Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a Governor's veto and pass a bill that amends and reforms certain regulations surrounding building codes in North Carolina.

Highlights:

• Amends and reforms certain regulations surrounding building codes in North Carolina, including, but not limited to (Part I-IV, Sec. 1-4):

• Changing home and building insulation requirements;

• Prohibiting the state from requiring electric water heaters to be elevated;

• Reducing the State Building Code Council from 17 members to 13 with 3 appointed by the state House of Representatives, 3 Appointed by the state Senate, and the remaining appointed by the Governor;

• Repealing council appointment requirements that 2 members be licensed architects and 3 members be licensed by the general contractors;

• Limiting options for energy efficiency and electric vehicles;

• Prohibiting state building codes from adopting innovations in construction and mobility that reduce consumer costs;

• Repealing subject matter experts from the building code council, including:

• Architects;

• Active fire service experts;

• Coastal experts;

• Local government officials; and

• Public at-large membership.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect January 1, 2025 (Part V, Sec. 5.2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a Governor's veto and pass a bill that amends and reforms certain regulations surrounding building codes in North Carolina.

Highlights:

• Amends and reforms certain regulations surrounding building codes in North Carolina, including, but not limited to (Part I-IV, Sec. 1-4):

• Changing home and building insulation requirements;

• Prohibiting the state from requiring electric water heaters to be elevated;

• Reducing the State Building Code Council from 17 members to 13 with 3 appointed by the state House of Representatives, 3 Appointed by the state Senate, and the remaining appointed by the Governor;

• Repealing council appointment requirements that 2 members be licensed architects and 3 members be licensed by the general contractors;

• Limiting options for energy efficiency and electric vehicles;

• Prohibiting state building codes from adopting innovations in construction and mobility that reduce consumer costs;

• Repealing subject matter experts from the building code council, including:

• Architects;

• Active fire service experts;

• Coastal experts;

• Local government officials; and

• Public at-large membership.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect January 1, 2025 (Part V, Sec. 5.2).

Full Bill Text

Vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper III