Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-053-2025

• Reference No.: CB-053-2025
• Draft No.: 1
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 9/9/2025
• Introduced Date: 7/8/2025
• Public Hearing Date: 09/09/2025 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 11/12/2025
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING BUILDING CODE OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of updating the provisions of the Building Code of Prince George’s County (the “County”) to conform to the 2020 editions of the National Electrical Code.
• Proposers/Sponsors: County Executive, Wala Blegay, Calvin S. Hawkins
• Code sections: 09-101 - , 09-101.01 - Reserved., 09-102 - , 09-103 - Reserved., 09-104 - , 09-104.01 - , 09-105 - , 09-106 - , 09-107 - Reserved, 09-107.01 - , 09-108 - Reserved, 09-108.00.01 - Reserved., 09-108.01 - , 09-108.02 - , 09-108.03 - , 09-109 - Reserved., 09-109.01 - , 09-109.02 - Reserved., 09-109.03 - , 09-109.04 - , 09-110 - , 09-111 - Reserved., 09-112 - , 09-113 - , 09-114 - , 09-115 - , 09-116 - , 09-117 - , 09-118 - , 09-119 - , 09-120 - , 09-121 - , 09-122 - , 09-123 - , 09-124 - Reserved., 09-124.01 - Reserved., 09-124.02 - Reserved., 09-125 - Reserved.
• Contact: Lori S. Parris, Chief of Staff, Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2025	1	County Executive	signed
9/9/2025	1	County Council	public hearing held
9/9/2025	1	County Council	enacted	Pass
7/8/2025	1	County Council	introduced
6/16/2025	1	Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee	Favorably recommended	Pass
5/27/2025	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING BUILDING CODE OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of updating the provisions of the Building Code of Prince George’s County (the “County”) to conform to the 2020 editions of the National Electrical Code.

Background

In summary, the Code Amendments to Subtitle 9 align with the 2020 editions of the National Electrical Code.  These updates bring Subtitle 9 in line with the State of Maryland’s code. 

The notable updates and Subtitle 9 include: 

•                     Amending wiring methods to include copper-clad aluminum.

•                     Prohibition of the use of non-listed power supply.

•                     Amending overcurrent protection for existing installation.

•                     Amending “lay-in” requirements for luminaires, lamp holders, and lamps.

•                     Removal of the requirement to obtain permission from AHJ regarding use emergency power source.

•                     Clarified emergency power source requirements for Diesel Fire Pump Controller.

•                     Amending the number of electrical devices that can be worked on by a property owner.

Updating the fee section to reflect fee adoption per Subtitle 2.