GREEN PEME Combined 45-Day Public Comment Period

 

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Notice of 45-Day Public Comment Period: May 17, 2024 - July 1, 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 July 1, 2024.

Notice of Public Hearing on BSC 03/24 and HCD 04/24: July 2, 2024

State Agencies

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Building Standards Commission

BSC 01/23 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Electrical Code, Part 3, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

BSC 01/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Mechanical Code, Part 4, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • H. Fawaz - BSC 01/24 - Part 4 Section 402.4.1 *
  • H. Fawaz - BSC 01/24 - Part 4 Section 508.5.1 *
  • H. Fawaz - BSC 01/24 - Part 4 Section 502.2.2 *

BSC 02/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

BSC 03/24 — Amend the 2025 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

Division of the State Architect - Structural Safety

DSA-SS 01/23 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Electrical Code, Part 3, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

DSA-SS 01/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Mechanical Code, Part 4, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

DSA-SS 02/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

DSA-SS 03/24 — Amend the 2025 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

Department of Water Resources

DWR 01/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

Department of Housing and Community Development

HCD 01/23 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Electrical Code, Part 3, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

HCD 02/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Mechanical Code, Part 4, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • H. Fawaz - HCD 02/24 - Part 4 Section 402.4.1 *
  • H. Fawaz - HCD 02/24 - Part 4 Section 502.2.2 *

HCD 03/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

HCD 04/24 — Amend the 2025 edition of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development

OSHPD 01/23 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Electrical Code, Part 3, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

OSHPD 01/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Mechanical Code, Part 4, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

OSHPD 02/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

Office of the State Fire Marshal

SFM 01/23 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Electrical Code, Part 3, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

SFM 01/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Mechanical Code, Part 4, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

SFM 02/24 — Adopt and Amend the 2025 edition of the California Plumbing Code, Part 5, Title 24

Posted Public Comments:

* non-viewable via CBSC's website

  • No comments are available yet.

General Meeting Information

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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.

Meetings are subject to cancellation, and agenda items are subject to being taken out of order, removal, continuance, or referral. Items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier day to facilitate CBSC business. Technical difficulties with equipment experienced prior to or during the meeting preventing or inhibiting accessibility accommodation is not cause for not holding or for terminating the scheduled meeting.

Members of the public can offer verbal comments by logging into the Zoom meeting or by calling the Zoom teleconference number.

Closed captioning is available via Zoom's automated live transcriptions. To view closed captions in Zoom, click on the "CC Live Transcript" button.

ZOOM MEETING INSTRUCTIONS
To avoid feedback or other technical issues, please join the meeting through one device only.

If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, listen for the chair to ask for any comments from the public. At this time, virtually raise your hand using the “raise hand” icon in Zoom. You will be recognized by the meeting’s facilitator in the order your hand was raised. At that time, please unmute yourself. When you are done speaking, mute yourself and lower your hand. Note: Please ensure that you have a working microphone on or attached to your device prior to raising your hand to make a comment.

The chair will continue through the queue until there are no comments remaining. The chair will proceed to callers on the Zoom teleconference line, if any, and then to the next agenda item.

Please speak slowly and clearly so your comments can be transcribed.

ZOOM TELECONFERENCE INSTRUCTIONS
Join Zoom Meeting by Teleconference at#: 888-557-8511    Access Code: 3114051 

Please mute your phone until prompted by the chair.

If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, listen for the chair to ask for any comments from the public on the phone. At this time, take yourself off mute, announce your name and who you are representing before making your comments. Please mute yourself when done commenting.

The chair will continue through the call queue until there are no questions remaining. The committee will proceed to the next agenda item.

For best results, call from a landline using the telephone handset or a cell phone with a headset. This enhances the ability to clearly hear your comments.

Please speak slowly and clearly so your comments can be transcribed.

Please call CBSC at (916) 263-0916 if you experience technical difficulties.

 

The meeting will be livestreamed on the CBSC YouTube channel.

The YouTube livestream will have an active link approximately five minutes prior to the meeting start time. Please be aware the livestream has an approximate 45 second delay and there is no method for offering verbal or written public comment during the meeting.

Please call CBSC at (916) 263-0916 if you experience technical difficulties.

Rulemaking Activities

  • Code Adoption Cycles
  • Change Without Regulatory Effect
  • Emergency Rulemaking
2018–2024 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
State Agency Contact and Authority Information

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
Email for Public Comments