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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023 )
HOUSE BILL 2425 By: May
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to professions and occupations;
amending 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000.24, which relates
to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission;
requiring amendments to code be sent to Commission
for consideration; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 1000. 24, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1000.24 A. 1. Beginning July 1, 2009, pursuant to and
in compliance with Article I of the Administrative Procedures Act,
the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power
to adopt, amend, repea l and promulgate rules as may be necessary to
perform the duties required under the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code
Commission Act. Rules authorized under this section shall not
become effective prior to October 1, 2009.
2. Beginning October 1, 2009, the Commission shall have the
power to enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform Building
Code Commission Act.
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3. Any codes adopted by state agencies, municipalities or other
political subdivisions of the state prior to uniform codes being
adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission , pursuant
to the provisions of, or rules promulgated pursuant to, the Oklahoma
Uniform Building Code Commission Act, shall be considered valid and
in effect until uniform codes are adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform
Building Code Commission.
B. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the
following powers:
1. Exercise all incidental powers and duties which are
necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Oklahoma Uniform
Building Code Commission Act;
2. Adopt and have an official seal;
3. Maintain an administrative staff , including, but not limited
to, an Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Chief Executive
Officer;
4. Direct such other expenditures as may be nece ssary in the
performance of its duties, including, but not limited to,
expenditures for office space, equipment, furnishings and contracts
for services. All expenditures shall be made pursuant to the
Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act ;
5. Appoint technical committees to review and recommend for
adoption all building codes. The technical committees shall review
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and recommend building codes with any amendments f or adoption by the
Commission; and
6. Create a website listing all building codes adopted by the
Commission. The website shall provide a method for listing all
codes adopted by a state agency, city or any other political
subdivision of the st ate containing higher standards and
requirements than the codes adopted pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform
Building Code Commission Act as required in Section 14-107 of Title
11 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
C. After October 1, 2009, the Commission shall account for all
receipts and expenditures of the monies of the Commission, including
annually preparing and publishin g a statement of receipts and
expenditures of the Commission for each fiscal year. The
Commission's annual statement of receipts and expenditures shall be
audited by the State Auditor and Inspector or an independent
accounting firm, and the audit report s hall be certified to the
Governor of this state to be true and correct, under oath, by the
chair and vice-chair of the Commission.
D. Any amendments or modifications to the currently adopted
state codes shall be forwarded to the Ok lahoma Uniform Building Code
Commission for considera tion.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-6840 LRB 12/28/22