1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor and industry; prohibiting mandatory fire sprinkler installation;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.01, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.01, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4d.Single-family dwelling; fire sprinklers. (a) The State Building Code, 
1.8 	the State Fire Code, or a political subdivision of the state by code, by ordinance, as a 
1.9 	condition of receiving public funding, or in any other way, must not require the installation 
1.10 	of fire sprinklers, any fire sprinkler system components, or automatic fire-extinguishing 
1.11 	equipment or devices in any new or existing single-family detached dwelling unit.
1.12 	(b) This subdivision does not affect or limit a requirement for smoke or fire 
1.13 	detectors, alarms, or their components.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.