The exchange of emails brought this March 19 response from the sponsor of HB 1196 to David, a designer at Allsouth Sprinkler:
Dear David, Thank you for your email. I happen to be the sponsor of HB 1196. The bill does not stop or keep anyone from choosing to put sprinklers in their own home. It simply says that local governments nor the state can require sprinklers in single family dwellings or duplexes. It allows the decision to remain with you - the individual as to if you want to spend the extra $1.50 - 3.50 per square foot when building the house. I believe in sprinklers and probably will install if we ever get to build a home from the ground up, but I want it to be my decision, not to be told I have to have them. Many are arguing that it is a matter of local control, however, those same folks are the ones that were in a meeting with DCA on January 26th of this year asking them to require them statewide so they wouldn't have to adopt them jurisdiction by jurisdiction. So that kind of defeats the argument of local control. I think the ultimate local control comes when we decide these things for ourselves and not being told what to do. Again, I appreciate your email. While we disagree on this issue, the next one that comes along we will probably agree on. Sincerely, Terry -- Terry England Georgia House of Representatives District 108 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Defeat for residential sprinklers in GA Seems to mew that these types of actions can only be stalling tactics since I don't see how laws that disallow the ability of elected officials to make laws can be constitutional. Of course I'm no lawyer. On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Terri Leyton <[email protected]> wrote: > 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) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC _______________________________________________ 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) _______________________________________________ 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)
