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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3899 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2691
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel J. Ryan
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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 relative to fire safety.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel J. Ryan2nd Suffolk1/17/2025 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3899 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2691
By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2691) of Daniel
J. Ryan relative to fire protection sprinkler systems. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to fire safety.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 81 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 13 by inserting the following after the words “twenty-
3two.”: “Direct supervision” for the purpose of work on a fire protection sprinkler system shall
4mean the physical on-site presence with the assigned apprentice and their supervising
5journeyman or fire protection sprinkler contractor.”
6 SECTION 2. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
7Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 2 by striking the word “his” and inserting in place
8thereof the following: “their”;
9 SECTION 3. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
10Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 4 by striking the word “he” and inserting in place
11thereof the following: “they”; 2 of 3
12 SECTION 4. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
13Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 6 by striking the word “his” and inserting in place
14thereof the following: “their”;
15 SECTION 5. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
16Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 7 by striking the word “he is” and inserting in place
17thereof the following: “they are”;
18 SECTION 6. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
19Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 7 by striking the word “his” and inserting in place
20thereof the following: “their”;
21 SECTION 7. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
22Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 8 by striking the word “his” and inserting in place
23thereof the following: “their”;
24 SECTION 8. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
25Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 10 by striking the word “him” and inserting in place
26thereof the following: “them”;
27 SECTION 9. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
28Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 14 after the word “fitter.” the following:
29“Direct supervision” for the purposes of this section shall mean the physical on-site presence
30with the assigned apprentice and their supervising journeyman or fire protection sprinkler
31contractor while conducting work on a fire protection sprinkler system.” 3 of 3
32 SECTION 10. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
33Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the following in lines 14-16: “A fire protection
34sprinkler contractor may employ one or more apprentices but not more than one apprentice may
35be so employed for each journeyman sprinkler fitter.”
36 SECTION 11. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
37Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 14 after the word “fitter.” the following:
38“The ratio permitted shall be one licensed journeyman sprinkler fitter or fire protection sprinkler
39contractor for every apprentice sprinkler fitter on the jobsite.”
40 SECTION 12. Section 89 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
41Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 4 after the word “eighty-one” by inserting the
42following: “including sections eighty-four through eighty-six,”.