Alabama 2024 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB288 Compare Versions

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3	3	SB288
4	4	ABU2QQQ-1
5	5	By Senator Givhan
6	6	RFD: County and Municipal Government
7	7	First Read: 04-Apr-24
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12	12	5 ABU2QQQ-1 02/20/2024 CMH (L)bm 2024-767
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15	15	SYNOPSIS:
16	16	Existing law provides the Home Builders
17	17	Licensure Board with authority to adopt residential
18	18	building codes and standards of practices for
19	19	residential home builders within this state and allows
20	20	county commissions and municipalities to adopt building
21	21	laws and codes within their respective jurisdictions.
22	22	This bill would create the Alabama Residential
23	23	Building Code Advisory Council to recommend an Alabama
24	24	Residential Building Code, to be based upon the
25	25	International Residential Code and the residential
26	26	chapters of the International Energy Conservation Code,
27	27	to be adopted by the Home Builders Licensure Board.
28	28	This bill would require counties and
29	29	municipalities that enforce residential building laws
30	30	or codes, when adopting new codes or amending existing
31	31	codes, to adopt or amend the codes in accordance with
32	32	the minimum standards set by the Alabama Residential
33	33	Building Code.
34	34	This bill would require residential home
35	35	builders in this state to build, renovate, and repair
36	36	residences in accordance with the minimum standards set
37	37	by the Alabama Residential Building Code.
38	38	This bill would establish the Alabama
39	39	Residential Building Code Division within the Home
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69	69	Residential Building Code Division within the Home
70	70	Builders Licensure Board and provide for the authority
71	71	and jurisdiction of the division.
72	72	This bill would establish the Alabama
73	73	Residential Building Code Fund within the State
74	74	Treasury and would provide for the distribution of
75	75	funds and administration thereof by the Alabama
76	76	Residential Building Code Division for purposes of
77	77	implementing the Alabama Residential Building Code.
78	78	This bill would allow the Alabama Residential
79	79	Building Code Division to provide funds for grants
80	80	designed to promote residential building code
81	81	enforcement operations among local jurisdictions.
82	82	This bill would also change the name of the
83	83	Alabama Energy and Residential Codes Board to the
84	84	Alabama Commercial Energy Code Board and would further
85	85	provide for the membership of the board.
86	86	A BILL
87	87	TO BE ENTITLED
88	88	AN ACT
89	89	Relating to building codes; to designate Sections
90	90	34-14A-1 through 34-14A-20 as Article 1 of Chapter 14A of
91	91	Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Sections 34-14A-1,
92	92	34-14A-2, 34-14A-7, 34-14A-12, and 34-14A-20, Code of Alabama
93	93	1975, to provide for the establishment of the Alabama
94	94	Residential Building Code and its authority; to further
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124	124	Residential Building Code and its authority; to further
125	125	provide for the practice of residential home building; to
126	126	further provide for the duties of the Home Builders Licensure
127	127	Board; to add Sections 34-14A-12.1 and 34-14A-12.2 to the Code
128	128	of Alabama 1975, to add Article 2, commencing with Section
129	129	34-14A-41, to Chapter 14A of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975,
130	130	to establish the Alabama Residential Building Code Division
131	131	within the Home Builders Licensure Board and provide for its
132	132	duties; to establish the Alabama Residential Building Code
133	133	Fund in the State Treasury and provide for its administration;
134	134	to add Article 6A, commencing with Section 41-9-175, to
135	135	Chapter 9 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish the
136	136	Alabama Residential Building Code Advisory Council and provide
137	137	for its membership and duties; to amend Sections 41-23-80,
138	138	41-23-81, 41-23-82, 41-23-84, and 41-23-85, Code of Alabama
139	139	1975, to provide for the change of the name of the Alabama
140	140	Energy and Residential Codes Board to the Alabama Commercial
141	141	Energy Code Board and further provide for the membership of
142	142	the board; and to provide requirements for certain local
143	143	building codes adopted or amended after a date certain.
144	144	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
145	145	Section 1. Sections 34-14A-1 through 34-14A-20 are
146	146	designated as Article 1 of Chapter 14A, Title 34, Code of
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148	148	Section 2. Sections 34-14A-1, 34-14A-2, 34-14A-7,
149	149	34-14A-12, and 34-14A-20, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to
150	150	read as follows:
151	151	"§34-14A-1
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182	182	(a) In the interest of the public health, safety,
183	183	welfare, and consumer protection , and to regulate the home
184	184	building and private residence construction industry, the
185	185	purpose of this chapter , and the intent of the Legislature in
186	186	passing it, is to:
187	187	(1) To provide for the licensure of those persons who
188	188	engage in home building, private residence construction, and
189	189	home improvement industries, including remodeling , and to.
190	190	provide home building standards
191	191	(2) To establish an Alabama Residential Building Code.
192	192	(3) To provide guidance, assistance, promotion, and
193	193	support for code inspections of residential construction. and
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195	195	(4) To support education within the construction trades
196	196	and construction inspections in the State of Alabama.
197	197	(b) The Legislature recognizes that the home building
198	198	and home improvement construction industries are significant
199	199	industries. Home builders may pose significant and that
200	200	significant harm to the public may result from the provision
201	201	of when unqualified, incompetent, or dishonest home builders
202	202	and remodelers provide inadequate, unsafe, or inferior
203	203	building services by unqualified, incompetent, or dishonest
204	204	home builders and remodelers . The Legislature finds it
205	205	necessary to regulate the residential home building and home
206	206	improvement industries."
207	207	"§34-14A-2
208	208	As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
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240	240	clearly indicates otherwise:
241	241	(1) ADVERTISING. Engaging or offering to engage in any
242	242	acts or services as a residential home builder by the act or
243	243	practice of offering for sale professional services by
244	244	promoting those services through print, radio or television
245	245	media, on billboards, through social media, through
246	246	promotional sponsorships, on vehicles, by the placement of
247	247	signs in front of ongoing or completed worksites, or by
248	248	displaying credentials, including licensure, to perform
249	249	residential home building.
250	250	(2) ALABAMA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE. The code adopted
251	251	by the board, as amended by the board, and based on a
252	252	published edition of the International Residential Code, and
253	253	the residential chapters of a published edition of the
254	254	International Energy Conservation Code.
255	255	(3) APPLICABLE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE. The Alabama
256	256	Residential Building Code or a local residential building code
257	257	adopted by a county or municipality, pursuant to this chapter,
258	258	where the construction, renovation, or repairs will take
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260	260	(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL. The Alabama Construction Trade
261	261	Advisory Council.
262	262	(2)(4) BOARD. The Home Builders Licensure Board.
263	263	(3)(5) COST OF THE UNDERTAKING. The total cost of the
264	264	materials, labor, supervision, overhead, and profit.
265	265	(6) COUNCIL. The Alabama Residential Building Code
266	266	Advisory Council.
267	267	(7) DIVISION. The Alabama Residential Building Code
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298	298	Division.
299	299	(4)(8) HOMEOWNER. A person who owns and resides in or
300	300	intends to reside in a structure constructed or remodeled by a
301	301	licensee of the board, or who contracts with a licensee for
302	302	the purchase, construction, repair, improvement, or
303	303	reimprovement of a structure to be used as a residence.
304	304	(5)(9) IMPROVEMENT. Any site-built addition or
305	305	enhancement attached to or detached from a residence or
306	306	structure for use and enjoyment by the homeowner.
307	307	(6)(10) INACTIVE LICENSE. A license issued at the
308	308	request of a licensee, or a building official or a building
309	309	inspector, that is renewable, but that is not currently valid.
310	310	(7)(11) LICENSE. Any license issued by the board
311	311	pursuant to this chapter.
312	312	(8)(12) LICENSEE. A holder of any license issued
313	313	pursuant to this chapter.
314	314	(9)(13) PERSON. Any natural person individual, limited
315	315	or general partnership, corporation, association, limited
316	316	liability company, or other legal entity, or any combination
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318	318	(10)(14) QUALIFYING REPRESENTATIVE. The individual
319	319	designated by a general partnership, limited partnership,
320	320	corporation, limited liability company, or not-for-profit
321	321	organization applying for a license who either holds a license
322	322	individually or meets the experience and ability requirements
323	323	for licensure, and who is one of the following:
324	324	a. A general partner in the case of any partnership.
325	325	b. An officer in the case of a corporation.
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356	356	c. A member in the case of a member-managed limited
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358	358	d. A manager in the case of a manager-managed limited
359	359	liability company.
360	360	e. An individual who is affiliated with one of the
361	361	member entities of a limited liability company and who has
362	362	been identified and authorized through the operating agreement
363	363	to manage day-to-day operations as it relates to operations of
364	364	the limited liability company for purposes of licensure.
365	365	(11)(15) RESIDENCE. A single unit providing complete
366	366	independent residential living facilities for one or more
367	367	persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping,
368	368	eating, cooking, and sanitation.
369	369	(12)(16) RESIDENTIAL HOME BUILDER. A person who
370	370	constructs a residence or structure for sale or who, for a
371	371	fixed price, commission, fee, or wage, undertakes or offers to
372	372	undertake the construction or superintending of the
373	373	construction, or who manages, supervises, assists, or provides
374	374	consultation to a homeowner regarding the construction or
375	375	superintending of the construction, of any residence or
376	376	structure that is not over three floors in height and that
377	377	does not have more than four residential units, or the repair,
378	378	improvement, or reimprovement thereof, to be used by another
379	379	as a residence when the cost of the undertaking exceeds ten
380	380	thousand dollars ($10,000). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
381	381	term includes a residential roofer when the cost of the
382	382	undertaking exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars
383	383	($2,500). Nothing herein shall prevent any person from
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414	414	performing these acts on his or her own residence or on his or
415	415	her other real estate holdings. Anyone who engages or offers
416	416	to engage in any acts described in this subdivision, through
417	417	advertising or otherwise, shall be deemed to have engaged in
418	418	the business of residential home building.
419	419	(13)(17) RESIDENTIAL ROOFER. A person who installs
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421	421	a residence or structure that seals, waterproofs, or
422	422	weatherproofs the residence or structure.
423	423	(14)(18) STRUCTURE. A residence on a single lot,
424	424	including a site-built home, a condominium, a duplex or
425	425	multi-unit residential building consisting of not more than
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427	427	(15)(19) TRANSACTION. The act of entering into a
428	428	contract with a licensee to engage in the business of
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431	431	(a) Any residential home builder who desires to receive
432	432	a new or renewal license under this chapter shall make and
433	433	file with the board 30 days prior to the next meeting of the
434	434	board a written application on a form prescribed by the board.
435	435	Each applicant shall be a citizen of the United States or, if
436	436	not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally
437	437	present in the United States with appropriate documentation
438	438	from the federal government. Such The application shall be
439	439	accompanied by the payment of the annual license fee required
440	440	by the board. After the board accepts the application, the
441	441	applicant may be examined by the board at its next meeting.
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472	472	The board, in examining the applicant, shall consider the
473	473	following qualifications of the applicant:
474	474	(1) Experience.
475	475	(2) Ability.
476	476	(3) Character.
477	477	(4) Business-related financial condition.
478	478	a. The board may require a financial statement on a
479	479	form prescribed by the board and a public records search
480	480	directly from a credit reporting agency.
481	481	b. The board may require a positive net worth or other
482	482	evidence of business-related financial condition sufficient to
483	483	reasonably satisfy the board of the applicant's financial
484	484	responsibility.
485	485	c. The board may require that business-related
486	486	judgments, judgment liens, and other perfected liens must be
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488	488	d. Any information obtained by the board pursuant to
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490	490	applicant shall not be public information.
491	491	(5) Ability and willingness to serve the public and
492	492	conserve the public health and safety.
493	493	(6) Any other pertinent information the board may
494	494	require.
495	495	(b)(1) If the board finds the applicant qualified to
496	496	engage in residential home building in Alabama, the applicant
497	497	shall be issued a license. An applicant rejected by the board
498	498	shall be given an opportunity to be reexamined after a new
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531	531	(2) A record shall be made and preserved by the board
532	532	of each examination and the findings of the board pertaining
533	533	to the examination. A copy of the record shall be made
534	534	available to any applicant requesting it upon the payment of a
535	535	reasonable fee to the board.
536	536	(c) The board, by rule, may require proof of and
537	537	maintenance of insurance as a qualification for licensure.
538	538	(d) The board, by rule, may establish or adopt, or
539	539	both, education requirements and may approve, administer, or
540	540	financially support the program or programs providing
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542	542	(e)(1) Each licensee shall notify the board within 10
543	543	days after notice of the institution of any criminal
544	544	prosecution against him or her. The notification shall be in
545	545	writing, by certified mail, and shall include a copy of the
546	546	specific charge made together with a copy of the indictment,
547	547	information, or complaint, affidavit, and warrant making the
548	548	charges.
549	549	(2) Each licensee shall notify the board in writing by
550	550	certified mail within 10 days after he or she receives the
551	551	notice that any criminal verdict has been rendered against him
552	552	or her, or that a criminal action pending against him or her
553	553	has been dismissed.
554	554	(f) Each licensee shall utilize use a valid written
555	555	contract when engaging in the business of residential home
556	556	building. In addition to any other requirements provided by
557	557	law, the contract shall contain the licensee's license number
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589	589	(g) Whenever a licensee engages in advertising, the
590	590	licensee shall ensure that the licensee's valid license number
591	591	issued by the board is displayed.
592	592	(g)(h) When any residential home building to be
593	593	performed will comply with a program designed to enhance the
594	594	resiliency of the structure beyond the requirements of the
595	595	applicable building codes, the licensee shall disclose this
596	596	compliance to the homeowner in writing prior to the
597	597	commencement of the residential home building.
598	598	(h)(1)(i)(1) Any licensee who desires to receive an
599	599	inactive license shall make and file with the board a written
600	600	application for an inactive license on a form prescribed by
601	601	the board prior to the expiration of his or her current
602	602	license. The application shall be accompanied by the payment
603	603	of the annual inactive license fee required by the board. No
604	604	act for which a license is required may be performed under an
605	605	inactive license. In the event a person holding a current
606	606	inactive license applies for a license, he or she may rely
607	607	upon his or her inactive license as evidence of the experience
608	608	and ability requirements for licensure under subdivisions (1)
609	609	and (2) of subsection (a).
610	610	(2) A person holding an expired license who seeks to
611	611	reactivate his or her license within three years of the date
612	612	of expiration shall be deemed to have satisfied the experience
613	613	and ability requirements for licensure if application is made
614	614	within the three-year time period and all other licensing
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646	646	(3) Any building official or building inspector who
647	647	desires to receive an inactive license shall make and file
648	648	with the board 30 days prior to the next meeting of the board
649	649	a written application for an inactive license on a form
650	650	prescribed by the board. After the board accepts the
651	651	application, the applicant may be examined by the board at its
652	652	next board meeting. The board, in examining the applicant,
653	653	shall consider the following qualifications of the applicant
654	654	as satisfying the experience and ability requirements for
655	655	licensure:
656	656	a. That the building inspector is an employee of the
657	657	United States, the State of Alabama, or any municipality,
658	658	county, or other political subdivision and, by virtue of that
659	659	employment, is exempted or prohibited by law from holding a
660	660	license; and
661	661	b. That the building inspector does any of the
662	662	following:
663	663	1. Maintains current certification from the Southern
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665	665	(i) Chief building official.
666	666	(ii) Deputy building official.
667	667	(iii) Building inspector.
668	668	(iv) Housing inspector.
669	669	(v) Design professional.
670	670	(vi) Plan reviewer.
671	671	2. Maintains current certification from the
672	672	International Code Council as one of the following:
673	673	(i) Certified building official.
674	674	(ii) Building inspector.
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704	704	(ii) Building inspector.
705	705	(iii) Residential building inspector.
706	706	(iv) Property maintenance and housing inspector.
707	707	(v) Building plans examiner.
708	708	(vi) Design professional.
709	709	3. Possesses sufficient building qualifications and
710	710	experience to receive a license, as demonstrated by
711	711	satisfactory evidence presented to the board.
712	712	(4) In the event a building official or building
713	713	inspector holding a current inactive license applies for a
714	714	license, he or she may rely upon his or her inactive license
715	715	as evidence of the experience and ability requirements for
716	716	licensure under subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a)."
717	717	"§34-14A-12
718	718	(a) The board may establish or adopt residential
719	719	building codes and standards of practice for residential home
720	720	builders within the state. A residential building code or
721	721	standard of practice adopted or established by the board does
722	722	not supersede or otherwise exempt residential home builders
723	723	from a local building law or code adopted by the governing
724	724	body of a county or municipality or from a local or general
725	725	law.
726	726	(a) The board shall have the sole authority to adopt
727	727	the following codes:
728	728	(1) The Alabama Residential Building Code, which shall
729	729	apply to all construction and improvement governed by this
730	730	chapter.
731	731	(2) The Alabama Residential Energy Code, which shall
732	732	apply to all residential construction and improvements.
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762	762	apply to all residential construction and improvements.
763	763	(b)(1) The Alabama Residential Building Code shall be
764	764	enforced by local jurisdictions that have permitting and
765	765	inspection programs for residential construction and
766	766	improvements that are adhered to by residential home builders.
767	767	The Alabama Residential Building Code does shall not supersede
768	768	any local residential building code adopted by any county or
769	769	municipality in effect on October 1, 2024.
770	770	(2) The Alabama Residential Energy Code shall be
771	771	enforced by local jurisdictions that have adopted energy code
772	772	provisions for residential and commercial construction and
773	773	improvements. Provided however, such provisions shall not
774	774	exceed those contained within the Alabama Residential Energy
775	775	Code.
776	776	(3) A local building code adopted or amended by any
777	777	county or municipality after October 1, 2024, shall meet the
778	778	minimum standards of the Alabama Residential Building Code in
779	779	effect at the time of the local building code adoption or
780	780	amendment and shall not exceed the Alabama Residential Energy
781	781	Code, unless compliance with any federal mandate requires such
782	782	adoption or amendment.
783	783	(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
784	784	contrary, the Alabama Residential Building Code does not apply
785	785	to any agricultural building except for any residence
786	786	contained therein.
787	787	(b)(c)(1) The county commissions of the several
788	788	counties A county commission, by resolution, may adopt
789	789	building laws and codes by ordinance which that shall apply in
790	790	the unincorporated areas of the county. The county commission
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820	820	the unincorporated areas of the county. The county commission
821	821	shall provide a copy of any resolution adopted pursuant to
822	822	this subsection to the board within 10 business days of
823	823	adopting the resolution.
824	824	(2) A local building law or code adopted pursuant to
825	825	this subsection may not take effect until 120 days after the
826	826	resolution was adopted; provided, in the case of an insurance
827	827	claim requiring work and activities for which a license is
828	828	required by this chapter, the effective date for the building
829	829	law or code shall be the date of adoption by the local
830	830	jurisdiction.
831	831	(3) TheExcept as provided in Section 11-40-10(b)(2),
832	832	the building laws and codes of the county commission shall not
833	833	apply within any municipal police jurisdiction outside of the
834	834	corporate limits of the municipality , in which that
835	835	municipality is exercising its building laws or codes, without
836	836	the express consent of the governing body of that
837	837	municipality. The building laws and codes of the county
838	838	commission may apply within the corporate limits of any
839	839	municipality only with the express consent of the governing
840	840	body of the municipality.
841	841	(4) The county commission may employ building
842	842	inspectors to see that its laws or codes are not violated and
843	843	that the plans and specifications for buildings are not in
844	844	conflict with the ordinanceslaws and codes of the county and
845	845	may exact fees to be paid by the owners of the property
846	846	inspected.
847	847	(5) The county commission, by resolution, may
848	848	discontinue its administration and enforcement of the building
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878	878	discontinue its administration and enforcement of the building
879	879	laws and codes. However, the discontinuation shall not take
880	880	effect until 120 days after the resolution was adopted. The
881	881	county commission shall provide a copy of the resolution to
882	882	the board within 10 business days of adopting the resolution.
883	883	(c)(d) Utilizing the same authority and procedures as
884	884	municipalities pursuant to Sections 11-53A-20 to 11-53A-26,
885	885	inclusive, the county commission may condemn buildings, parts
886	886	of buildings, or structures dangerous to the public and
887	887	prohibit the use thereof and abate the same as a nuisance.
888	888	(d)(e) The county commissions, municipalities, and
889	889	other public entities may enter into mutual agreements,
890	890	compacts, and contracts for the administration and enforcement
891	891	of their respective building laws and codes. A county
892	892	commission or municipality shall provide a copy of the mutual
893	893	agreement, compact, or contract to the board within 10
894	894	business days of its execution.
895	895	(f) A county commission or municipality shall provide
896	896	to the board a copy of any resolution, ordinance, or agreement
897	897	adopted pursuant to Section 11-40-10(b)(2) within 10 business
898	898	days of its adoption.
899	899	(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
900	900	restrict the power of any county or municipality to adopt and
901	901	enforce local building laws or codes that either comply with
902	902	or exceed the minimum standards of the Alabama Residential
903	903	Building Code; provided the local laws or codes are adopted or
904	904	amended in accordance with this chapter. "
905	905	"§34-14A-20
906	906	(a) The Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund is
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936	936	(a) The Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund is
937	937	established in the State Treasury. The fund shall be comprised
938	938	of federal, state, and private funding through direct
939	939	budgetary funding and grants for the expansion of construction
940	940	trade education. To the extent practicable, monies in the fund
941	941	shall be used to leverage other forms of funding from private
942	942	sources. A percentage of matching funds, as established by the
943	943	advisory council, must come from private, non-governmental
944	944	sources. The board may not use more than 15 percent of the
945	945	monies in the fund for administrative and operational costs
946	946	incurred in the implementation and administration of this
947	947	section. The board's statutory obligations pursuant to this
948	948	chapter shall be contingent upon the appropriation of funding.
949	949	(b) The board, in cooperation with public and private
950	950	sector partners, shall establish a program to provide funding
951	951	mechanisms for tool grants, program incentives, supplies,
952	952	mobile facilities, and other programs to support the
953	953	development and continuation of construction trade education
954	954	programs in the state.
955	955	(c) The board shall administer the program and shallmay
956	956	apply for funds from federal grant programs and other
957	957	applicable funding sources authorized by law.
958	958	(d)(1) The Alabama Construction Trade Advisory Council
959	959	is established. The advisory council shall consist of the
960	960	following members:
961	961	a. One member appointed by and currently serving on the
962	962	Home Builders Licensure Board.
963	963	b. One member appointed by and currently serving on the
964	964	State of Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board.
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994	994	State of Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board.
995	995	c. One member appointed by and currently serving on the
996	996	Licensing Board for General Contractors.
997	997	d. One member appointed by and currently serving on the
998	998	State Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
999	999	Contractors.
1000	1000	e. One member appointed by and currently serving on the
1001	1001	Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors.
1002	1002	f. One appointee of the State Department of Education
1003	1003	who specializes in technical trade education.
1004	1004	g. One appointee of the Alabama Community College
1005	1005	System who specializes in technical trade education.
1006	1006	(2) Members of the advisory council shall be appointed
1007	1007	for a period of one year. Membership on the advisory council
1008	1008	shall be without compensation, except for reimbursement of
1009	1009	necessary travel expenses as is paid to state employees for
1010	1010	attending meetings and other necessary events of the advisory
1011	1011	council. Any expenses paid to a member of the advisory council
1012	1012	shall be paid by the member's appointing authority.
1013	1013	(e) The advisory council shall make recommendations to
1014	1014	the board, and the board shall establish program guidelines,
1015	1015	promote the program statewide, evaluate applications for
1016	1016	funds, distribute funds, and monitor and report the effect of
1017	1017	the funding on the availability of construction trade
1018	1018	education. The board may adopt rules to implement and
1019	1019	administer this section.
1020	1020	(f) The advisory council shall recommend and the board
1021	1021	shall establish monitoring and accountability mechanisms for
1022	1022	projects receiving funding. Not later than the fifth
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1052	1052	projects receiving funding. Not later than the fifth
1053	1053	legislative day of each regular legislative session, the board
1054	1054	shall file a report to the Legislature on the projects funded,
1055	1055	the geographic distribution of projects funded, the private
1056	1056	sector participation rates in funded projects, the
1057	1057	administrative costs of the program, and the outcomes of the
1058	1058	program, including the number of students and adult learners
1059	1059	trained by each project funded through the program.
1060	1060	(g) The advisory council shall recommend and the board
1061	1061	shall create eligibility guidelines and provide project
1062	1062	funding through an application process. Projects eligible for
1063	1063	funding include the following:
1064	1064	(1) Mobile demonstration units that show the various
1065	1065	systems of a structure and how they interconnect.
1066	1066	(2) Tool and supply grants for public and private
1067	1067	educational providers that provide construction trade
1068	1068	education.
1069	1069	(3) Incentives for newly established construction trade
1070	1070	education courses, with priority given to carpentry courses.
1071	1071	(4) Adult education initiatives that provide continued
1072	1072	learning opportunities through mobile training facilities or
1073	1073	distance learning opportunities with priority focus on those
1074	1074	serving underserved areas and widely offered trainings.
1075	1075	(5) Any other proposal that in the opinion of the board
1076	1076	would address the need for construction trade education in the
1077	1077	state.
1078	1078	(h) An applicant may be a nonprofit organization,
1079	1079	not-for-profit entity, public school system, two-year college,
1080	1080	university, or other governmental entity. An applicant for
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1110	1110	university, or other governmental entity. An applicant for
1111	1111	funding shall do all of the following:
1112	1112	(1) Demonstrate its capacity to successfully implement
1113	1113	the proposal.
1114	1114	(2) Demonstrate how the proposal shall positively
1115	1115	impact construction trade education in the state.
1116	1116	(3) Demonstrate private sector support through matching
1117	1117	funding.
1118	1118	(4) Establish an advisory council consisting of at
1119	1119	least three active trade representatives from the construction
1120	1120	trade being funded.
1121	1121	(5) For a period of not less than five years, agree to
1122	1122	comply with the following conditions:
1123	1123	a. Offer the courses funded through this section for a
1124	1124	period of not less than five years.
1125	1125	b. Comply with all data collection and reporting
1126	1126	requirements established by the board.
1127	1127	(i) In determining which qualified projects to fund,
1128	1128	the board shall consider all of the following factors:
1129	1129	(1) The level of private sector support for the
1130	1130	project.
1131	1131	(2) The level of need in the area in which the funding
1132	1132	is directed.
1133	1133	(3) The projected number of students that will be
1134	1134	served.
1135	1135	(4) The degree to which the project will have a
1136	1136	positive impact on the availability of construction trade
1137	1137	education in the area to be served.
1138	1138	(5) The degree to which the project will leverage
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1168	1168	(5) The degree to which the project will leverage
1169	1169	public and private sector funds.
1170	1170	(j) The board shall establish program guidelines that
1171	1171	require matching funds on all funded projects. A minimum of 10
1172	1172	percent of matching funds shall be provided by private,
1173	1173	non-governmental sources. Total matching funds required may
1174	1174	not be required to exceed 25 percent of awarded state funds,
1175	1175	although additional consideration may be provided to projects
1176	1176	that exceed this amount.
1177	1177	(k) In the event that a recipient of funding provided
1178	1178	by this section fails to provide the proposed project in
1179	1179	accordance with the guidelines set forth by the board, any
1180	1180	equipment, supplies, or materials acquired with the funding
1181	1181	shall be transferred to the Alabama Home Builders Foundation
1182	1182	for redistribution to public or private programs that provide
1183	1183	construction trade education to high school, postsecondary, or
1184	1184	adult learners supported by this section.
1185	1185	(l) Any and all proceeds from the sale of equipment,
1186	1186	supplies, or materials acquired through academy funding shall
1187	1187	go into the fund."
1188	1188	Section 3. Sections 34-14A-12.1 and 34-14A-12.2 are
1189	1189	added to the Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
1190	1190	§34-14A-12.1
1191	1191	Beginning January 1, 2027, a residential home builder
1192	1192	within this state who constructs, renovates, or repairs a
1193	1193	residence or structure shall do so in accordance with the
1194	1194	Alabama Residential Building Code adopted pursuant to Section
1195	1195	34-14A-12 or, if applicable, the local jurisdiction's
1196	1196	residential building code.
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1226	1226	residential building code.
1227	1227	§34-14A-12.2
1228	1228	(a) Beginning on October 1, 2024, the Home Builders
1229	1229	Licensure Board and any other state, municipal, or county
1230	1230	governing body may not adopt or amend a building code,
1231	1231	ordinance, resolution, or rule that would restrict a
1232	1232	consumer's ability to elect to install, by the consumer's
1233	1233	choice and for a fee, or require the installation of, a
1234	1234	residential fire sprinkler system in any residence or
1235	1235	structure as defined by this chapter.
1236	1236	(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a county commission
1237	1237	or municipal governing body that adopted any ordinance,
1238	1238	resolution, or other building code on or before March 9, 2010,
1239	1239	relating to the installation of a residential fire sprinkler
1240	1240	system, may continue to enforce or amend the ordinance,
1241	1241	resolution, or building code.
1242	1242	Section 4. Article 2, commencing with Section
1243	1243	34-14A-41, is added to Chapter 14A of Title 34, Code of
1244	1244	Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
1245	1245	Article 2.
1246	1246	§34-14A-41
1247	1247	(a)(1) The Alabama Residential Building Code Division
1248	1248	is established within the Home Builders Licensure Board. The
1249	1249	executive director of the board may employ staff as necessary
1250	1250	to carry out the duties of the division.
1251	1251	(2) The board and the division's statutory
1252	1252	administration and enforcement obligations pursuant to this
1253	1253	chapter shall be contingent upon the appropriation of funding.
1254	1254	(b) The division shall be responsible for taking action
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1284	1284	(b) The division shall be responsible for taking action
1285	1285	upon any and all recommendations made by the Alabama
1286	1286	Residential Building Code Advisory Council and ratified by the
1287	1287	board for the furtherance of its statutory purpose.
1288	1288	§34-14A-42
1289	1289	The executive director of the board may employ staff
1290	1290	necessary to carry out the duties of the division, including a
1291	1291	division administrator, programs support personnel,
1292	1292	administrative support personnel, and any other personnel
1293	1293	necessary to carry out the statutory purpose of the division
1294	1294	for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of the
1295	1295	Alabama Residential Building Code.
1296	1296	§34-14A-43
1297	1297	(a) The division shall use funds distributed to the
1298	1298	Alabama Residential Building Code Fund for the purpose of
1299	1299	administrating and enforcing the Alabama Residential Building
1300	1300	Code.
1301	1301	(b) Subject to availability of funds and upon request
1302	1302	from a local jurisdiction, the division shall provide matching
1303	1303	funds to local jurisdictions that have also applied for funds
1304	1304	from federal grant programs and other applicable funding
1305	1305	sources authorized by law to support local adoption and
1306	1306	implementation of the Alabama Residential Building Code.
1307	1307	(c) The division shall work with the State Energy
1308	1308	Office to ensure that all applicable federal regulations
1309	1309	regarding the residential energy code are met.
1310	1310	§34-14A-44
1311	1311	(a) The Alabama Residential Building Code Fund is
1312	1312	established within the State Treasury. The fund shall be
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1315	1315	619
1316	1316	620
1317	1317	621
1318	1318	622
1319	1319	623
1320	1320	624
1321	1321	625
1322	1322	626
1323	1323	627
1324	1324	628
1325	1325	629
1326	1326	630
1327	1327	631
1328	1328	632
1329	1329	633
1330	1330	634
1331	1331	635
1332	1332	636
1333	1333	637
1334	1334	638
1335	1335	639
1336	1336	640
1337	1337	641
1338	1338	642
1339	1339	643
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1342	1342	established within the State Treasury. The fund shall be
1343	1343	administered by the board for the administration and operation
1344	1344	of the division and the enforcement of the Alabama Residential
1345	1345	Building Code.
1346	1346	(b) Receipts deposited into the fund shall be disbursed
1347	1347	only by warrants of the state Comptroller drawn upon the State
1348	1348	Treasury on itemized vouchers approved by the executive
1349	1349	director of the board.
1350	1350	(c) No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as
1351	1351	budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to
1352	1352	41-4-96, inclusive, and 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and
1353	1353	only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations
1354	1354	act, other appropriation acts, or this section.
1355	1355	(d) At the end of each fiscal year, any unencumbered
1356	1356	balance of up to 25 percent of the amount appropriated for
1357	1357	that fiscal year shall not revert to the State General Fund
1358	1358	under Section 41-4-93, but shall carry over to the next fiscal
1359	1359	year within the Alabama Residential Building Code Fund, and
1360	1360	any unencumbered balance over 25 percent of the amount
1361	1361	appropriated for that fiscal year shall revert to the State
1362	1362	General Fund.
1363	1363	Section 5. Article 6A, commencing with Section
1364	1364	41-9-175, is added to Chapter 9 of Title 41, Code of Alabama
1365	1365	1975, to read as follows:
1366	1366	Article 6A.
1367	1367	§41-9-175
1368	1368	(a) The Alabama Residential Building Code Advisory
1369	1369	Council is established.
1370	1370	(b) The council shall consist of the following members:
1371	1371	645
1372	1372	646
1373	1373	647
1374	1374	648
1375	1375	649
1376	1376	650
1377	1377	651
1378	1378	652
1379	1379	653
1380	1380	654
1381	1381	655
1382	1382	656
1383	1383	657
1384	1384	658
1385	1385	659
1386	1386	660
1387	1387	661
1388	1388	662
1389	1389	663
1390	1390	664
1391	1391	665
1392	1392	666
1393	1393	667
1394	1394	668
1395	1395	669
1396	1396	670
1397	1397	671
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1400	1400	(b) The council shall consist of the following members:
1401	1401	(1) One member appointed by the Commissioner of
1402	1402	Insurance to represent the largest domestic property and
1403	1403	casualty provider in the state.
1404	1404	(2) The State Fire Marshal, or his or her designee.
1405	1405	(3) The Director of the Emergency Management Agency, or
1406	1406	his or her designee.
1407	1407	(4) The Executive Director of the Home Builders
1408	1408	Licensure Board, or his or her designee.
1409	1409	(5) One member appointed by the Home Builders Licensure
1410	1410	Board.
1411	1411	(6) One member appointed by the State Board of Heating,
1412	1412	Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.
1413	1413	(7) One member appointed by the Governor to represent
1414	1414	the private, investor-owned, electric utility industry.
1415	1415	(8) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to
1416	1416	represent the natural gas industry.
1417	1417	(9) One member appointed by the American Council of
1418	1418	Engineering Companies of Alabama.
1419	1419	(10) One member appointed by the Alabama League of
1420	1420	Municipalities.
1421	1421	(11) One member appointed by the Association of County
1422	1422	Commissions of Alabama.
1423	1423	(12) One member appointed by the Alabama Council of the
1424	1424	American Institute of Architects.
1425	1425	(13) One member appointed by the Home Builders
1426	1426	Association of Alabama.
1427	1427	(14) One member appointed by the Code Officials
1428	1428	Association of Alabama.
1429	1429	673
1430	1430	674
1431	1431	675
1432	1432	676
1433	1433	677
1434	1434	678
1435	1435	679
1436	1436	680
1437	1437	681
1438	1438	682
1439	1439	683
1440	1440	684
1441	1441	685
1442	1442	686
1443	1443	687
1444	1444	688
1445	1445	689
1446	1446	690
1447	1447	691
1448	1448	692
1449	1449	693
1450	1450	694
1451	1451	695
1452	1452	696
1453	1453	697
1454	1454	698
1455	1455	699
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1458	1458	Association of Alabama.
1459	1459	(15) One member appointed by the Commissioner of
1460	1460	Insurance to represent the largest foreign property and
1461	1461	casualty insurance provider in the state.
1462	1462	(16) One member appointed by the State of Alabama
1463	1463	Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board.
1464	1464	(17) One member appointed by the Alabama Rural Electric
1465	1465	Association of Cooperatives to represent the rural electric
1466	1466	cooperative industry.
1467	1467	(c) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their
1468	1468	appointments to assure that membership of the council is
1469	1469	inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban,
1470	1470	rural, and economic diversity of the state.
1471	1471	(d) Each of the appointed members of the council shall
1472	1472	be appointed for a six-year term, the term to begin on January
1473	1473	1, 2025, and may be reappointed for a second six-year term
1474	1474	pursuant to the appointing authority.
1475	1475	§41-9-175.01
1476	1476	(a) The first meeting of the council shall be called by
1477	1477	the executive director of the board no later than March 1,
1478	1478	2025. The executive director shall preside until a chair and a
1479	1479	vice chair are selected by the council. The council shall
1480	1480	elect from its own members a chair, a vice chair, and other
1481	1481	officers as it may deem desirable.
1482	1482	(b) The council shall hold meetings at the call of the
1483	1483	chair of the board or at the recommendation of the board to
1484	1484	propose a recommended Alabama Residential Building Code to the
1485	1485	Home Builders Licensure Board. Thereafter, the council shall
1486	1486	meet from time to time, at the call of the chair of the board
1487	1487	701
1488	1488	702
1489	1489	703
1490	1490	704
1491	1491	705
1492	1492	706
1493	1493	707
1494	1494	708
1495	1495	709
1496	1496	710
1497	1497	711
1498	1498	712
1499	1499	713
1500	1500	714
1501	1501	715
1502	1502	716
1503	1503	717
1504	1504	718
1505	1505	719
1506	1506	720
1507	1507	721
1508	1508	722
1509	1509	723
1510	1510	724
1511	1511	725
1512	1512	726
1513	1513	727
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1516	1516	meet from time to time, at the call of the chair of the board
1517	1517	or at the request of the board, to consider updates and
1518	1518	amendments to the code. Meetings shall be held at a time and
1519	1519	place as designated or specified in its rules.
1520	1520	(c) A majority of the members of the council shall
1521	1521	constitute a quorum at all of its meetings, and adoption or
1522	1522	resolution of any business shall require the concurrence of a
1523	1523	majority of all the members of the council. An agenda for the
1524	1524	meetings in sufficient detail to indicate the terms on which
1525	1525	final action is contemplated shall be submitted by the
1526	1526	administrator to the chair, vice chair, and council members
1527	1527	prior to the meeting.
1528	1528	(d) All meetings of the council shall be held in
1529	1529	accordance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act, Chapter 25A of
1530	1530	Title 36.
1531	1531	(e) The administrator of the Alabama Residential
1532	1532	Building Code Division shall serve as ex officio secretary of
1533	1533	the council, keep a record of the proceedings of all council
1534	1534	meetings, and perform other duties as may be directed by the
1535	1535	council.
1536	1536	(f) The council may establish committees among its
1537	1537	membership, as it deems necessary, to assist in the conduct of
1538	1538	its business.
1539	1539	§41-9-175.02
1540	1540	(a) By October 1, 2025, the council shall submit to the
1541	1541	Home Builders Licensure Board for adoption the proposed
1542	1542	Alabama Residential Building Code. The board may adopt or
1543	1543	amend the proposed minimum statewide residential building code
1544	1544	prior to adoption.
1545	1545	729
1546	1546	730
1547	1547	731
1548	1548	732
1549	1549	733
1550	1550	734
1551	1551	735
1552	1552	736
1553	1553	737
1554	1554	738
1555	1555	739
1556	1556	740
1557	1557	741
1558	1558	742
1559	1559	743
1560	1560	744
1561	1561	745
1562	1562	746
1563	1563	747
1564	1564	748
1565	1565	749
1566	1566	750
1567	1567	751
1568	1568	752
1569	1569	753
1570	1570	754
1571	1571	755
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1574	1574	prior to adoption.
1575	1575	(b) The proposed Alabama Residential Building Code, and
1576	1576	any subsequent amendment to the code, shall be based upon a
1577	1577	published edition of the Alabama Energy and Residential Code
1578	1578	as adopted and amended from the International Residential Code
1579	1579	(IRC) and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
1580	1580	Subsequent recommendations for adoptions or amendments to the
1581	1581	Alabama Residential Building Code shall be based upon
1582	1582	published editions of the IRC and IECC. In addition, the
1583	1583	council shall take into consideration provisions for sealed
1584	1584	roof decks and related roof construction standards contained
1585	1585	in either the Coastal Construction Code Supplement or the
1586	1586	Inland Construction Code Supplement as well as standards
1587	1587	related to energy efficiency pertaining to residential
1588	1588	construction.
1589	1589	(c) The council shall make recommendations with respect
1590	1590	to all matters pertaining to the implementation of the Alabama
1591	1591	Residential Building Code.
1592	1592	(d) When adopted by the board, recommendations of the
1593	1593	council shall be administered by the division.
1594	1594	§41-9-175.03
1595	1595	(a) At the direction of the board, the council shall do
1596	1596	all the following:
1597	1597	(1) Propose to the board for consideration of adoption
1598	1598	of an Alabama Residential Building Code or amendments to the
1599	1599	code.
1600	1600	(2) Evaluate, assess, advise, and counsel the division
1601	1601	on the Alabama Residential Building Code and the impact of the
1602	1602	code upon the economy and the environment.
1603	1603	757
1604	1604	758
1605	1605	759
1606	1606	760
1607	1607	761
1608	1608	762
1609	1609	763
1610	1610	764
1611	1611	765
1612	1612	766
1613	1613	767
1614	1614	768
1615	1615	769
1616	1616	770
1617	1617	771
1618	1618	772
1619	1619	773
1620	1620	774
1621	1621	775
1622	1622	776
1623	1623	777
1624	1624	778
1625	1625	779
1626	1626	780
1627	1627	781
1628	1628	782
1629	1629	783
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1632	1632	code upon the economy and the environment.
1633	1633	(3) Solicit and enlist the cooperation of all
1634	1634	appropriate private-sector and community-based organizations
1635	1635	to implement this article.
1636	1636	(4) Make continuing studies, evaluations, and surveys,
1637	1637	upon the request of the board, of the needs and impacts of the
1638	1638	Alabama Residential Building Code.
1639	1639	(5) Adopt rules for the conduct of the council
1640	1640	meetings, procedures, and execution of the purpose, functions,
1641	1641	powers, and duties delegated to it by this section.
1642	1642	(6) Conduct a program of public information in order to
1643	1643	inform the units of local government, residential home
1644	1644	builders, and the residents of the state on the importance of
1645	1645	the residential building code.
1646	1646	(7) Recommend to the board qualifications and
1647	1647	certifications for third-party fee-based code inspectors.
1648	1648	Section 6. Sections 41-23-80, 41-23-81, 41-23-82,
1649	1649	41-23-84, and 41-23-85, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to
1650	1650	read as follows:
1651	1651	"§41-23-80
1652	1652	The Legislature finds that the development, management,
1653	1653	efficient consumption, and conservation of residential energy
1654	1654	resources are of prime importance throughout this state and
1655	1655	this nation. It is also important to ensure the protection of
1656	1656	the economic and environmental values of Alabama's
1657	1657	citizensresidents. It is the intent of the Legislature to do
1658	1658	each of the following pursuant to this article:
1659	1659	(1) Encourage the conservation and efficient use of
1660	1660	residential energy resources within this state's counties and
1661	1661	785
1662	1662	786
1663	1663	787
1664	1664	788
1665	1665	789
1666	1666	790
1667	1667	791
1668	1668	792
1669	1669	793
1670	1670	794
1671	1671	795
1672	1672	796
1673	1673	797
1674	1674	798
1675	1675	799
1676	1676	800
1677	1677	801
1678	1678	802
1679	1679	803
1680	1680	804
1681	1681	805
1682	1682	806
1683	1683	807
1684	1684	808
1685	1685	809
1686	1686	810
1687	1687	811
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1690	1690	residential energy resources within this state's counties and
1691	1691	municipalities.
1692	1692	(2) Provide a governmental environment that will
1693	1693	promote an initiative for the implementation of the Alabama
1694	1694	Energy and Residential Codes Alabama Commercial Energy Code by
1695	1695	the units of local government.
1696	1696	(3) Advise and assist the units of local government in
1697	1697	adopting the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes Alabama
1698	1698	Commercial Energy Code and implementing those code provisions
1699	1699	within their boundaries.
1700	1700	(4) Promote the identification of energy management
1701	1701	technologies available for residentialcommercial uses, and to
1702	1702	disseminate information to the units of local government about
1703	1703	such technologies and their uses.
1704	1704	(5) Promote the acceptance and adoption of those energy
1705	1705	management technologies for use in all energy-consuming
1706	1706	residentialcommercial facilities throughout this state.
1707	1707	(6) Provide a process for the adoption of modern
1708	1708	building and energy codes by the State of Alabama.
1709	1709	(7) Provide a process by which the State of Alabama
1710	1710	shall adopt required commercial codes in compliance with
1711	1711	federal law."
1712	1712	"§41-23-81
1713	1713	The following terms shall have the meanings
1714	1714	respectively prescribed for them, except when the context
1715	1715	otherwise requires:
1716	1716	(1) ALABAMA ENERGY AND RESIDENTIAL CODES ALABAMA
1717	1717	COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE . The codes adopted by the board, as
1718	1718	amended by the board, and based on the 2006 Edition of the
1719	1719	813
1720	1720	814
1721	1721	815
1722	1722	816
1723	1723	817
1724	1724	818
1725	1725	819
1726	1726	820
1727	1727	821
1728	1728	822
1729	1729	823
1730	1730	824
1731	1731	825
1732	1732	826
1733	1733	827
1734	1734	828
1735	1735	829
1736	1736	830
1737	1737	831
1738	1738	832
1739	1739	833
1740	1740	834
1741	1741	835
1742	1742	836
1743	1743	837
1744	1744	838
1745	1745	839
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1748	1748	amended by the board, and based on the 2006 Edition of the
1749	1749	International Energy Conservation Code , and ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA
1750	1750	Standard 90.1-2007 for commercial buildings, and the 2006
1751	1751	International Residential Code published by the International
1752	1752	Code Council, or any subsequent editions, changes, or
1753	1753	recompilations thereof, or any other code which the board
1754	1754	officially adopts.
1755	1755	(2) BOARD. The Alabama Energy and Residential
1756	1756	CodesCommercial Energy Code Board created by this article.
1757	1757	(3) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Economic and
1758	1758	Community Affairs.
1759	1759	(4) DIVISION. The Energy Division of the Alabama
1760	1760	Department of Economic and Community Affairs.
1761	1761	(5) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Any county or
1762	1762	municipality within the State of Alabama."
1763	1763	"§41-23-82
1764	1764	(a) The Alabama Energy and Residential Codes Commercial
1765	1765	Energy Code Board is established.
1766	1766	(b) The board shall consist of 1513 members appointed
1767	1767	by the Governor and two additional members, numbered 1614 and
1768	1768	1715, appointed by the Chair of the Permanent Joint
1769	1769	Legislative Committee on Energy Policy. The members appointed
1770	1770	by the Governor shall be legal residents of the state, and
1771	1771	shall be selected on the basis of their representation of the
1772	1772	following organizations, industries, entities, and
1773	1773	professions:
1774	1774	(1) One member shall represent the Home Builders
1775	1775	Association.
1776	1776	(2)(1) One member shall represent the Board of General
1777	1777	841
1778	1778	842
1779	1779	843
1780	1780	844
1781	1781	845
1782	1782	846
1783	1783	847
1784	1784	848
1785	1785	849
1786	1786	850
1787	1787	851
1788	1788	852
1789	1789	853
1790	1790	854
1791	1791	855
1792	1792	856
1793	1793	857
1794	1794	858
1795	1795	859
1796	1796	860
1797	1797	861
1798	1798	862
1799	1799	863
1800	1800	864
1801	1801	865
1802	1802	866
1803	1803	867
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1806	1806	(2)(1) One member shall represent the Board of General
1807	1807	Contractors.
1808	1808	(3)(2) One member shall represent the State Board of
1809	1809	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration.
1810	1810	(4)(3) One member shall represent the private,
1811	1811	investor-owned, electric utility industry.
1812	1812	(5)(4) One member shall represent the rural electric
1813	1813	cooperative industry.
1814	1814	(6)(5) One member shall represent the natural gas
1815	1815	industry.
1816	1816	(7)(6) One member shall be a licensed professional
1817	1817	engineer.
1818	1818	(8)(7) One member shall represent municipalities.
1819	1819	(9)(8) One member shall represent county governments.
1820	1820	(10)(9) One member shall represent the Alabama Council,
1821	1821	American Institute of Architects.
1822	1822	(11)(10) One member shall represent the Alabama
1823	1823	Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.
1824	1824	(12)(11) One member shall represent the International
1825	1825	Code Council (ICC) Alabama Chapter, Code Officials Association
1826	1826	of Alabama.
1827	1827	(13) One member shall represent the Home Builders
1828	1828	Licensure Board.
1829	1829	(14)(12) One member shall represent the Alabama Joint
1830	1830	Fire Council.
1831	1831	(15)(13) One member shall represent the Property and
1832	1832	Casualty Insurance Industry.
1833	1833	(16)(14) One member shall be a Senate member of the
1834	1834	Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy
1835	1835	869
1836	1836	870
1837	1837	871
1838	1838	872
1839	1839	873
1840	1840	874
1841	1841	875
1842	1842	876
1843	1843	877
1844	1844	878
1845	1845	879
1846	1846	880
1847	1847	881
1848	1848	882
1849	1849	883
1850	1850	884
1851	1851	885
1852	1852	886
1853	1853	887
1854	1854	888
1855	1855	889
1856	1856	890
1857	1857	891
1858	1858	892
1859	1859	893
1860	1860	894
1861	1861	895
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1864	1864	Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy
1865	1865	selected by the chair of the committee.
1866	1866	(17)(15) One member shall be a House of Representatives
1867	1867	member of the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy
1868	1868	Policy selected by the chair of the committee.
1869	1869	(c) Each member appointed by the Governor shall be
1870	1870	selected from a list of three candidates provided to the
1871	1871	Governor by the division from each entity listed above. Board
1872	1872	appointees shall be selected on the basis of their interest in
1873	1873	problems concerning residentialcommercial energy resources,
1874	1874	consumption, and conservation, and without regard to political
1875	1875	affiliation. Appointments shall be of such a nature as to aid
1876	1876	the work of the board and to inspire the highest degree of
1877	1877	coordination and cooperation. All members of the board shall
1878	1878	be deemed members at-large charged with the responsibility of
1879	1879	serving the best interests of the board, the division, the
1880	1880	units of local government, and the state. No member shall act
1881	1881	as the representative of any particular region, United States
1882	1882	congressional district in Alabama, or state Senate or
1883	1883	legislative district in Alabama.
1884	1884	(d) The board shall exercise authority with respect to
1885	1885	all matters pertaining to the acceptance, adoption, and
1886	1886	implementation of the Alabama Energy and Residential
1887	1887	CodesCommercial Energy Code by the State of Alabama. Decisions
1888	1888	of the board shall be administered by the chief of the
1889	1889	division with the assistance of such other officers and
1890	1890	department employees as are deemed necessary to carry out the
1891	1891	purpose, functions, duties, and activities of the board.
1892	1892	(e) The membership of the board shall be inclusive and
1893	1893	897
1894	1894	898
1895	1895	899
1896	1896	900
1897	1897	901
1898	1898	902
1899	1899	903
1900	1900	904
1901	1901	905
1902	1902	906
1903	1903	907
1904	1904	908
1905	1905	909
1906	1906	910
1907	1907	911
1908	1908	912
1909	1909	913
1910	1910	914
1911	1911	915
1912	1912	916
1913	1913	917
1914	1914	918
1915	1915	919
1916	1916	920
1917	1917	921
1918	1918	922
1919	1919	923
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1922	1922	(e) The membership of the board shall be inclusive and
1923	1923	should reflect the racial, gender, geographic,
1924	1924	urban/ruralurban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.
1925	1925	(f) This article shall not apply to the erection or
1926	1926	construction of a farm structure. The term farm structure, for
1927	1927	the purposes of this actsubsection, means a structure that is
1928	1928	constructed on a farm, other than a residence or a structure
1929	1929	attached to it, for use on the farm including, but not limited
1930	1930	to, barns, sheds, and poultry houses. A farm structure does
1931	1931	not include a structure originally qualifying as a farm
1932	1932	structure but later converted to another use."
1933	1933	"§41-23-84
1934	1934	(a) The first meeting of the board shall be called by
1935	1935	the chief of the division as soon as is practicable after July
1936	1936	31, 1995. The division chief shall preside until a chair and a
1937	1937	vice chair are selected by the board. The board shall elect
1938	1938	annually from its own members a chair, a vice chair, and such
1939	1939	other officers as it may deem desirable, and shall adopt rules
1940	1940	for its organization in the conduct of its business.
1941	1941	(b) The board shall hold a regular meeting at least
1942	1942	once during each calendar year at a time and place as
1943	1943	designated or specified in its rules. Special or additional
1944	1944	meetings may be held on a call of the chair, upon a call
1945	1945	signed by at least seven members, or upon a call by the
1946	1946	division chief.
1947	1947	(c) A majority of the members of the board shall
1948	1948	constitute a quorum at all its meetings, and adoption or
1949	1949	resolution of any business shall require the concurrence of a
1950	1950	majority of all the members of the board. An agenda for the
1951	1951	925
1952	1952	926
1953	1953	927
1954	1954	928
1955	1955	929
1956	1956	930
1957	1957	931
1958	1958	932
1959	1959	933
1960	1960	934
1961	1961	935
1962	1962	936
1963	1963	937
1964	1964	938
1965	1965	939
1966	1966	940
1967	1967	941
1968	1968	942
1969	1969	943
1970	1970	944
1971	1971	945
1972	1972	946
1973	1973	947
1974	1974	948
1975	1975	949
1976	1976	950
1977	1977	951
1978	1978	952 SB288 INTRODUCED
1979	1979	Page 35
1980	1980	majority of all the members of the board. An agenda for the
1981	1981	meetings in sufficient detail to indicate the terms on which
1982	1982	final action is contemplated shall be mailedprovided by the
1983	1983	division chief to the chair, vice chair, and board members at
1984	1984	least 30 days prior to the meeting.
1985	1985	(d) The division chief shall serve as ex officio
1986	1986	secretary of the board, and shall keep a record of the
1987	1987	proceedings of all board meetings , and perform such other
1988	1988	duties as may be delegated by the board. The division chief
1989	1989	shall not receive any additional compensation for the
1990	1990	performance of those duties on the board or pursuant to this
1991	1991	article.
1992	1992	(e) The board may establish committees among its
1993	1993	membership, as it deems necessary, to assist in the conduct of
1994	1994	its business. Subcommittees shall include representation from
1995	1995	suppliers or others interested in the subject matter assigned
1996	1996	to the subcommittees, or both.
1997	1997	(f) All meetings of the board shall be held in
1998	1998	accordance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act, Chapter 25A of
1999	1999	Title 36."
2000	2000	"§41-23-85
2001	2001	(a) The board shall exercise authority with respect to
2002	2002	all matters pertaining to the acceptance and adoption, and
2003	2003	implementation of the Alabama Energy and Residential Codes
2004	2004	Commercial Energy Code by the State of Alabama. In so doing,
2005	2005	the board may perform any of the following functions:
2006	2006	(1) Review, amend, and adopt the Alabama Energy and
2007	2007	Residential Codes Commercial Energy Code . The board shall
2008	2008	consider updates and changes to the codes referenced herein no
2009	2009	953
2010	2010	954
2011	2011	955
2012	2012	956
2013	2013	957
2014	2014	958
2015	2015	959
2016	2016	960
2017	2017	961
2018	2018	962
2019	2019	963
2020	2020	964
2021	2021	965
2022	2022	966
2023	2023	967
2024	2024	968
2025	2025	969
2026	2026	970
2027	2027	971
2028	2028	972
2029	2029	973
2030	2030	974
2031	2031	975
2032	2032	976
2033	2033	977
2034	2034	978
2035	2035	979
2036	2036	980 SB288 INTRODUCED
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2038	2038	consider updates and changes to the codes referenced herein no
2039	2039	less than two years after the date of publication of the most
2040	2040	recent version of the codes.
2041	2041	(2) Evaluate, assess, advise, and counsel the division
2042	2042	and the units of local government, on residential energy codes
2043	2043	and the impact of those codes upon the economy and the
2044	2044	environment.
2045	2045	(3) Solicit and enlist the cooperation of all
2046	2046	appropriate private-sector and community-based organizations
2047	2047	to implement the purpose of this article.
2048	2048	(4) Make recommendations to the division for the
2049	2049	enactment of additional legislation as it deems necessary
2050	2050	which proposes to further enhance the capabilities of the
2051	2051	state and the units of local government in accepting,
2052	2052	adopting, and implementing the Alabama Energy and Residential
2053	2053	CodesCommercial Energy Code , and in meeting the need for
2054	2054	increasing residential energy resources and conservation due
2055	2055	to trends in residential population and the change in
2056	2056	technical requirements of the economy.
2057	2057	(5) Make continuing studies, on its own initiative or
2058	2058	upon the request of the division, of the residential energy
2059	2059	resources, conservation, and consumption needs throughout the
2060	2060	state, and issue those reports to the division and to the
2061	2061	units of local government as may result from its studies.
2062	2062	(6) Submit to the chief of the division, on an annual
2063	2063	basis, a written report covering the activities of the board.
2064	2064	(7) Make rules and regulations for the conduct of its
2065	2065	board meetings, procedures, and execution of the purpose,
2066	2066	functions, powers, and duties delegated to it by this article.
2067	2067	981
2068	2068	982
2069	2069	983
2070	2070	984
2071	2071	985
2072	2072	986
2073	2073	987
2074	2074	988
2075	2075	989
2076	2076	990
2077	2077	991
2078	2078	992
2079	2079	993
2080	2080	994
2081	2081	995
2082	2082	996
2083	2083	997
2084	2084	998
2085	2085	999
2086	2086	1000
2087	2087	1001
2088	2088	1002
2089	2089	1003
2090	2090	1004
2091	2091	1005
2092	2092	1006
2093	2093	1007
2094	2094	1008 SB288 INTRODUCED
2095	2095	Page 37
2096	2096	functions, powers, and duties delegated to it by this article.
2097	2097	(8) Conduct a program of public information in order to
2098	2098	inform the units of local government and the citizensresidents
2099	2099	of the state on the importance of residential andcommercial
2100	2100	energy codes, conservation, and consumption.
2101	2101	(9) Identify any and all resources needed or required
2102	2102	for the board to implement the purpose, functions, powers, and
2103	2103	duties of this article.
2104	2104	(b) The division shall be responsible for taking action
2105	2105	upon any and all recommendations to which the board may from
2106	2106	time to time submit.
2107	2107	(c)(1) Except as provided in this section, any code
2108	2108	adopted by any state or county entity or agency after March 9,
2109	2109	2010, shall not conflict with the codes adopted by the board.
2110	2110	A county entity or agency may elect to amend the Alabama
2111	2111	Energy and Residential Codes Commercial Energy Code as local
2112	2112	conditions require, but shall not make any amendment to
2113	2113	mandate residential fire sprinklers or to provisions which are
2114	2114	mandated or required by any federal law or federal regulation.
2115	2115	(2) As of March 9, 2010, any municipality which that
2116	2116	does not have a code in effect adopted pursuant to Section
2117	2117	11-45-8 shall not adopt any energy or residential code other
2118	2118	than the Alabama Commercial Energy and Residential Codes
2119	2119	adopted by the board or any newer versions thereof. Provided,
2120	2120	however, a municipality may elect to amend the Alabama Energy
2121	2121	and Residential Codes Commercial Energy Code as local
2122	2122	conditions require, but shall not make any amendment to
2123	2123	mandate residential fire sprinklers or to provisions which are
2124	2124	mandated or required by any federal law or federal regulation.
2125	2125	1009
2126	2126	1010
2127	2127	1011
2128	2128	1012
2129	2129	1013
2130	2130	1014
2131	2131	1015
2132	2132	1016
2133	2133	1017
2134	2134	1018
2135	2135	1019
2136	2136	1020
2137	2137	1021
2138	2138	1022
2139	2139	1023
2140	2140	1024
2141	2141	1025
2142	2142	1026
2143	2143	1027
2144	2144	1028
2145	2145	1029
2146	2146	1030
2147	2147	1031
2148	2148	1032
2149	2149	1033
2150	2150	1034
2151	2151	1035
2152	2152	1036 SB288 INTRODUCED
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2154	2154	mandated or required by any federal law or federal regulation.
2155	2155	(3) Except as provided in subsection (d), nothing
2156	2156	Nothing contained in this article shall apply to any
2157	2157	municipality with a code adopted pursuant to Section 11-45-8
2158	2158	in effect as of March 9, 2010, nor shall it anything in this
2159	2159	article prevent any such municipality from making any changes
2160	2160	or amendments to existing codes after March 9, 2010. Provided,
2161	2161	however, that a municipality shall not make any amendment to
2162	2162	provisions which are mandated by any federal law or federal
2163	2163	regulation.
2164	2164	(d) A municipal, county, or state governing entity or
2165	2165	agency may not enact an ordinance, rule, bylaw, order,
2166	2166	building code, or other legal device that would restrict a
2167	2167	consumer's ability to elect to install, by the consumer's
2168	2168	choice and for a fee, a residential fire sprinkler system in
2169	2169	any new or existing one-family or two-family dwelling. A
2170	2170	municipal, county, or state governing entity or agency may not
2171	2171	enact an ordinance, rule, bylaw, order, building code, or
2172	2172	other legal device that would require the installation of a
2173	2173	residential fire sprinkler system in any new or existing
2174	2174	one-family or two-family dwelling. Provided, however, all
2175	2175	municipalities governed by subdivision (3) of subsection (c)
2176	2176	which have enacted any ordinance, rule, bylaw, order, building
2177	2177	code, or other legal device as of March 9, 2010, relating to
2178	2178	the installation of a residential fire sprinkler system may
2179	2179	continue to enforce or amend such ordinance, rule, bylaw,
2180	2180	order, building code, or other legal device. "
2181	2181	Section 7. (a) A local building code adopted or
2182	2182	amended by any county or municipality after October 1, 2024,
2183	2183	1037
2184	2184	1038
2185	2185	1039
2186	2186	1040
2187	2187	1041
2188	2188	1042
2189	2189	1043
2190	2190	1044
2191	2191	1045
2192	2192	1046
2193	2193	1047
2194	2194	1048
2195	2195	1049
2196	2196	1050
2197	2197	1051
2198	2198	1052
2199	2199	1053
2200	2200	1054
2201	2201	1055
2202	2202	1056
2203	2203	1057
2204	2204	1058
2205	2205	1059
2206	2206	1060
2207	2207	1061
2208	2208	1062
2209	2209	1063
2210	2210	1064 SB288 INTRODUCED
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2212	2212	amended by any county or municipality after October 1, 2024,
2213	2213	shall meet the minimum standards of the Alabama Residential
2214	2214	Building Code in effect at the time of the local building code
2215	2215	adoption or amendment and shall not exceed the energy
2216	2216	provisions of the Alabama Residential Building Code, unless
2217	2217	compliance with any federal mandate requires such adoption or
2218	2218	amendment.
2219	2219	(b) A county commission or municipality shall provide
2220	2220	to the board a copy of any resolution, ordinance, or agreement
2221	2221	adopted pursuant to Section 11-40-10(b)(2), Code of Alabama
2222	2222	1975, within 10 business days of its adoption.
2223	2223	Section 8. This act shall become effective on October
2224	2224	1, 2024.
2225	2225	1065
2226	2226	1066
2227	2227	1067
2228	2228	1068
2229	2229	1069
2230	2230	1070
2231	2231	1071
2232	2232	1072
2233	2233	1073
2234	2234	1074
2235	2235	1075
2236	2236	1076