HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 929        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2095

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael D. Brady

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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:

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/14/2015

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 929        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2095

By Mr. Brady of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2095) of Michael D. Brady and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to require that newly constructed one and two family residential dwellings include automatic standalone fire sprinkler systems.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2123 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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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.