HB4203 • 2026

Building codes; requiring development of guidelines with respect to single exits; effective date.

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Sponsor: Schreiber
Last action: 2026-04-28
Official status: Placed on General Order
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Building codes; requiring development of guidelines with respect to single exits; effective date.

What This Bill Does

Building codes; requiring development of guidelines with respect to single exits; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4203 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/16/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4203 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/2/2026) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4203 (House): Committee Substitute (3/6/2026)

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Amendments

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Policy Committee Recommendation

None

Filed

Plain English: Req.

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16624 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 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
4203 By: Schreiber POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to building codes; requiring development of guidelines with respect to single exits; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1

None

Filed

Plain English: HB4203 POLPCS1 Suzanne Schreiber-MAH 2/5/2026 9:37:37 am 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 HB4203 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.

HB4203 POLPCS1 Suzanne Schreiber-MAH 2/5/2026 9:37:37 am 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 HB4203 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.
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16041 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 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
4203 By: Schreiber PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to building codes; requiring development of guidelines with respect to single exits; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

2026-04-28 Senate
Placed on General Order
2026-04-23 Senate
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
2026-04-16 Senate
Coauthored by Representative Dollens
2026-04-01 Senate
Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance
2026-03-30 House
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
2026-03-30 Senate
First Reading
2026-03-26 House
General Order
2026-03-26 House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 9
2026-03-26 House
Referred for engrossment
2026-03-03 House
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
2026-03-03 House
Authored by Senator Haste (principal Senate author)
2026-02-23 House
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute County and Municipal Government
2026-02-10 House
Withdrawn from Rules Committee
2026-02-10 House
Referred to Government Oversight
2026-02-10 House
Referred to County and Municipal Government
2026-02-03 House
Second Reading referred to Rules
2026-02-02 House
First Reading
2026-02-02 House
Authored by Representative Schreiber

Official Summary Text

Building codes; requiring development of guidelines with respect to single exits; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4203 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/16/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4203 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/2/2026)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 4203 (House): Committee Substitute (3/6/2026)

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 4203 By: Schreiber of the House

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Haste of the Senate

An Act relating to building codes; requiring
development of guidelines with respect to single
exits; 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 1000.32 of Title 59, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The Oklahoma Universal Building Code Commission shall develop
guidelines and revisions to the International Building Code that
permit Group R-2 occupancies to be served by a single exit, provided
that the building has not more than four stories above grade plane.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of March, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2026.

Presiding Officer of the Senate