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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 14, 2025
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1847 By: Schreiber, Stewart, Lawson,
Tedford, Archer, May,
Munson, and Hefner of the
House
and
Coleman of the Senate
An Act relating to building codes; directing the
Department of Human Services to work with the State
Fire Marshal to develop certain guidelines; providing
that certain child care homes shall not be denied a
license; prohibiting stricter requirements; providing
for codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1000.31 of Title 59, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The Department of Human Services shall work with the Oklahoma
State Fire Marshal to develop guidelines that allow family child
care homes and large child care homes, as defined in Section 402 of
Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to operate under the requirements
of the 2018 International Residential Code as adopted by the
Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission (OUBCC). Family child
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care homes and large child care homes shall not be denied a license
to operate should they comply with the requirements o f the
guidelines as established by the Department and the Oklahoma State
Fire Marshal. No agency, municipality, county, or other political
subdivision of this state shall place stricter fire and life safety
requirements than those outlined in the 2018 International
Residential Code as adopted by the OUBCC on family child care homes
and large child care homes.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
April 14, 2025 - DO PASS