BFO / SDLF / HF Combined 45-Day Public Comment Period
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Public Comment Period: September 6, 2024 - October 21, 2024 |
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HF & BFO/SDLF Code Advisory Committees |
Notice of 45-Day Public Comment Period: September 6, 2024 - October 21, 2024
The following state agencies have submitted proposed actions (code changes) that are intended for inclusion in the 2025 California Building Standards Code, Title 24, scheduled for publication in July 2025 with an effective date of January 1, 2026. All proposed actions are subject to a 45-day public comment period. Public comments will be accepted until midnight on October 21, 2024.
State Agencies
BSC 04/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — BSC 04/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — BSC 04/24
- Express Terms — BSC 04/24
- Commission Action Matrix — BSC 04/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- No comments are available yet.
BSC 05/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — BSC 05/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — BSC 05/24
- Express Terms — BSC 05/24
- Commission Action Matrix — BSC 05/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- C. Ochoa - CBIA - BSC 05/24 - Part 2 Chapter 16
- J. Rice - Stantec - BSC 05/24 - Part 2 Snow Loads
- R. M. Carney - Reicker Pfau - BSC 05/24 - Part 2 Snow Loads
BSC 06/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — BSC 06/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — BSC 06/24
- Express Terms — BSC 06/24
- Commission Action Matrix — BSC 06/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
DSA-SS 04/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — DSA-SS 04/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — DSA-SS 04/24
- Express Terms — DSA-SS 04/24
- Commission Action Matrix — DSA-SS 04/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- No comments are available yet.
DSA-SS 05/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — DSA-SS 05/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — DSA-SS 05/24
- Express Terms — DSA-SS 05/24
- Commission Action Matrix — DSA-SS 05/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
DSA-SS 06/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — DSA-SS 06/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — DSA-SS 06/24
- Express Terms — DSA-SS 06/24
- Commission Action Matrix — DSA-SS 06/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
HCD 05/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — HCD 05/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — HCD 05/24
- Express Terms — HCD 05/24
- Commission Action Matrix — HCD 05/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- C. Ochoa - CBIA - HCD 05/24 - Part 2 Chapter 16
- R. M. Carney - Reicker Pfau - HCD 05/24 - Part 2 Snow Loads
HCD 07/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Residential Code, Part 2.5, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — HCD 07/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — HCD 07/24
- Express Terms — HCD 07/24
- Commission Action Matrix — HCD 07/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- No comments are available yet.
HCD 06/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — HCD 06/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — HCD 06/24
- Express Terms — HCD 06/24
- Commission Action Matrix — HCD 06/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development
OSHPD 03/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — OSHPD 03/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — OSHPD 03/24
- Express Terms — OSHPD 03/24
- Commission Action Matrix — OSHPD 03/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- M. Marvelli - HCAI - OSHPD 03/24 - Part 1
- Z. Schuler - OSHPD 03/24 - Part 1 Section 7-115
- R. Moore - OSHPD 03/24 - Part 1 Section 7-115
OSHPD 04/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Volume 1, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — OSHPD 04/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — OSHPD 04/24
- Express Terms — OSHPD 04/24
- Commission Action Matrix — OSHPD 04/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
OSHPD 05/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Volume 2, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — OSHPD 05/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — OSHPD 05/24
- Express Terms — OSHPD 05/24
- Commission Action Matrix — OSHPD 05/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- M. Marvelli - HCAI - OSHPD 05/24 - Part 2, Volume 2
- B. Stanley - OSHPD 05/24 - Part 2, Volume 2 Section 2507.3
OSHPD 06/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — OSHPD 06/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — OSHPD 06/24
- Express Terms — OSHPD 06/24
- Commission Action Matrix — OSHPD 06/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
Office of the State Fire Marshal
SFM 03/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Administrative Code, Part 1, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — SFM 03/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — SFM 03/24
- Express Terms — SFM 03/24
- Commission Action Matrix — SFM 03/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- No comments are available yet.
SFM 04/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Building Code, Part 2, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — SFM 04/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — SFM 04/24
- Express Terms — SFM 04/24
- Commission Action Matrix — SFM 04/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- D. L. Swartz - SFM 04/24 - Part 2 Section 1015.4
- D. L. Swartz - SFM 04/24 - Part 2 Section 1030.17.1
- S. Weiss-Ishai - SFM 04/24 - Part 2 Chapter 35 *
- M. Cottrill - Head Start California - SFM 04/24 - Part 2 Sections 305.2, 308.5.1, & 308.5.4
- S. Velte - SFM 04/24 - Part 2 Sections 305.2, 308.5.1. & 308.5.4 *
- T. Padgett - SFM 04/24 - Part 2 Section 308.5.1
- T. Kim - Children's Institute - SFM 04/24 - Part 2 Child Care
- S. Orum - DSS - SFM 04/24 - Part 2 Group E Child Care
SFM 05/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Residential Code, Part 2.5, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — SFM 05/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — SFM 05/24
- Express Terms — SFM 05/24
- Commission Action Matrix — SFM 05/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- No comments are available yet.
SFM 08/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Part 7, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — SFM 08/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — SFM 08/24
- Express Terms — SFM 08/24
- Commission Action Matrix — SFM 08/24
- Section H107 Cross Reference Tool — SFM 08/24 — available upon request
- AB 2322 (2021-2022) Workgroup Summary Report — available upon request
- SFM Response to IWUIC Petition (Mr. Muniz 2018) — available upon request
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
SFM 06/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Fire Code, Part 9, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — SFM 06/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — SFM 06/24
- Express Terms — SFM 06/24
- Commission Action Matrix — SFM 06/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- S. Weiss-Ishai - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Section 903.3.1.1.1 *
- S. Weiss-Ishai - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Chapter 80 *
- D. Secoda - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Section 907.5.2.4 *
- D. Secoda - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Section 907.2.3.6.1 & 907.2.3.6.2 *
- J. Costello - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Items 5, 13, & 35 *
- K. Dalley + other signatories - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Chapter 5 and Appendix D
also submitted by:- R. Raburn
- Walk-Bike Berkeley
- T. Padgett - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Section 308.5.1
- C. Seal - NextEra - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Section Chapters 1, 2, 3, & 11 *
- S. Orum - DSS - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Group E Child Care
- S. Weiss-Ishai - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Section 907.2.9.3
- S. Weiss-Ishai - SFM 06/24 - Part 9 Section 907.5.2.3.1
SFM 09/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Existing Building Code, Part 10, Title 24
- Notice of Proposed Action — SFM 09/24
- Initial Statement of Reasons — SFM 09/24
- Express Terms — SFM 09/24
- Commission Action Matrix — SFM 09/24
Posted Public Comments:
* non-viewable via CBSC's website
- No comments are available yet.
General Information
CBSC meetings operate under the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Act) set forth in Government Code Section 11120-11133.
SB 143 authorizes state bodies to conduct public meetings through virtual teleconferences for the rest of 2023. Starting in January 2024, SB 544 will authorize some meetings to be virtual, and others to be hybrid, depending on the composition of the state body and the purpose of the meeting.
CBSC conducts public Code Advisory Committee meetings under the authority of Health and Safety Code Section 18929.1 and Section 1-409 of the California Administrative Code, Part 1 of Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Materials reviewed during meetings are available for public review and comment on the CBSC website. Members of the public may also contact CBSC to request a copy of the materials.
Requests for accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be made to CBSC’s office no later than ten (10) days prior to the day of the meeting. Submit those requests to CBSC at cbsc@dgs.ca.gov or (916) 263-0916.
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Rulemaking Activities
- Code Adoption Cycles
- Change Without Regulatory Effect
- Emergency Rulemaking
State Agency Acronyms
- BSC—California Building Standards Commission
- CEC—California Energy Commission
- DSA-AC—Division of the State Architect—Access Compliance
- DSA-SS/CC—Division of the State Architect—Structural Safety/Community Colleges
- DWR—Department of Water Resources
- HCD—Department of Housing & Community Development
- OSHPD—Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development
- SFM—Office of the State Fire Marshal
Request for Public Comments
For a copy of a public comment that is not linked, email CBSC. Include in your request:
- 45-day comment period
- State agency rulemaking number
- Name of the commenter