1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; State Fire Code; prohibiting sprinkler requirements in 
1.3 	single-family dwellings;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.011, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.011, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4d.Single-family dwelling; fire sprinklers. (a) Any requirement in the 
1.9 	State Building Code, the State Fire Code, or a political subdivision of the state by code, 
1.10 	by ordinance, as a condition of receiving public funding, or in any other way requiring 
1.11 	the installation of fire sprinklers, any fire sprinkler system components, automatic 
1.12 	fire-extinguishing equipment or devices, or mechanical fire suppression in any new or 
1.13 	existing single-family detached dwelling unit does not apply to those new or existing 
1.14 	single-family detached dwelling units that are: (1) less than 7,000 square feet in size; or 
1.15 	(2) located outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
1.16 	(b) This subdivision does not affect or limit a requirement for smoke or fire 
1.17 	detectors, alarms, or their components.

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