General Assembly Raised Bill No. 389
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 2635
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 389
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 2635
*02635_______PS_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT CONCERNING FIRE MARSHALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 29-305 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
(e) (1) The State Fire Marshal may adopt amendments to the Fire Safety Code and the State Fire Prevention Code regarding requirements for the frequency of inspections of different building uses regulated by the codes and set forth a schedule of inspections, except for inspections of residential buildings designed to be occupied by three or more families, that are less frequent than yearly if the interests of public safety can be met by less frequent inspections.
(2) The State Fire Marshal may adopt amendments to the Fire Safety Code and the State Fire Prevention Code to reduce the frequency of inspections of fire suppression equipment located in the kitchen of a restaurant to once each calendar year. The State Fire Marshal shall consider the frequency of use of such equipment. For purposes of this subsection, "restaurant" has the same meaning as provided in subsection (f) of section 30-22.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2016 29-305(e)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2016
29-305(e)
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for less frequent inspections of fire suppression equipment located in the kitchen of a restaurant.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]