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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 751 By: Stewart
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the State Architectural and
7 Licensed Interior Designers Act; amending 59 O.S.
8 2021, Section 46.21b, as amended by Section 16,
8 Chapter 138, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section
9 46.21b), which relates to building types subject to
9 act; modifying certain construction value; updating
10 statutory language; and providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 59 O.S. 2021, Section 46.21b, as
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15 amended by Section 16, Chapter 138, O.S.L. 2024 (59 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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16 Section 46.21b), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 46.21b. A. An architect shall be required to plan,
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18 design, and prepare plans and specifications for the following Code
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19 Use Groups except where specifically exempt from the provisions of
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20 the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act. All
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21 Code Use Groups in this section are defined by the current
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22 International Building Code.
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23 B. The construction, addition, or alteration of a building of
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24 any size or occupancy in the following Code Use Groups shall be
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1 subject to the provisions of the State Architectural and Licensed
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2 Interior Designers Act:
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3 1. Code Use Group I - Institutional;
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4 2. Code Use Group R-2 - Residential, limited to dormitories,
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5 fraternities and sororities, and monasteries and convents;
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6 3. Code Use Group A-1 - Assembly and theaters;
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7 4. Code Use Group A-4 - Assembly, arenas and courts;
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8 5. Code Use Group A-5 - Assembly, bleachers and grandstands;
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9 6. Code Use Group H � High hazard; and
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10 7. Buildings for which the designated Code Use Group changes
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11 are not exempt from the State Architectural and Licensed Interior
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12 Designers Act.
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13 C. The following shall be exempt from the provisions of the
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14 State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act; provided
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15 that, for the purposes of this subsection, a basement is not to be
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16 counted as a story for the purpose of counting stories of a building
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17 for height regulations:
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18 1. The construction, addition, or alteration of a building no
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19 more than two stories in height and with a code-defined occupancy of
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20 no more than fifty (50) persons for the Code Use Groups A-2 and A-3
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21 - Assembly and Code Use Group E - Education;
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22 2. The construction, addition, or alteration of a building no
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23 more than two stories in height and no more than sixty-four
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1 transient lodging units per building for the Code Use Group R1 -
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2 Residential, including, but not limited to, hotels and motels;
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3 3. The construction, addition, or alteration of a building no
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4 more than two stories in height and with a gross square footage not
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5 exceeding one hundred thousand (100,000) in the Code Use Group B -
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6 Business;
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7 4. The construction, addition, or alteration of a building no
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8 more than two stories in height and with a gross square footage not
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9 exceeding two hundred thousand (200,000) in the Code Use Group M -
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10 Mercantile; and
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11 5. The construction, addition, or alteration of a building no
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12 more than two stories in height in the following Code Use Groups or
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13 buildings:
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14 a. Code Use Group U - Utility,
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15 b. Code Use Group F - Factory and Industrial,
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16 c. Code Use Group S - Storage,
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17 d. Code Use Group R2 - Residential, including apartments
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18 containing no more than thirty-two dwelling units or
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19 thirty-two guest units per building,
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20 e. Code Use Groups R3 and R4 - Residential,
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21 f. all buildings used by a municipality, county, state,
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22 public trust, public agency, or the federal government
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23 with a construction value under One Hundred Fifty-
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1 eight Thousand Dollars ($158,000.00) Three Hundred
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2 Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00),
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3 g. incidental buildings or appurtenances associated with
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4 paragraphs 1 through 5 of this subsection, and
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5 h. all uninhabitable, privately owned agricultural
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6 buildings.
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7 D. The addition, renovation, or alteration of buildings where
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8 the use was exempt as new construction shall remain exempt if the
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9 Code Use Group does not change.
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10 E. Upgrades, repairs, replacements, and changes made on
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11 projects in Code Use Groups found in this title requiring an
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12 architect are exempt from hiring an architect if the upgrades,
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13 repairs, replacements, or changes do not affect the existing primary
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14 structural, mechanical, or electrical systems, life safety systems,
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15 fire codes, or exit passageways and/or or egress as determined by
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16 the applicable building official having jurisdiction.
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17 F. Nonstructural interior construction projects in Code Use
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18 Groups requiring an architect are exempt from hiring an architect if
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19 the services are performed by a licensed interior designer.
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20 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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