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SB 428 OH
Introduced

Enact the Build Smart Act

OH · session 136 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Apr 27, 2026

Latest action (May 13, 2026) Referred to committee

Summary

This bill enacts the Build Smart Act, which would apply Ohio's residential building code and other laws to four-family dwellings and allow certain buildings to have a single stairway exit. The legislation amends multiple sections of Ohio law governing building codes and construction standards to accommodate these changes.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

To amend sections 307.37, 715.27, 1312.01, 1312.02, 1506.01, 2711.02, 3709.091, 3718.01, 3718.023, 3781.06, 3781.10, 3781.102, and 4722.01 and to enact sections 3781.1012 and 4722.09 of the Revised Code to apply the residential building code and various other laws to four-family dwellings, to permit certain buildings to have a single stairway exit, and to name this act the Build Smart Act.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)

  1. Apr 27, 2026 Introduced · upper
  2. May 13, 2026 Referred to committee · upper
Subjects
Building and Fire CodesHousing and Real Property

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