Professions and occupations; Uniform Building Code Commission; members; applicability; membership requirements; continuing education; fees; effective date.
HB 2085 reorganizes Oklahoma's Uniform Building Code Commission, establishing a 13-member body with specific representation from construction trades, engineering, local regulators, and the insurance industry. It requires continuing education and certification for building code officials, including free regional training for state-licensed inspectors and fees for others to cover program costs. The law directly affects contractors, inspectors, architects, engineers, and municipalities by setting minimum building standards they must follow and creating a fee-based system to fund training. The commission now has authority to adopt statewide building codes, while allowing local governments to enforce stricter standards. The bill became law on May 15, 2025, without the Governor's signature.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 15, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was revised from the House to Senate floor version, updating formatting, citation references, and clarifying the bill's scope. The Senate version consolidates multiple related sections into a single description and adjusts language to better reflect the bill's intent regarding the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on amending the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act, but the Senate version provides clearer, consolidated language describing the affected sections (1000.20, 1000.21, 1000.23, and 1000.25) and their purposes.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill title and description to consolidate multiple amendment references into a single, clearer statement of purpose.
Changed the section header from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and formatting.
Adjusted language in Section 1 to cite 'Sections 1000.20 through 1000.29 1000.30' with improved clarity on the Act's citation name.
Refined the description of the bill's purpose to better reflect updates to internal citations, membership requirements, and continuing education provisions.
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025 · House Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
40–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 7
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 9
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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