1. (a) The following may not adopt rules requiring the installation of an arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) in a Class 2 structure or a structure classified as an R-2 building occupancy classification under the Indiana building code constructed after June 30, 2026:

   1. (1) The commission.
   2. (2) Another state agency.
2. (b) A political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance or other regulation requiring the installation of an arc-fault circuit interrupter
3. (AFCI) in a Class 2 structure or a structure classified as an R-2 building occupancy classification under the Indiana building code constructed after June 30, 2026.
4. (c) A ordinance or other regulation adopted before July 1, 2026, is void to the extent the ordinance or regulation conflicts with this section.

As added by P.L.73-2026, SEC.8.