S.F. 216 Section 1. Section 103A.7, Code 2021, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. The rules shall conform to the 3 most recent edition of the international code council’s 4 international energy conservation code. 5 Sec. 2. Section 103A.22, Code 2021, is amended by adding the 6 following new subsection: 7 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. Nothing in this chapter shall be 8 construed as prohibiting any governmental subdivision from 9 adopting or enacting any building regulations that contain more 10 stringent energy conservation requirements than those in the 11 state building code. 12 Sec. 3. CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect 13 on the date the international code council publishes the 2021 14 edition of the international energy conservation code. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill relates to the state building code Act. 19 The bill requires that the rules adopted by the state 20 building code commissioner, with the approval of the state 21 building code advisory council, conform to the most recent 22 edition of the international code council’s international 23 energy conservation code. Additionally, the bill provides that 24 nothing in the state building code Act shall be construed to 25 prohibit a governmental subdivision from adopting building 26 regulations that contain more stringent energy conservation 27 requirements than those in the state building code. 28 The bill takes effect on the date the international code 29 council publishes the 2021 edition of the international energy 30 conservation code. 31 -1- LSB 1379XS (3) 89 jda/rn 1/ 1