Bill Text: MN SF297 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Fire sprinkler installation requirement in single-family detached homes prohibition

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-10 - Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety [SF297 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF297-Introduced.html

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A bill for an act

relating to State Fire Code; prohibiting sprinkler requirements in single-family
dwellings;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299F.011, by adding a
subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299F.011, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
    Subd. 4d. Single-family dwelling; fire sprinklers. (a) The State Building Code,
the State Fire Code, or a political subdivision of the state by code, by ordinance, as a
condition of receiving public funding, or in any other way, must not require the installation
of fire sprinklers, any fire sprinkler system components, or automatic fire-extinguishing
equipment or devices in any new or existing single-family detached dwelling unit.
(b) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to affect or limit a requirement
for smoke or fire detectors, alarms, or their components.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.