1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the State Building Code; exempting one and two-family dwellings and 
1.3 	townhouses from the window fall prevention device code under certain conditions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.106, subdivision 7.1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.106, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Window fall prevention device code. (a) The commissioner of labor and 
1.8 	industry shall adopt rules for window fall prevention devices as part of the State Building 
1.9 	Code. Window fall prevention devices include, but are not limited to, safety screens, 
1.10 	hardware, guards, and other devices that comply with the standards established by the 
1.11 	commissioner of labor and industry. The rules shall require compliance with standards for 
1.12 	window fall prevention devices developed by ASTM International, contained in the 
1.13 	International Building Code as the model language with amendments deemed necessary to 
1.14 	coordinate with the other adopted building codes in Minnesota. The rules shall establish a 
1.15 	scope that includes the applicable building occupancies, and the types, locations, and sizes 
1.16 	of windows that will require the installation of fall devices.
1.17 	(b) In one and two-family dwellings and townhouses, as defined in Minnesota Rules, 
1.18 	part 1309.0202, subpart 1, window fall prevention devices are not required when: (1) the 
1.19 	lowest part of the window opening of an operable window is a minimum of 24 inches above 
1.20 	the finished floor of the room in which the window is located; or (2) the lowest part of the 
1.21 	opening of an operable window is located 72 inches or less above the exterior grade below.