CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5450
Chapter 29, Laws of 2018
65th Legislature
2018 Regular Session
MASS TIMBER PRODUCTS--BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 2018
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5450
Passed Legislature - 2018 Regular Session
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State of Washington | 65th Legislature | 2017 Regular Session |
By Senators Liias, Warnick, Ranker, Fain, Miloscia, Zeiger, Wilson, McCoy, Chase, Mullet, and Frockt
Read first time 01/25/17. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to use of mass timber for building construction; and adding a new section to chapter
19.27 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 19.27 RCW to read as follows:
(1) As used in this section, "mass timber products" means a type of building component or system that uses large panelized wood construction, including:
(a) Cross-laminated timber;
(b) Nail laminated timber;
(c) Glue laminated timber;
(d) Laminated strand timber;
(e) Dowel laminated timber;
(f) Laminated veneer lumber;
(g) Structural composite lumber; and
(h) Wood concrete composites.
(2) The building code council shall adopt rules for the use of mass timber products for residential and commercial building construction. Rules adopted for the use of mass timber products by the state building code council must consider applicable national and international standards.
Passed by the Senate February 12, 2018.
Passed by the House February 27, 2018.
Approved by the Governor March 9, 2018.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 9, 2018.
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