asset: nec-adoption-by-state

asset_type: supersession

body: For each US state: which edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC) is currently in force statewide, the name of the state code that adopts it (e.g. the 2023 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code), its effective date, whether the state amends the NEC, and whether adoption of a newer edition is underway. Answers 'which NEC edition applies in [state]', 'has [state] adopted the 2026 NEC', and 'when did the [year] NEC take effect in [state]'. This is the supersession/adoption-chain shape the portfolio has not tried. The retrieval slot is unusually open: NFPA's own enforcement map — the authoritative assembly — returns a 39-character JS shell to a plain HTTP client, so no agent can read it; page one is electrician-prep and label-vendor blogs that disagree with each other (one lists 7 states on NEC 2026 as of July 2026, another says zero as of March 2026, and one lists Oregon as adopted-2026 while Oregon's own building-codes page shows the 2023 OESC current with 2026 adoption only underway). The authority per state is the state's electrical board, building-codes agency, or administrative code — the same statute/board hosts as the built electrician-licence-progression asset, this portfolio's best-scoring publisher type. Caveat to state on the page: local jurisdictions (AHJs) may enforce a different edition; this asset records statewide adoption only.

key_field: state

licence: unknown

title: National Electrical Code edition adopted by each US state

type: dataset


body:
**State:** Minnesota

**NEC edition in force:** 2026 National Electrical Code (NEC)

**State code name:** Chapter 1315 of the Minnesota State Building Code

**Effective date:** Aug. 17, 2026

> Board of Electricity has adopted the 2026 National Electrical Code (NEC) with an effective date of Aug. 17, 2026. Therefore: Electrical permits filed before Aug. 17, 2026, must comply with the 2023 NEC. Electrical permits filed on or after Aug. 17, 2026, must comply with the 2026 NEC.

Source: <https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/electrical-contractors/electrical-codes-and-standards>

nec_edition: 2026 National Electrical Code (NEC)

state: Minnesota

title: Minnesota — National Electrical Code edition adopted by each US state

type: supersession


body:
**State:** Nebraska

**NEC edition in force:** NFPA 70 National Electric Code 2023

**Effective date:** Beginning August 1st, 2024

> Beginning August 1st, 2024 , the Nebraska State Electrical Division will be adopting the NFPA 70 National Electric Code 2023. At that time all testing through PSI will switch to 2023 code, and specialty license examinations in the office will also switch to 2023 code.

Source: <https://electrical.nebraska.gov/state-act-update-2023-code-adoption>

effective_date: Beginning August 1st, 2024

nec_edition: NFPA 70 National Electric Code 2023

state: Nebraska

title: Nebraska — National Electrical Code edition adopted by each US state


amendments: Table of amendments to the 2023 NEC

body:
**State:** Oregon

**NEC edition in force:** 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC)

**State code name:** 2023 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code (OESC)

**Effective date:** Effective Oct. 1, 2023

**State amendments:** Table of amendments to the 2023 NEC

**Next edition status:** 2026 OESC ADOPTION

> 2023 Oregon Electrical Specialty Code (OESC) Effective Oct. 1, 2023 Based on the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC)

Source: <https://www.oregon.gov/bcd/codes-stand/Pages/electrical.aspx>

effective_date: Effective Oct. 1, 2023

nec_edition: 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC)

next_edition_status: 2026 OESC ADOPTION

state: Oregon

title: Oregon — National Electrical Code edition adopted by each US state


body:
**State:** Washington

**NEC edition in force:** The 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70 - 2023)

**State code name:** WAC 296-46B-010

**State amendments:** This chapter will be followed where there is any conflict between this chapter and the above adopted standards.

**Next edition status:** Effective December 31, 2026, the 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70-2026) including Annex A, B, and C is adopted in this chapter by reference and replaces the 2023 edition of the NFPA 70.

> Adopted standards. (1) The 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70 - 2023) including Annex A, B, C, and subsequent Errata and Tentative Interim Amendments issued by the National Fire Protection Association; the latest published versions of Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard (ANSI/TIA-568); Commercial Building Standard for Telecommunications Pathway and Spaces (ANSI/TIA-569); Commercial Building Grounding and Bonding Requirements for Telecommunications (ANSI/TIA-607); Residential Telecommunications Cable Standard (ANSI/TIA-570); and the latest published version of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC excluding Appendixes A and B) are hereby adopted by reference as part of this chapter. Effective December 31, 2026, the 2026 edition of the National Electrical Code (NFPA 70-2026) including Annex A, B, and C is adopted in this chapter by reference and replaces the 2023 edition of the NFPA 70. This chapter will be followed where there is any conflict between this chapter and the above adopted standards.

Source: <https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-46B-010>

state: Washington

title: Washington — National Electrical Code edition adopted by each US state