In March of 2018, L&I Commissioner David Perri suspends all meetings and work sessions of the Plumbing Advisory Board stating that “common ground could not be reached on the expansion of materials in the plumbing code”. The Plumbing Industry did not agree with the stopping of meetings or with the Commissioner’s statements. The Plumbing Industry continued to request that the Commissioner allow the Board to continue with their work. The Industry’s repeated requests went unanswered.