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HF 792

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/07/2017 01:06pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to construction codes; requiring the commissioner to amend rules relating
to fire sprinklers; prohibiting mandatory installation of automatic fire sprinkler
systems in certain dwellings and townhouses.

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

Section 1. new text begin RULEMAKING.
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new text begin The commissioner of labor and industry shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 1309.0313,
IRC sections R313.1 to R313.3, to establish that one- and two-family dwellings and two-unit
townhouses are not required to have installed automatic fire sprinkler systems. The
commissioner may use the exempt provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, except
that paragraph (b) shall not apply.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin PROHIBITION.
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new text begin The commissioner of labor and industry shall not require installation of automatic fire
sprinkler systems for two-unit townhouses under Minnesota Rules, part 1309.0313, IRC
section R313.1, between the effective date of section 1 and final adoption of a rule that
amends Minnesota Rules, part 1309.0313, to prohibit mandatory installation of automatic
fire sprinkler systems for two-unit townhouses.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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