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HB1847 • 2026

Building codes; Department of Human Services; State Fire Marshal; guidelines; child care homes; license; codification; effective date.

Building codes; Department of Human Services; State Fire Marshal; guidelines; child care homes; license; codification; effective date.

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Sponsor
Schreiber
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Building codes; Department of Human Services; State Fire Marshal; guidelines; child care homes; license; codification; effective date.

Building codes; Department of Human Services; State Fire Marshal; guidelines; child care homes; license; codification; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Building codes; Department of Human Services; State Fire Marshal; guidelines; child care homes; license; codification; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Introduced (2/17/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (3/6/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/6/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Committee Substitute (3/11/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Floor Amendment 1 (3/18/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB1847 FA1 SchreiberSu-CMA 3/12/2025 9:46:20 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Suzanne Schreiber Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1847 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1847 FA1 SchreiberSu-CMA 3/12/2025 9:46:20 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Suzanne Schreiber Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1847 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 13321 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1847 By: Schreiber, Stewart, Lawson, Tedford, Archer, and May of the House and Coleman of the Senate FLOOR SUBSTITUTE 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.
Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 12873 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1847 By: Schreiber and Stewart POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 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.
Filed

Plain English: HB1847 POLPCS1 Suzanne Schreiber-CMA 2/14/2025 1:43:29 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Suzanne Schreiber Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1847 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1847 POLPCS1 Suzanne Schreiber-CMA 2/14/2025 1:43:29 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Suzanne Schreiber Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1847 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
  • No.
  • 12614 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1847 By: Schreiber and Stewart PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 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.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 House

    Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/13/2025

  2. 2025-05-06 House

    Enrolled, signed, to Senate

  3. 2025-05-06 Senate

    Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

  4. 2025-05-06 House

    Sent to Governor

  5. 2025-05-05 Senate

    General Order, Considered

  6. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0

  7. 2025-05-05 Senate

    Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

  8. 2025-05-05 House

    Referred for enrollment

  9. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Provenzano

  10. 2025-04-28 Senate

    Coauthored by Representative Pogemiller

  11. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Placed on General Order

  12. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

  13. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

  14. 2025-03-27 House

    Engrossed, signed, to Senate

  15. 2025-03-27 Senate

    First Reading

  16. 2025-03-26 House

    General Order

  17. 2025-03-26 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Munson, Hefner

  18. 2025-03-26 House

    Amended by floor substitute

  19. 2025-03-26 House

    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0

  20. 2025-03-26 House

    Referred for engrossment

  21. 2025-03-10 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee

  22. 2025-03-10 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) May

  23. 2025-03-10 House

    Authored by Senator Coleman (principal Senate author)

  24. 2025-02-25 House

    Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government

  25. 2025-02-25 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Lawson, Tedford, Archer

  26. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Government Oversight

  27. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to General Government

  28. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  29. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Schreiber, Stewart

Official Summary Text

Building codes; Department of Human Services; State Fire Marshal; guidelines; child care homes; license; codification; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Introduced (2/17/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (3/6/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/6/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Committee Substitute (3/11/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1847 (House): Floor Amendment 1 (3/18/2025)

Current Bill Text

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An Act

ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1847 By: Schreiber, Stewart, Lawson,
Tedford, Archer, May,
Munson, Hefner, Pogemiller
and Provenzano 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.

SUBJECT: Building codes

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
care homes and large child care homes shall not be denied a license
to operate should they comply with the requirements of 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
ENR. H. B. NO. 1847 Page 2
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.

ENR. H. B. NO. 1847 Page 3
Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the 5th day of May, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.

_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________