New Mexico 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 143 — PRC FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 20, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

47 added · 68 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 143 now explicitly mandates that the Public Regulation Commission must create rules for inspecting fire and smoke dampers and fire control systems in various types of buildings, including schools, residential buildings, and government properties, following national safety standards. This change is significant because it enhances safety regulations, aiming to prevent fire-related incidents by ensuring that critical safety systems are regularly tested and maintained in line with established national standards. Adding specific building categories also broadens the scope of the legislation to include more structures that could benefit from these inspections.

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SENATE CORPORATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL 143 54 TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 4 6 8 10 AN ACT RELATING TO SAFETY INSPECTIONS;
AN ACT RELATING TO SAFETY INSPECTIONS;
16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
e t 17 SECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
A new section of Chapter 59A, Article 52 NMSA w l n d 18 1978 is enacted to read:
A new section of Chapter 59A, Article 52 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:
= = 19 "[NEW MATERIAL] FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPER AND FIRE CONTROL a l i a e r 20 SYSTEMS--COMMISSION RULES.-- a t m m 21 A.
"FIRE AND SMOKE DAMPER AND FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS-- COMMISSION RULES.-- A.
The public regulation commission shall issue d r e 22 rules requiring the inspection and testing of fire and smoke c e s k 23 dampers and smoke control systems in accordance with national e a n b 24 fire protection association standards in places of assembly, u [ educational occupancies, institutional occupancies, residential .213708.1 SCORC/SB 143 occupancies consisting of four or more family units, mercantile occupancies, office occupancies, industrial occupancies, storage occupancies and miscellaneous structures consisting of towers, underground structures and windowless buildings and all buildings owned or occupied by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by municipal governments.
The public regulation commission shall issue rules requiring the inspection and testing of fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems in accordance with national fire protection association standards in places of assembly, educational occupancies, institutional occupancies, residential occupancies consisting of four or more family units, mercantile occupancies, office occupancies, industrial occupancies, storage occupancies and miscellaneous structures consisting of towers, underground structures and windowless buildings and all buildings owned or occupied by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by municipal governments.
(1) inspection and testing be conducted by the state or a political subdivision of the state with a fire and life safety enforcement program or other person possessing a fire life safety certification from a program accredited by the American national standards institute;
(1) inspection and testing be conducted by SCORC/SB 143 Page 1 the state or a political subdivision of the state with a fire and life safety enforcement program or other person possessing a fire life safety certification from a program accredited by the American national standards institute;
and (2) the person conducting the inspection or test shall submit findings of noncompliance to the owner of the public occupancy and to the state fire marshal." - 2 - e e 17 e e n d 18 = = l ] 19 a l r i 20 t e a t m m 21 e d r e 22 c e r c 23 e a n b 24 u [ .213708.1
and (2) the person conducting the inspection or test shall submit findings of noncompliance to the owner of the public occupancy and to the state fire marshal." SCORC/SB 143 Page 2 9 25
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Action History

  1. Signed

  2. passed House

  3. DO PASS committee report adopted

  4. DO PASS committee report adopted

  5. Sent to House Labor, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee & House State Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee

  6. passed Senate

  7. DO NOT PASS, replaced with committee substitute

  8. DO PASS, as amended, committee report adopted

  9. Sent to Senate Public Affairs Committee & Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee

  10. Sent to Senate Pre-file

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

senate passage

Passed 26 Yea · 5 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13209
Democrat 11001
Republican 2301
Total 265011
% of votes cast 62%12%0%26%
How each member voted (42)
Member Party Vote
PAPEN — Yea
PAYNE — Yea
BURT — Yea
RODRIGUEZ — Yea
RUE — Yea
FULFER — Yea
SANCHEZ — Yea
GOULD — Yea
SEDILLO-LOPEZ — Yea
IVEY-SOTO — Yea
KERNAN — Yea
NEVILLE — Yea
WHITE — Yea
GRIGGS — Nay
INGLE — Nay
CANDELARIA — Not Voting
SAPIEN — Not Voting
PIRTLE — Not Voting
CISNEROS — Not Voting
SMITH — Not Voting
MOORES — Not Voting
TALLMAN — Not Voting
O'NEILL — Not Voting
ORTIZ y PINO — Not Voting
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Democrat Not Voting
Benny Shendo, Jr. Democrat Yea
Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics Democrat Yea
George K. Muñoz Democrat Yea
Jeff Steinborn Democrat Yea
Joseph Cervantes Democrat Yea
Michael Padilla Democrat Yea
Mimi Stewart Democrat Yea
Pete Campos Democrat Yea
Peter Wirth Democrat Yea
Shannon D. Pinto Democrat Yea
William P. Soules Democrat Yea
Alan T. Martinez Republican Yea
Brian G. Baca Republican Not Voting
Craig W. Brandt Republican Nay
Gabriel Ramos Republican Yea
Pat Woods Republican Nay
William E. Sharer Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 143?
SB 143 is sponsored by Mimi Stewart (Democrat).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 20, 2018. Enacted.
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