HB0088 • 2025

Multi-family dwelling single stairwell exits.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring counties, cities and towns to allow single exits in specified multi-family dwellings; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.

Budget

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Appropriations
Last action: 2025-02-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's status as 'Did Not Pass' means the effective date is no longer relevant.

Single Exit Requirement for Multi-family Dwellings

The bill would have allowed counties, cities and towns to permit single exits in multi-story residential buildings with six or fewer stories under certain conditions.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law that says counties, cities, and towns can allow one exit for up to six floors of apartment-style buildings if the building meets safety standards.
Specifies that this rule applies only to buildings where people live permanently, like apartments or dormitories.

Who It Names or Affects

Local government officials who make building safety rules
Building owners and developers of multi-family dwellings

Terms To Know

Residential group R-2 occupancy: A type of building where people live permanently, such as apartments or dormitories.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
It would have taken effect on July 1, 2025, but since it did not pass, this date is no longer relevant.

Bill History

2025-02-03 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2025-01-02 House
H Received for Introduction
2024-12-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0250
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0250
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0088

Multi-family dwelling single stairwell exits.

Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring counties, cities and towns to allow single exits in specified multi-family dwellings; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 16
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13
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101 is created to read:

CHAPTER 13
BUILDING CODES

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13
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101.

Single exits.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no state agency, county, city or town shall require more than one (1) exit to serve six (6) or fewer stories of a residential group R
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2 occupancy. For purposes of this section, "Residential group R
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2 occupancy" means a residential occupancy containing sleeping units or more than two (2) dwelling units where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature including apartment houses, boarding houses, convents, dormitories and work units.

(b)

A county, city or town may adopt an ordinance or resolution requiring more than one (1) exit to six (6) or fewer stories of a residential group R
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2 occupancy in the same building provided that the adoption of a uniform code such as the international building code shall not be deemed to prohibit one (1) exit unless, in addition to adopting a uniform code, the ordinance or resolution expressly requires more than one (1) exit to serve six (6) or fewer stories of a residential group R
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2 occupancy.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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