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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 161
Committee: State Government Sponsor: Representative Craig Lipscomb
Analyst: Cary Dean Date: 02/12/2025
House Bill 161 as reported by the Committee on State Government would increase obligations
of the Division of Construction Management (DCM), by an undetermined amount, to adopt
building codes for non-residential buildings, to update the model building code every three years
to reflect the most recent International Code Council's most recent revised model building
codes, and to provide guidance to local governments in assuring uniform application of the
model building codes.
This bill would also reduce the administrative obligations, and the collection of penalty receipts,
of local governments that have adopted building codes by removing the authority of local
governments to: (1) adopt building codes for non-residential buildings; and (2) prescribe
penalties for violating local building codes. Additionally, this bill could increase the obligations
of coastal counties and municipalities that opt to adopt supplemental coastal building code
requirements pursuant to the provisions of this bill; and could potentially increase obligations to
county and municipal governing bodies by an undetermined amount, if they choose to adopt and
implement a permitting and inspection program.
In addition, this bill could increase receipts to the State General Fund and municipal general
funds from fines; increase receipts to the State General Fund, county general funds, municipal
general funds, and other funds to which court costs are deposited; and could increase the
obligations of the State General Fund, local jails, the district attorneys, the Department of
Corrections, and the Bureau of Pardons, Community Corrections Programs and Paroles by an
undetermined amount dependent upon the number of building code officials charged with and
convicted of the offense provided by this bill and the penalty imposed. FN-QZ8K141-2
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