HB 1847 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Building codes; Department of Human Services; State Fire Marshal; guidelines; child care homes; license; codification; effective date.

HB 1847 requires Oklahoma's Department of Human Services and State Fire Marshal to create guidelines allowing family and large child care homes to follow the International Fire Code for fire safety. It prohibits local governments, counties, or agencies from imposing stricter fire safety rules than the International Fire Code on these facilities. Child care homes meeting the International Fire Code requirements cannot be denied a license to operate. The law takes effect November 1, 2025, standardizing fire safety compliance for child care providers statewide.
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 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended during its passage from the House to the Senate, primarily changing the committee oversight from Government Oversight to Health and Human Services and adjusting the codification section header. The substantive policy content regarding fire safety guidelines for child care homes remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily procedural and formatting.
TECHNICAL

The committee report attribution was changed from 'Committee on Government Oversight' to 'Committee on Health and Human Services' with a date update from March 10, 2025 to April 14, 2025.

The header text was updated from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's current chamber status.

The sponsor list was slightly adjusted to include Coleman of the Senate, reflecting Senate co-authorship.

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2025 · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
May 5, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
37 Yea 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Amended by floor substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to General Government
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors