SF 3964

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/08/2026 09:30 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to the State Fire Code; requiring the state fire marshal to consider amending
the fire code to require sealed batteries for smoke alarms in dwelling units.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin AMENDMENT TO STATE FIRE CODE.
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new text begin (a) The state fire marshal, in collaboration with stakeholders and other experts in the
field, shall consider amending the State Fire Code to require sealed batteries for smoke
alarms in dwelling units.
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new text begin (b) By January 15, 2027, the fire marshal shall come to a decision on whether an
amendment to the State Fire Code is appropriate and, if so, begin the process to amend the
code so that the change is implemented in the next revision of the code. The fire marshal
shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over fire safety on the fire marshal's decision after it is reached.
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