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 effective date mentioned in the candidate explanation does not match the official bill text which states an effective date of July 1, 2025.

Allowing Single Exits in Multi-family Dwellings

The bill allows counties, cities and towns to permit single exits for multi-family 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 parts of multi-family buildings if there are six floors or less.
Defines 'Residential group R-2 occupancy' as places like apartment houses where people live long-term.
Allows local governments to require more than one exit if they make a specific rule saying so.

Who It Names or Affects

Counties, cities and towns in Wyoming
Building owners of multi-family dwellings with six or fewer stories

Terms To Know

Residential group R-2 occupancy: A type of building where people live long-term, such as apartment houses.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
It is unclear how many buildings will be affected by this change.

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

Read the full stored bill text

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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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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