WSR 25-23-085
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL
[Filed November 18, 2025, 11:55 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 51-50 WAC, amendments to the 2024 International Building Code related to standards for temporary emergency shelters directed by SB 5553 and RCW
19.27.042.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The 2023 legislature passed SB 5553 and modified RCW
19.27.042. The statute directs the state building code council (SBCC) to develop standards for temporary emergency shelters and make them available for local adoption.
Process for Developing New Rule: Stakeholder and subject matter experts technical advisory group review.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Dustin Curb, SBCC Code Specialist, P.O. Box 41449, Olympia, WA 98504-1449, phone 360-972-4158, email dustin.curb@des.wa.gov, website www.sbcc.wa.gov.
November 18, 2025
Todd Beyreuther
Chair