SECTION 1. Section 97 A of chapter 143 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following paragraph:-
The board of building regulations and standards shall require the owner of any building or structure or portion thereof, that includes a place of business designed or used for occupancy as a nightclub, sports complex, dance hall, discotheque, bar, or for similar entrainment purposes, to install a luminescence egress route to all emergency exits and be placed at floor level. Said egress routes shall be powered by electricity and have a back up battery in case of a power failure. Said egress route systems shall meet state building code and fire code standards for heat resistance to be a viable safety path in extreme fire and smoke events.
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