New Georgia Codes and Amendments - Effective January 1, 2026

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Board, upon recommendation of the State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC), voted to adopt the following codes with an effective date of January 1, 2026:

• 2026 Georgia Amendments to the 2023 National Electrical Code
• 2024 International Residential Code with Georgia Amendments
• 2024 International Building Code with Georgia Amendments
• 2024 International Fuel Gas Code with Georgia Amendments
• 2024 International Fire Code as adopted by the Safety Fire Commissioner
• 2024 International Mechanical Code with Georgia Amendments
• 2024 International Plumbing Code with Georgia Amendments
• 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code with Georgia Amendments

These new mandatory state codes, along with the corresponding Georgia Amendments to the Georgia State Minimum Standard Codes for Construction, were adopted under the authority granted to the Board of Community Affairs by O.C.G.A. § 8-2-23.

DCA recommends that all city and county governments with local amendments on file review those amendments with regard to the newly adopted 2024 State Minimum Standard Codes and associated Georgia Amendments.

Copies of the adopted codes and Georgia Amendments are available on the DCA website at https://dca.georgia.gov/scac. For questions or additional information, please contact the Office of Construction Codes and Industrialized Buildings at (404) 679-3118 or by email at [email protected].