Indiana House Bill 1305 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-10 - First Reading: Referred to Homeland Security, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs
Pending: Senate Homeland Security, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Provides that the general assembly intends for the 2010 edition of the NFPA 72, National Fire Protection Association Standard for the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (NFPA 72) to be incorporated into the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC). Provides that not later than July 1, 2014, the fire prevention and building safety commission (commission) shall adopt rules to incorporate NFPA 72 into the IAC. Allows the commission to adopt emergency rules to meet this requirement. Allows the commission to amend NFPA 72 as the commission considers appropriate, if the rules finally adopted by the commission do the following: (1) Incorporate the definition of, and associated requirements for: (A) a managed facilities-based voice network (MFVN); and (B) a public switched telephone network (PSTN); as set forth in NFPA 72. (2) Allow digital alarm communicator systems that make use of a MFVN to transmit signals from a fire alarm system to an offsite monitoring facility, subject to NFPA 72 requirements. Provides that if the commission does not comply with these rulemaking requirements by the date specified, the following apply on July 1, 2014: (1) The definition of and associated requirements for: (A) a MFVN; and (B) a PSTN; as set forth in NFPA 72, are considered incorporated into the IAC. (2) A person that after June 30, 2014, installs or uses a digital alarm communicator system that: (A) makes use of a MFVN to transmit signals from a fire alarm system to an offsite monitoring facility; and (B) meets the applicable NFPA 72 requirements; is not required to obtain a variance from the commission for the installation or use.

Communications equipment and components.

Rep. Heath VanNatter [R]

Rep. Christina Hale [D]

Rep. Judson McMillin [R]

Sen. Eric Koch [R]

2014-02-03 - House - House - Third reading: Passed: (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2014-01-28 - House - House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety - Roll Call 130501 (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-10	Senate	First Reading: Referred to Homeland Security, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs
2014-02-03	House	Senator Arnold added as second sponsor.
2014-02-03	House	Senator Buck added as first sponsor.
2014-02-03	House	Referred to the Senate
2014-02-03	House	Third reading: Passed: Roll Call 199: yeas 96 and nays 0
2014-01-30	House	HB 1305 Amendment #1 (VanNatter), prevailed.
2014-01-30	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2014-01-28	House	Committee report: do pass, adopted.
2014-01-28	House	Representative McMillin added as coauthor.
2014-01-21	House	Representative Koch added as coauthor.
2014-01-15	House	Coauthored by Representative Hale
2014-01-15	House	First Reading: Referred to Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2014-01-13	House	Authored by Representative VanNatter.

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/house/1305/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/e/7/8/4e787a7e/HB1305.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/1/5/8/d158e0b4/HB1305.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/0/2/7/6027ed9d/HB1305.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/d/f/c/adfc7e32/HB1305.03.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/4/6/5/4465691b/HB1305.02.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/3/5/9/a35940a8/HB1305.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/4/0/c/040c4532/HB1305.03.ENGH.199.pdf