BOMA is committed to providing essential information to its members and commercial real estate professionals. The International Code Council (ICC) regularly reviews and updates building codes to ensure that standards are met and kept across the industry.
Please download the most recent ICC Building Codes Voting Guide to share with your code officials and ensure that code changes are adopted correctly. If you’re not sure who your code official is, reach out to [email protected].
Current Codes Development Cycles
See the chart below for the upcoming codes development cycles.
| Step in Code Development Cycle | Date | ||
| 2024 – Group A Codes
IBC – E, IBC – FS, IFC, IFGC, IMC, IPC, IPSDC, IRC – M, IRC – P, ISPSC, IWUIC |
2025 – Group B Codes
Admin, IBC – G, IBC – S, IEBC, IgCC (Ch. 1 & App M), IPMC, IRC – B, IZC |
2026 – Group A & B Codes
Public Comments Posting, Public Comment Hearing, Online Governmental Consensus Vote |
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| Deadline for Receipt of Online Applications for All Code Development Committees | June 1, 2023
(See Schedule Notes) |
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| cdp Access Open for Code Change Submittals | October 16, 2023 (Tentative) | October 15, 2024 | |
| Deadline for cdp Access Online Receipt of Code Change Proposals | January 8, 2024 | January 10, 2025 | |
| Web Posting of “Proposed Changes to the I-Codes” (Monograph) | February 26, 2024 | March 13, 2025 | |
| Committee Action Hearing #1 (CAH #1) | April 7 – 16, 2024 | April 27 – May 6, 2025 | |
| cdp Access Open for Comment Submittals to CAH #1 Action | May 16, 2024 | June 3, 2025 | |
| Web Posting of “Report of the Committee Action Hearing #1” | May 16, 2024 | June 3, 2025 | |
| Deadline for cdp Access Online Receipt of Comments on CAH #1 Actions | July 8, 2024 | July 15, 2025 | |
| Web Posting of “Comments to CAH #1” | September 5, 2024 | September 10, 2025 | |
| Committee Action Hearing #2 (CAH#2) | October 23 – 31, 2024 | October 22 – 30, 2025 | |
| Web Posting of “Report of the Committee Action Hearing #2” | December 2, 2024 | November 25, 2025 | |
| cdp Access Open for Public Comment Submittals for 2026 PCH | January 20, 2025
(Tentative) |
November 25, 2025
(Tentative) |
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