ESB 6120 — Concerning the Wildland Urban Interface Code.

What this bill does

Requires the Department of Natural Resources to complete a statewide wildfire hazard map and a base level wildfire risk map for each county. Allows jurisdictions to complete their own wildfire hazard and base level wildfire risk map for use in applying the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (International WUI Code) until the statewide maps are complete. Specifies which portions of the International WUI Code the State Building Code Council may adopt.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · February 29, 2024
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 7, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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