SB 1490 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF BATTERY-POWERED SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE STATE.

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF BATTERY-POWERED SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE STATE.

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447 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $ Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential Minimal Minimal Revenue Gain Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill, which prohibits distributing or selling certain smoke detection and warning equipment, results in a minimal potential revenue gain to the state beginning in FY 26 to the extent violations occur and the penalties are enforced.

The bill does not specify who oversees enforcement.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the number of violations.

Under the bill, a first violation is subject to a fine of up to $100 and subsequent violations are subject to fines of up to $500.

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447 OLR Bill Analysis SB 1490 AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF BATTERY-POWERED SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE STATE.

SUMMARY This bill generally bans the sale, offer of sale, and distribution of smoke detection and warning equipment (smoke detectors) that are only powered by batteries, unless they are nonreplaceable, nonremovable, and designed to last at least 10 years.

The ban does not apply to (1) smoke detectors that are also powered by a building’s electrical system, (2) fire alarm systems with smoke detection and warning equipment, (3) fire alarms that connect to a panel, and (4) devices that use a low-power radio frequency communication signal.

The ban starts on October 1, 2025, but people may sell smoke detectors banned under this bill after then if they already possess or placed an order for them before that date.

People in violation of the ban are subject to a maximum fine of $100 for a first offense and $500 for any additional offense.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon passage BACKGROUND The State Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Codes In general, the State Fire Prevention Code and Fire Safety Code require buildings that receive a building permit for new occupancy on October 1, 1985, and later to have smoke detectors that are powered by the building’s electrical system and a battery.

Prior to that, smoke detectors had to be powered by the building’s electrical system (for new occupancy permits from October 1, 1976, to September 30, 1985).

Earlier buildings could have smoke detectors powered by a battery only.

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447 COMMITTEE ACTION Public Safety and Security Committee Joint Favorable Yea 29 Nay 0 (03/18/2025) SB1490 / File No.

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