1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to fire protection; requiring disclosures regarding compliance with fire 
1.3 	sprinkler requirements;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 325F.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [325F.993] FIRE PROTECTION AWARENESS ACT.
1.7 	(a) A real estate broker as defined under section 82.55, subdivision 19, shall: 
1.8 	(1) provide a written disclosure to all prospective buyers when a single-family 
1.9 	home constructed after January 15, 2016, does not conform with the requirements of the 
1.10 	International Residential Code related to residential fire sprinkler systems; and 
1.11 	(2) include a statement in any written, electronic, audio, video, or other type of 
1.12 	advertisement for any single-family residential home that does not meet the residential fire 
1.13 	sprinkler requirements under the International Residential Code as follows: "This home 
1.14 	does not meet the minimum fire protection standards of the International Residential Code."
1.15 	(b) Prospective single-family home buyers must certify, on a form prescribed by 
1.16 	the commissioner, that they have received the information required under paragraph 
1.17 	(a), clause (1).

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2016.