code, provided no revisions to the State Building Code shall be required after thefirst publicationof revisionsto the2024nationally recognizedmodel code and prior to the first publication of revisions to the 2030 nationally recognized model code.

sHB5401(a) /The FileState Fire Marshal, in coordination with the advisory committee established under subsection (b) of this section and in accordance with the provisions of section 29-291e, shall adopt and Public Act No.

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6105401 (a) The State Fire Marshal, in coordination with the advisory committee established under subsection (b) of this section and in accordance with the provisions of section 29-291e, shall adopt and administer a State Fire Prevention Code based on a nationally recognized fire code.

The [code] State Fire Prevention Code shall be used to enhance the enforcement capabilities of local fire marshals and for thepurposesofpreventionoffireandother relatedemergencies.The [code] State Fire Prevention Code shall be revised as deemed necessary toincorporateanysubsequentrevisionstothenationallyrecognizedfire code not later than [eighteen months] two years following the date of first publicationofsuchrevisions,providednopublicationof suchrevisions,providedno revisionstotheStateFire Prevention Code shall be required after the first publication of the revisionstothe2024 nationally recognizedfirecodeandprior to thefirst publication of the revisions to the 2030 nationally recognized fire code.

The [code] Fire Safety Code shall be based on nationally recognized model fire and life safety codes and shall be revised as deemed necessary to incorporate advances in technologies and improvements in construction materials and any subsequent revisions to the model fire and life safety codes not later than [eighteen months] two years following the date offirst publicationofsuchrevisions,unless the State Fire Marshal and the committee certify that a revision is not necessary for such purpose and provided no revisions to the Fire Safety sHB5401Public /Act File No.

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6105401 Code shall be required after the first publication of the revisions to the 2024 model fire and life safety codes and prior to the first publication of the revisions to the 2030 model fire and life safety codes.

(Effective October 1, 2026) Not later than January 1, 2029, the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the State Building Inspector, Codes and Standards Committee and State Fire Marshal, shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader oftheHouse ofRepresentatives,themajority leaderoftheSenate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance ofmattersrelating to publicsafety andsecurity.Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, the effects of extending the cycle for revisions to the State Building Code pursuant to section 29- 252 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the State Fire Prevention Code pursuant to section 29-291a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and the Fire Safety Code pursuant to section 29- 292 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and any recommendations for amendments to the cycle for revisions to said codes.

ThisPublic actAct shallNo. take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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610 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation No Fiscal Impact The bill as amended, which prohibits revisions to the State Building Code, the State Fire Prevention Code, and the Fire Safety Code until the publication of the national model codes in 2030, results in no fiscal impact.

The bill as amended also requires the Department of Administrative Services to submit a report related to the effects of extending the cycle of revisions for these codes which results in no fiscal impact.

House "A" strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal impact resulting in the fiscal impact described above.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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610 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5401 (as amended by House “A”)* AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING, REVISING AND AMENDING THE STATE BUILDING CODE AND REQUIRING RELATED TRAINING.

SUMMARY This bill makes identical changes to when the State Building Code, State Fire Prevention Code, and Fire Safety Code must be amended.

Under current law, each of these codes must be updated whenever the nationally recognized model codes they are based on are revised, within months after the revisions’ first publication.

The bill extends this timing to within two years after that first publication date and provides that no revisions are required between the first publication of revisions to the respective 2024 model codes and the 2030 model codes’ first publication of revisions.