Bill Text: HI SB191 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Public Safety.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-27 - Re-Referred to PSM, CPN/WAM. [SB191 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB191-Introduced.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
191 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
|
|
STATE OF HAWAII |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to public safety.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature recognizes that the respective counties face unique challenges and issues relating to fire protection. Population density, proximity of structures, infrastructure, access, and fire protection resources are all considerations when determining an area's fire protection needs. The intensity, severity, and spread of fire in a residential building are also greatly related to each building's materials. Although improvements have been made in building construction and design, the volatility and toxicity of the synthetic materials used in some new buildings allow untenable conditions to be reached more rapidly when a fire occurs.
The National Fire Protection Association's Fire Sprinkler Initiative recognizes that each area faces unique challenges and therefore supports local control over residential fire sprinkler requirements. The initiative's legislative adoption report notes that only two states, California and Maryland, have statewide requirements for residential fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family dwellings, while eighteen states allow requirements to be determined by local jurisdictions. The legislature believes that it is not in the best interest of public health and safety to prohibit any measure that may be considered and adopted at the local level to improve fire survivability and reduce fire losses.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to allow each county to determine the proper requirements for residential fire sprinkler systems.
SECTION 2. Section 46-19.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["[§46‑19.8] Fire sprinklers; residences. No county shall require the
installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers or an automatic fire
sprinkler system in:
(1) Any new or existing detached
one- or two-family dwelling unit in a structure used only for residential
purposes; and
(2) Nonresidential agricultural and
aquacultural buildings and structures located outside an urban area;
provided
that this section shall not apply to new homes that require a variance from
access road or firefighting water supply requirements."]
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED
BY: |
_____________________________ |
|
By
Request |
Report Title:
State Fire Council Package; Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems
Description:
Repeals section 46-19.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the counties to determine the proper requirements for residential fire sprinkler systems.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.