SB 44 — Requiring State Fire Commission propose rules for sprinkler protection for certain new buildings

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIAvirginia LEGISLATURElegislature REGULARregular SESSIONsession IntroducedCommittee Substitute for Senate Bill 44 By Senators Hamilton and Lindsay [Introduced[Originating Januaryin 12, 2022] A BILL to amend and reenact §15A-11-5 of the CodeCommittee ofon WestGovernment Virginia,Organization; 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the State Fire Commission to propose rules relating specifically to sprinkler protection for basements exceeding 2,500 square feet in new buildings and new buildings housing emergency fire, rescue, or ambulance services;

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and exempting emergency services buildings not exceeding a total of 2,500 square feet that house only equipment and do not have designated sleeping areas or quarters within them.

Provided, That each county or municipality may adopt the code to the extent that it is only prospective and not retroactive in its application;application:

of this code relating specifically to sprinkler protectionprotection, asspecifically follows:providing that buildings commencing construction after July 1, 2022, housing emergency fire, rescue, or ambulance services shall be protected throughout by approved supervised automatic sprinkler systems:

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(2) New buildings housing emergency fire, rescue, or ambulance services shall be protected throughout by approved supervised automatic sprinkler systems:

Provided, That emergency services buildings that only house equipment and do not have sleeping areas or quarters within them are exempt from this requirement.

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