HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3234        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2129

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tackey Chan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to prevent deaths by fire.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3234        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2129

By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2129) of Tackey Chan and Kay Khan that newly constructed single and two family residential dwellings be required to have standalone sprinkler systems.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act to prevent deaths by fire.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 146 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of thereof the following section:-

“Section XX. Effective January 1, 2015, all newly constructed one and two family residential dwellings shall include an automatic standalone fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA-13D and MGL 146, Section 81. 

SECTION 2. For the purposes of this Act, an “automatic standalone fire sprinkler system”, is a system where the above ground piping only serves fire sprinklers.