SB 160 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Construction industries; modifying certain membership; modifying certain training; modifying certain powers and duties of Commission; modifying certain fees. Effective date.

SB 160 modifies Oklahoma's Uniform Building Code Commission structure and operations. It revises membership requirements to include specific contractor, engineer, and inspector roles (e.g., residential/commercial contractors, licensed electrical/mechanical engineers), adds a two-term limit for appointed members, and requires staggered four-year terms. The bill mandates free regional training for licensed building inspectors and authorizes fees for non-licensed participants to fund the Commission, while directing all collected fees into a dedicated state fund. It also requires the Commission to develop workforce plans to increase the number of qualified building code officials statewide.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2025
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Introduced Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
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The bill text was reformatted from an introduced version to a Senate floor version, with significant formatting changes including page headers, spacing adjustments, and some text reorganization. The substantive legislative content regarding commission membership, appointment terms, and building code authority appears largely unchanged, though some text flow and paragraph structure was modified.
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Document formatting changed from introduced version to Senate floor version with updated headers, page numbers, and spacing throughout the text.

Text reorganization and paragraph restructuring occurred, particularly in Section 1000.21 regarding commission membership composition and appointment procedures.

New page headers were added indicating 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with dates and committee amendment notation.

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Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
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Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
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