Bill > S1589

This bill aims to enhance the safety of residential buildings constructed using light frame construction methods. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring automatic sprinkler systems in new residential buildings with more than two dwelling or sleeping units that utilize light frame construction. 2. Establishing specific requirements for fire partitions, horizontal assemblies, and fire walls in these buildings to improve fire resistance. 3. Limiting the height and number of stories for light frame construction buildings based on whether the framing is protected or unprotected. 4. Mandating the presence of a qualified fire watch warden during the construction of these buildings to monitor for fire safety issues. 5. Requiring the installation of identifying emblems on the exterior of light frame or truss construction buildings to alert firefighters and the public about the potential fire hazards. 6. Requiring placards identifying the primary structural system to be posted in these buildings. The goal of this bill is to enhance fire safety in residential structures built using light frame construction methods, which can pose increased fire risks compared to other construction types.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1589