Bill > SB129

This bill updates several South Dakota statutes to reference the 2024 editions of standard building codes published by the International Code Council, Incorporated, which are widely adopted guidelines for construction and property maintenance. Specifically, it amends laws concerning local government ordinances for building construction and maintenance, ensuring that any adopted ordinances for non-residential structures must comply with the 2024 International Building Code, and for residential structures, with the 2024 International Residential Code, while also allowing local governments to amend these codes. The bill also establishes that if a local government has not adopted its own building code ordinance, construction after July 1, 2026, must follow the 2024 International Building Code, with certain exceptions for residential structures, mobile homes, and farmsteads. Additionally, it updates the standard for maintenance of existing structures and premises to the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code. Importantly, the bill clarifies that these updated codes do not apply to mobile or manufactured homes built to federal standards or to specialty resort or vacation home establishments that meet specific requirements, and it prohibits mandatory sprinkler systems in single-family dwellings.

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https://sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/27050