House File 337 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HEDDENS and LUKAN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing for the establishment of a committee to examine 2 alternatives and develop an implementation plan regarding 3 adoption of an integrated state fire code. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1566HH 81 6 rn/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. STATE FIRE CODE == ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1 2 ESTABLISHED. 1 3 1. The division of fire protection in the department of 1 4 public safety shall establish a state fire code advisory 1 5 committee. The state fire marshal shall serve as chairperson 1 6 of the committee. Members shall include a representative of 1 7 each of the following, appointed by the respective entity or 1 8 that entity's successor, or, in the case of members appointed 1 9 pursuant to paragraphs "b" through "e", appointed by the state 1 10 fire marshal: 1 11 a. The state fire service and emergency response council. 1 12 b. State and local building inspectors. 1 13 c. A licensed engineer. 1 14 d. A licensed architect. 1 15 e. The homebuilding industry. 1 16 f. The Iowa association of professional fire chiefs. 1 17 g. The department of inspections and appeals. 1 18 h. The state fire marshal association. 1 19 The chairperson may designate additional entities for 1 20 inclusion on the committee. 1 21 2. Members shall serve staggered terms of two years. 1 22 Appointments of members of the committee shall comply with 1 23 sections 69.16 and 69.16A. Vacancies shall be filled by the 1 24 original appointing authority and in the manner of the 1 25 original appointment. 1 26 3. Members shall receive actual expenses incurred while 1 27 serving in their official capacity and may also be eligible to 1 28 receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. A majority 1 29 of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. 1 30 4. The advisory committee shall review existing fire 1 31 safety and building codes, identify instances where codes have 1 32 become out=of=date or where conflicts exist between various 1 33 codes, consider the advantages to be gained from an integrated 1 34 fire and building code, and make recommendations for the 1 35 implementation of an integrated state fire code. The 2 1 committee shall submit a report of its recommendations to the 2 2 members of the general assembly by January 1, 2007. 2 3 EXPLANATION 2 4 This bill provides for the formation of an advisory 2 5 committee to examine alternatives and develop an 2 6 implementation plan regarding adoption of an integrated state 2 7 fire code. 2 8 The bill provides that the committee shall be established 2 9 by the division of fire protection in the department of public 2 10 safety, with the state fire marshal serving as chairperson. 2 11 The bill provides that members shall include representatives 2 12 from the state and local building inspectors, licensed 2 13 engineers and architects, the homebuilding industry, the Iowa 2 14 association of professional fire chiefs, the state fire 2 15 service and emergency response council, the department of 2 16 inspections and appeals, the state fire marshal association, 2 17 and additional entities as designated by the chairperson. 2 18 The bill provides that the committee shall review existing 2 19 fire safety and building codes, identify instances where codes 2 20 have become out=of=date or where conflicts exist between 2 21 various codes, consider the advantages to be gained from an 2 22 integrated fire and building code, and make recommendations 2 23 for the implementation of an integrated state fire code. The 2 24 bill provides that the committee shall submit a report of its 2 25 recommendations to the members of the general assembly by 2 26 January 1, 2007. 2 27 LSB 1566HH 81 2 28 rn:nh/sh/8.1