THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2397
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO FIRE SPRINKLERS.

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

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§46‑   Fire sprinklers; residences. No county shall require the installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers or an automatic fire sprinkler system in any new or existing detached one- or two-family dwelling unit in a structure used only for residential purposes."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2025.

Report Title:

Counties; Automatic Fire Sprinklers; Residences

Description:

Prohibits counties from requiring installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers in new or existing one- or two‑family dwelling units used only for residential purposes.  Effective 1/1/2025.  (SD1)

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