Bill Text: MA H2283 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulating the location of exits in sports complexes
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-17 - Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading [H2283 Detail]
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David B. Sullivan
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act further regulating exits in sports complexes.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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David B. Sullivan |
6th Bristol |
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Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Christine E. Canavan |
10th Plymouth |
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Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
16th Suffolk |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1852 OF .]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act further regulating exits in sports complexes.
��������������� Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.� Section 97 A of chapter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following paragraph:-
����������� The board of building regulations and standards shall require the owner of any building or structure or portion thereof, that includes a place of business designed or used for occupancy as a nightclub, sports complex, dance hall, discotheque, bar, or for similar entrainment purposes, to install a luminescence egress route to all emergency exits and be placed at floor level.� Said egress routes shall be powered by electricity and have a back up battery in case of a power failure.� Said egress route systems shall� meet state building code and fire code standards for heat resistance to be a viable safety path in extreme fire and smoke events.
