Joint Plumbing Code Cancelled:    

• ICC and IAPMO broke off discussions on joint publication of plumbing and mechanical codes for 2009.                                                                               2/4/07

Training Scheduled: 

• Steve Wisdom from Kenai has a new site entitled CodeEducation.com where he offers several online training opportunities nationally and his own WisdomAndAssocites.com site with onsite Alaska offerings                              2/4/07

2006 Legislation

• HB 81 - Strengthens Penalties for Unlicensed Individuals posing as Contractors and Home Inspectors - Signed by Governor   Effective 6/21/06                                   3/28/06

• HB 172 - Allows Stop Work Orders on Construction Projects using Unlicensed Individuals Posing as Architects, Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape
  Architects   Did not pass                                                                   5/16/07

• No Legislation found in the 25th Session directly related to codes

• Proposed Adoption of 2006 Building, Fire and Mechanical Codes
  Regulations proposed to be adopted by the Department of Public Safety - State Fire Marshal

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• Home Inspector Licensing is now required - effective July 1, 2004
  Also, clean-up Home Inspector Legislation effective 6/30/04: HB418

• Carbon Monoxide Detectors Required - effective January 1, 2005
  Legislation requires carbon monoxide detectors in all dwelling units.

• 2003 International Building, Fire and Mechanical Codes -
  Regulations adopted by the Department of Public Safety - State Fire Marshal -
  effective August 27, 2004.                                                                                    9/15/04

• State Safety Code Task Force - chronology and final reports from 2 years ago

• The State and local government process for adopting building and fire codes