| FBC — | OPERATIVE TODAY (2026-09-10): the FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 8TH EDITION (2023), adopted by Fla. Admin. Code r. 61G20-1.001, effective 2023-12-31. FORTHCOMING, NOT YET IN FORCE: the FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 9TH EDITION (2026), whose model base is the 2024 I-Codes (IBC, IMC, IPC, IFGC, IEBC) plus the 2023 NEC (and, per the volume Analyses of Changes, the 2024 IRC for FBC-Residential), with a scheduled effective date of 2026-12-31 (stated as six months after publication). AS OF THE COMMISSION'S 2026-03-13 MEETING THE 9TH EDITION WAS AT THE NOTICE-OF-PROPOSED-RULE STAGE AND HAD NOT BEEN ADOPTED, and as of this run the Florida Administrative Code history for r. 61G20-1.001 shows its most recent amendment as 12-31-23 with NO filed 9th Edition amendment. DO NOT FLIP ANY FLORIDA ROW TO A 2024 MODEL BASE BEFORE 2026-12-31. | Fla. Admin. Code r. 61G20-1.001 (Florida Building Code Adopted), Florida Building Commission, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation; authority Fla. Stat. s.553.73(1),(7). OPERATIVE: 8th Edition (2023), rule amended 12-31-23 (history per the Florida Administrative Code gateway at flrules.org: "...12-31-17, 12-31-20, 12-26-21, 1-1-23, 1-3-23, 9-18-23, 12-31-23", NO LATER AMENDMENT AND NO FILED 9TH EDITION AMENDMENT AS OF 2026-09-10). FORTHCOMING: 9th Edition (2026) under the same rule, at Notice-of-Proposed-Rule stage per the Commission minutes of 2026-03-13, scheduled effective 2026-12-31 per the Commission's 2026 FBC Workplan (August 2025). · source ↗ |
| FBC-Building — | 2023 | FBC 8th Edition (2021 IBC base), Fla. Stat. 553.73 · source ↗ |
| FBC-Residential — | 2023 | FBC 8th Edition (2021 IRC base) · source ↗ |
| IBC — International Building Code | 2021 | Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G20-1.001 (Florida Building Code Adopted), Florida Building Commission, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation; rulemaking authority s.553.73(1),(7) F.S.; implementing ss.399.031, 553.37(1), 553.72, 553.73, 553.844(5) F.S.; Florida Building Code 8th Edition (2023) eff. 12/31/2023; rule last amended eff. 3/18/2026 · source ↗ |
| IEBC — International Existing Building Code | 2023 | FBC 8th Edition (2021 IEBC base) · source ↗ |
| IECC — International Energy Conservation Code | 2021 IECC | Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G20-1.001 (Florida Building Code Adopted), Florida Building Commission, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation; rulemaking authority s.553.73(1),(7) F.S.; implementing ss.399.031, 553.37(1), 553.72, 553.73, 553.844(5), 553.899 F.S.; volume-specific mandate s.553.901 F.S. (Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction); adopting the Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 8th Edition (2023), eff. 12/31/2023; rule last amended eff. 3/18/2026 · source ↗ |
| IFC — | NOT ADOPTED — no edition of the International Fire Code is in force anywhere in Florida. Fire and life safety are governed statewide by the Florida Fire Prevention Code, 8th Edition (2023), which adopts NFPA 1 (2021, Florida edition) and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (2021, Florida edition), effective 2023-12-31. | Fla. Stat. s.633.202 (State Fire Marshal shall adopt NFPA 1 Fire Prevention Code and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code as the Florida Fire Prevention Code, updated every 3 years; the International Fire Code is not named); Fla. Admin. Code ch. 69A-60, esp. 69A-60.002 (Scope; Description of Florida Fire Prevention Code), 69A-60.003 (NFPA 1 adopted), 69A-60.004 (NFPA 101, Florida 2021 Edition, adopted), 69A-60.005, 69A-60.007; NFPA standards generally at Fla. Admin. Code r. 69A-3.012. Rulemaking authority and law implemented ss. 633.104, 633.202, 633.208 F.S. Florida Fire Prevention Code, 8th Edition (2023), eff. 12/31/2023. NO INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE ADOPTION EXISTS IN FLORIDA — this row records a verified NON-ADOPTION, not an unresearched gap. · source ↗ |
| IFGC — International Fuel Gas Code | 2023 | FBC 8th Edition (2021 IFGC base) · source ↗ |
| IMC — International Mechanical Code | 2021 IMC | Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G20-1.001 (Florida Building Code Adopted), Florida Building Commission, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation; rulemaking authority s.553.73(1),(7) F.S.; implementing ss.399.031, 553.37(1), 553.72, 553.73, 553.844(5), 553.899 F.S.; adopting the Florida Building Code, Mechanical, 8th Edition (2023), eff. 12/31/2023; rule last amended eff. 3/18/2026 · source ↗ |
| IPC — International Plumbing Code | 2021 IPC | Fla. Admin. Code R. 61G20-1.001 (Florida Building Code Adopted), Florida Building Commission, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation; rulemaking authority s.553.73(1),(7) F.S.; implementing ss.399.031, 553.37(1), 553.72, 553.73, 553.844(5), 553.899 F.S.; adopting the Florida Building Code, Plumbing, 8th Edition (2023), eff. 12/31/2023; rule last amended eff. 3/18/2026 · source ↗ |
| IRC — International Residential Code | 2021 IRC — the model base of the FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, RESIDENTIAL, 8TH EDITION (2023) (FBCR). Florida Building Commission, Analysis of Changes for the 8th Edition (2023) Florida Codes — Residential, verbatim: "The model code used to update the 8th Edition (2023) FBCR is the 2021 International Residential Code (IRC)." And: "The 7th Edition (2020) FBCR is the base code for the 8th Edition (2023) FBCR." NOT the 2024 IRC. THE "2023" IN THE NAME IS THE FLORIDA EDITION LABEL, NOT A MODEL YEAR — THERE IS NO 2023 IRC. SUCCESSOR ALREADY PUBLISHED AND DATED: the 9th Edition (2026) FBCR is on the 2024 IRC — Analysis of Changes for the 9th Edition, verbatim: "The model code used to update the 9th Edition (2026) FBCR is the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC)." and "The 8th Edition (2023) FBCR is the base code for the 9th Edition (2026) FBCR." The 9th Edition takes effect 2026-12-31; ON THE DATE OF THIS ROW (2026-09-10) THE 8TH EDITION AND THEREFORE THE 2021 IRC STILL GOVERNS. THIS ROW GOES STALE 2026-12-31 — flip it to 2024 IRC then, and not before. | Fla. Admin. Code r. 61G20-1.001 (Florida Building Code Adopted), Florida Building Commission, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation; rulemaking authority Fla. Stat. s.553.73(1),(7); 8th Edition (2023) effective 2023-12-31; rule last amended 2026-03-18 to adopt the 9th Edition (2026), effective 2026-12-31. Model-edition evidence: Florida Building Commission, "Analysis of Changes for the 8th Edition (2023) Florida Codes — Residential" (2021 IRC) and "Analysis of Changes for the 9th Edition (2026) Florida Building Code — Residential" (2024 IRC). · source ↗ |
| NEC — National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) | 2020 NEC (NFPA 70, 2020 edition). ADOPTING RULE, QUOTED VERBATIM FROM THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OWN PUBLISHED RULE TEXT: "(qq) NFPA 70, 2020 2017 edition, National Electrical Code(R)." THE DOUBLE YEAR IS NOT A TYPO -- THE FILED RULE TEXT IS IN STRIKE-AND-INSERT FORM, "2020" BEING THE INSERTED NEW EDITION AND "2017" THE STRUCK PRIOR ONE. FLORIDA THEREFORE MOVED FROM THE 2017 NEC TO THE 2020 NEC AT THE 12/31/2023 AMENDMENT, AND THE PRIOR EDITION IS EVIDENCED RATHER THAN INFERRED. *** NOT 2023 AND NOT 2026: the 9th Edition (2026) Florida Building Code is to be built on the 2023 NEC but is NOT IN FORCE (scheduled 2026-12-31). DO NOT FLIP THIS ROW BEFORE THEN. | Fla. Admin. Code R. 69A-3.012, "Standards of the National Fire Protection Association and Other Standards Adopted" (Dept. of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal), paragraph (qq), eff. 12/31/2023. RULE TEXT VERBATIM: "(qq) NFPA 70, 2020 2017 edition, National Electrical Code(R)." ADOPTING SENTENCE OF THE SAME RULE, VERBATIM: "Except as specifically modified by statute or by the State Fire Marshal's rules, the 'Florida Fire Prevention Code, 8th 7th Edition (20232020),' which is comprised of the Florida specific edition of NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code(R) (20212018 edition) and the Florida specific edition of NFPA 1, the Fire Code (2021 2018 edition), are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference". HISTORY LINE VERBATIM: "History-New 5-14-86, Amended 2-12-87, 4-8-90, 10-30-91, 4-3-95, 11-27-01, Formerly 4A-3.012, Amended 8-7-05, 5-18-08, 12-31-08, 12-13-09, 12-31-11, 12-31-14, 12-31-17, 12-31-20,12-31-23." The Florida Administrative Code register entry for 69A-3.012 independently shows Effective 12/31/2023. · source ↗ |