https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-access-to-laws-should-be-fully-open

…regulations we all live by (such as fire safety codes…) are initially written—by industry experts, government officials, and other volunteers—under the auspices of standards development organizations (SDOs)…The #ProCodesAct effectively endorses the claim that SDOs can “retain” copyright in codes, even after they are made law, as long as they make the codes available through a “publicly accessible” website – which means read-only, and subject to licensing limits.