Senate
Study
Bill
1094
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
WEBSTER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
fire
protection
sprinkler
systems
in
certain
1
residential
properties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
103A.8E
Fire
protection
sprinkler
1
systems.
2
1.
The
commissioner
shall
adopt
as
part
of
the
state
3
building
code
a
prohibition
on
the
installation
of
a
fire
4
protection
sprinkler
system
in
a
residence
consisting
of
fewer
5
than
seven
units.
6
2.
A
local
building
regulation
shall
not
require
the
7
installation
of
a
fire
protection
sprinkler
system
in
a
8
residence
consisting
of
fewer
than
seven
units.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
requires
the
state
building
code
commissioner
13
to
adopt
as
part
of
the
state
building
code
a
prohibition
14
on
the
installation
of
a
fire
protection
sprinkler
system
15
in
a
residence
consisting
of
fewer
than
seven
units.
The
16
bill
prohibits
a
local
building
regulation
from
requiring
17
the
installation
of
a
fire
protection
sprinkler
system
in
a
18
residence
consisting
of
fewer
than
seven
units.
19
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