HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2243
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016		H.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 132, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§132-   New dwelling construction; fire protection disclosures. (a)  Prior to agreeing to the final price for the construction of a new dwelling with a purchaser, a contractor shall provide the purchaser with the following:

(1) Written materials approved by the state fire council detailing the benefits of an automatic fire sprinkler system; and

(2) A written estimate detailing the costs associated with the installation and maintenance of an automatic fire sprinkler system."

     SECTION 2.  Act 83, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, is amended by amending section 3 to read as follows:

     "SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2012[; provided that on June 30, 2017, this Act shall be repealed]."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

Fire Sprinklers; Residences; Agricultural and Aquacultural Structures; Fire Protection Disclosures

Description:

Makes the prohibition on county requirements for automatic fire sprinklers or systems in certain residential properties and agricultural and aquacultural structures permanent. Requires contractors to provide residential purchasers with written material on the benefits of an automatic fire sprinkler system and an estimate of installation costs.  (HB2243 HD1)

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