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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 1240
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CODES AND
STANDARDS COMMITTEE.
SUMMARY
This bill decreases the Codes and Standards Committee membership,
from 23 to 20, by removing five current members and adding two new
ones. It also modifies the required qualifications for certain existing
members. The committee, which is within the Department of
Administrative Services, works with the state building inspector and
state fire marshal to implement the state building, fire safety, and fire
prevention codes.
The bill removes the following current committee members:
1. one of two licensed architects;
2. one of three licensed engineers (specifically, one of the two
engineers who must practice structural, mechanical, or electrical
engineering);
3. a public health official; and
4. two of four members of the public.
The bill adds two contractors to the committee, one who is licensed
to install commercial fire sprinkler systems and another licensed to
install commercial fire alarm systems. Relatedly, it removes a current
qualification provision allowing one of the engineers on the committee
to be a mechanical engineer with experience in fire protection.
The bill also specifies that (1) the building officials currently on the
committee must be local officials and (2) these officials and the local fire
marshals currently on the committee must be actively engaged in their
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Lastly, the bill makes minor, technical, and conforming changes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2025
COMMITTEE ACTION
Public Safety and Security Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 29 Nay 0 (03/18/2025)