Legislature: Locals can't require fire sprinklers in houses By TRAVIS FAIN - [email protected] ATLANTA - Legislation that firefighters lobbied hard against this session won final passage Wednesday afternoon at the Capitol.
House Bill 1196 prohibits local governments, and the state, from requiring fire sprinklers in new houses and duplexes. The Senate approved the legislation 45-7 this afternoon, and since it had already passed the House, the bill moves to Gov. Sonny Perdue for his signature. The building industry worked for the change, contending that it would protect the home construction industry from overzealous local regulation and thus keep down costs. But firefighters worked against it, arguing that sprinklers save lives and property, particularly when homes are built close to each other. The prohibition wouldn't apply to apartment complexes or businesses, just residential buildings with "no more than two dwelling units." It would go into effect as soon as Perdue signs it, and it only prohibits new rules. It doesn't strike down current ones. Read more: http://www.macon.com/2010/04/21/1102517/legislature-locals-cant-require. html#ixzz0lqHo7wMb Terri Simmons Leyton PROTECTION DESIGN & CONSULTING 2851 Camino del Rio South, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92108 ------------------------------------------------------------- Ph: 858-751-2930 - ext. 101 Fax: 858-751-2933 Cell: 619-871-8450 Fire Sprinklers Save Lives, Property and Firefighters! _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
