Not a lawyer, but who are they going to sue? The elected officials have immunity in these matters.
Or are you saying this will open up lawsuits to the builder who followed the modified version. Even then I believe builder have some coverage. And on the matter a builder could be sued now for building a defective product so I don't see this changing much. And guns are a bad example because sprinkler are not mentioned in the Constitution, but I hear what you are saying. Chris Cahill, P.E. Fire Protection Engineer Sentry Fire Protection, Inc. 763-658-4483 763-658-4921 fax Email: [email protected] Mail: P.O. Box 69 Waverly, MN 55390 Location: 4439 Hwy 12 SW Waverly, MN 55390 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Young Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 11:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Defeat for residential sprinklers in GA I believe its called preemption. You see it a lot in gun control legislation, so its not uncommon in general. However, this is going to backfire horribly once the first fatality happens in a jurisdiction where the law excised the sprinkler requirement from the IBC. You're going to see a lot of lawsuits, and more amici curiae than you can shake a stick at. Its a horrible thing for sure to have to wait for it to come to that, but as a great man once told me, NFPA codes are written in blood. Benjamin Young Sprinkler Designer Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. [email protected] On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Ron Greenman <[email protected]>wrote: > 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]<to%3asprinklerforum-requ...@fire sprinkler.org> > > (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]<to%3asprinklerforum-requ...@fire sprinkler.org> > (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) _______________________________________________ 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)
