Title 24 Development

The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is responsible for promulgating regulations that promote fire and life safety for inclusion into the State Building Codes including the California Building Code, California Fire Code, California Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, California Plumbing Code and California Historical Building Code. These documents are also referred to as California Code of Regulations, Title 24. The process incorporates a great deal of public participation and is guided by the State Building Standards Law.

Throughout the years, the State Fire Marshal has been given the responsibility of developing building standards affecting several industries. Because of the multi-faceted nature of fire protection, OSFM has worked with and local government, fire officials, building officials and the private sector to develop fire and life safety building standards addressing: roof coverings, fire alarm systems, motion picture production facilities, hazardous materials, and organized camps. OSFM also regulates the adoption of building standards in assembly, institutional, educational, and residential buildings as well as high-rises and any building containing State employees.

Code Development and Analysis currently only publishes Title 24 - Prior Rulemaking Activities through 2016. Prior years can be made available upon request.

Title 24 - Current Rulemaking Activities

See the California Buildings Standards Commission's website for information and official documents.

California Building Standards Commission Webpage

This link contains the hearing notices, timeline and proposed changes.

Title 24 - Prior Rulemaking Activities

See the California Buildings Standards Commission's website for information and official documents.

(Intervening Code Adoption Cycle)

45-Day Comment Periods (April 28 - June 12, 2017)

View code proposals that have been submitted to the California Building Standards Commission. 

Rulemaking Activities (March 2017)

The Office of the State Fire Marshal has submitted code proposals for the California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electric Code and the California Fire Code. View the code proposals submitted to the California Building Standards Commission for the Code Advisory Committee. 

OSFM code proposals for the California Electric Code will be heard by the Code Advisory Committee on Feb. 13th, 2017.

OSFM code proposals for the California Building, Residential and Fire Codes will be held on March 28th, 2017.

Pre-Rulemaking Activities (December 2016)
December 19th, 2016 - Stakeholder meeting for Parts 2, 2.5, 3 and 9.
(2016 California Building, Residential, Electrical and Fire Codes)

Notice and Agenda

Part 2 California Building Code

Draft CBC Express Terms (pdf)

Draft CBC Initial Statement of Reason (pdf)

Part 2.5 California Residential Code

Draft CRC Express Terms (pdf)

Draft CRC Initial Statement of Reason (pdf)

ET for Express Terms (pdf)

ISOR for Initial Statement of Reason (pdf)

 

Part 3 California Electric Code

Draft Express Terms (pdf)

Draft Initial Statement of Reason (pdf)

 

Part 9 California Fire Code

Draft CFC Express Terms (pdf)

Draft CFC Initial Statement of Reason (pdf)

 

Workgroup reports

2016 Wildfire Protection Building Construction Task Force report (pdf)

2016 Residential Fire Sprinklers Working Group (pdf)

E Occupancy (2016) Task Force (pdf)

2016 High-rise Working Group (pdf)

2016 I-3 Occupancy Working Group (pdf)

 

For additional information related to the 2016 Interim Rulemaking Cycle please visit the California Building Standards commission website at: http://www.bsc.ca.gov/Rulemaking/adoptcycle/2016InterveningCodeAdoptionCycle.aspx