BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1654: International fire code

Concerning the administration of the international fire code.

Summary

Allows fire protection districts or regional fire protection service authorities with more than $10 million in revenue over the preceding three years to assume responsibility for administering and enforcing the International Fire Code within their jurisdiction.
Requires fire protection districts or regional fire protection service authorities that assume responsibility for administering and enforcing the International Fire Code to offer equivalent jobs to any employee from the county fire marshal's office that was displaced because of the assumption of responsibility.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1654), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the administration of the international fire code;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1654 (2023–24) Behavior support homes · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1654 (2021–22) Health prof. monitoring · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1654 (2019–20) Facial recognition tech. · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1654 (2017–18) Teacher certification · Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2017
HB 1654 (2015–16) Pollen-rich plants for bees · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1654 (2013–14) Fire prot. service authority · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1654 (2011–12) Tuition for excess credits · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1654 (2009–10) Appropriations legislation · Did not pass · died in committee