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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5571: Exterior cladding materials

Regulating exterior cladding materials.

Summary

  • Prohibits a city, code city, and county from requiring or excluding exterior cladding materials that are in compliance with the state building code.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 270, Laws of 2025
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2025
  2. Out of committeeFeb 14, 2025
  3. Passed SenateFeb 28, 2025
  4. Passed HouseApr 11, 2025
  5. GovernorMay 13, 2025
  6. LawMay 13, 2025
Prime sponsor
Jessica Bateman (D-22)
Introduced
January 29, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
May 13, 2025
Session law
Chapter 270, Laws of 2025
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to regulating exterior cladding materials;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jessica Bateman (D-22)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

T'wina Nobles D-28

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 28, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5571
46 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat30000
Republican16201
How each member voted

Yea (46)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 11, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5571
62 Yea 33 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58001
Republican43302
How each member voted

Yea (62)

Excused (3)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 23, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5571
64 Yea 33 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat59000
Republican53301
How each member voted

Yea (64)

Excused (1)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the House

Passed April 24, 2025
Version voted on: SB 5571
33 Yea 15 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican41500
How each member voted
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History

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.
  2. Chapter 270, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 33; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 64; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  12. Returned to second reading for amendment.
  13. House receded from amendments.
  14. Senate refuses to concur in House amendments. Asks House to recede from amendments.
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  17. Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
  18. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  19. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  20. LG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  21. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  22. First reading, referred to Local Government.
  23. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  24. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  25. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  26. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  27. LGV - Majority; do pass.
  28. First reading, referred to Local Government.

SB 5571 in other sessions

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