10 LC 21 0663

House Bill 1196

By: Representatives England of the 108th, Ehrhart of the 36th, Shaw of the 176th, Hanner of the 148th, and McCall of the 30th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to buildings generally, so as to provide that no building code shall include a requirement that fire sprinklers be installed in a single-family dwelling or a residential building containing no more than two dwelling units; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to buildings generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"8-2-4.

Neither the state building code nor any building code adopted by a political subdivision of the state shall include a requirement that fire sprinklers be installed in a single-family dwelling or a residential building that contains no more than two dwelling units."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.