Legislation

Title: Fire Protection and Prevention – Sprinkler Systems and Smoke Alarms – Requirements (Melanie Diaz Sprinklers Save Lives Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Charkoudian, Holmes, Moon, Shetty, Solomon, and Wilkins
Status: In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring the installation of smoke alarms in public corridors accessible by units in high-rise buildings; prohibiting a landlord from requiring a deaf or hard of hearing tenant to pay for the cost of a notification appliance or to provide supporting documentation with a written request for a notification appliance; prohibiting a landlord from requiring a tenant to reimburse the landlord for the cost of installing certain smoke alarms; requiring certain high-rise buildings to have automatic sprinkler systems by January 1, 2033; etc.

Committees

Original:: Rules and Executive Nominations

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0970

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/28/2023 Legislative Date 2/28/2023 Action First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Fire Protection and Prevention – Sprinkler Systems and Smoke Alarms – Requirements (Melanie Diaz Sprinklers Save Lives Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/28/2023	2/28/2023	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
			Text - First - Fire Protection and Prevention – Sprinkler Systems and Smoke Alarms – Requirements (Melanie Diaz Sprinklers Save Lives Act)

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