AL HB614

County and municipal governing bodies must adopt one of the last two editions of the International Building Code (IBC) or International Residential Code (IRC), as amended by the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes Board, as their minimum building code.

IRC adoption may exclude provisions requiring multipurpose residential fire protection sprinkler systems in new or existing one- or two-family dwellings.

Counties and municipalities may opt out of minimum building code requirements within 120 days of the act's effective date by passing a resolution or ordinance.

Farm structures, private unattached outdoor recreational structures (hunting/fishing camps), and manufactured housing built to federal standards are exempt from building code enforcement.

The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.