SSB 1094 (LSB 2244XC (4) 91)

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 residential properties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  103A.8E  Fire protection sprinkler systems.
   1.  The commissioner shall adopt as part of the state building code a prohibition on the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in a residence consisting of fewer than seven units.
   2.  A local building regulation shall not require the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in a residence consisting of fewer than seven units.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires the state building code commissioner to adopt as part of the state building code a prohibition on the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in a residence consisting of fewer than seven units. The bill prohibits a local building regulation from requiring the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in a residence consisting of fewer than seven units.