This bill amends existing law (RCW 19.27.070) to (re)establish the State Building Code Council as part of the Department of Enterprise Services and to set detailed membership, terms, and meeting rules. It requires 21 governor-appointed members with specified categories, including a requirement that at least 10 members live in cities of 50,000 or fewer residents or counties of 300,000 or fewer. The bill also designates ex officio, nonvoting members (two House members, two Senate members, and an electrical division employee from the Department of Labor and Industries), sets member terms at three years and chair terms at one year, and provides that members are not paid but are reimbursed for travel. The measure creates specific procedural changes for appointments and vacancies: the governor must solicit nominations from recognized organizations and pick private-sector appointees from lists of three nominations provided by the largest trade associations (when provided); the council must post a vacancy notice within three days of a term expiring; trade associations must supply nominations within 30 days of an open position; the governor must appoint a qualified replacement within 60 days after qualified nominations are received or within 60 days after notice that a member no longer qualifies; members must notify council staff and the governor within 30 days if they no longer qualify; and governor-appointed members hold office until a successor is appointed but not more than 90 days past term expiration. The bill also requires ethics-in-public-service training for council members and staff within one year and cites reimbursement and ethics chapters under other RCWs. This is primarily an organizational and procedural change to the State Building Code Council’s structure and appointment process rather than a criminal or penalty change. The extracted text shows insertions and deletions relative to prior law, but the full prior statute text and any effective date or fiscal information are not included, so exact comparisons to current law and implementation timing cannot be determined from the provided material.

If enacted, the council would be formally housed in the Department of Enterprise Services and run by 21 governor-appointed members with specific timelines and nomination rules that make it easier for trade associations to shape private-sector appointments and ensure at least ten members come from smaller cities or counties. The governor and council staff will have new administrative duties: posting open positions within three days, collecting nominations within 30 days, appointing replacements within 60 days, and handling notices when members no longer qualify; members serve three-year terms, the chair is elected yearly, members are unpaid but get travel reimbursed, and everyone must complete ethics training within a year. The most affected parties are the Department of Enterprise Services (which will host and support the council), the governor’s office (which must solicit nominations and make timely appointments), trade associations (which must provide nominee lists on short timelines), council staff (who must track qualifications and vacancies), and residents of smaller cities and counties (who are likely to see increased representation). Costs look limited to staff time and member travel reimbursements, and there is a practical risk of seat vacancies if nominations are not provided or appointments are delayed; the text does not include an effective date or any fiscal analysis, so timing and budget impacts are uncertain.