ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

Senate: JUDE DP 7-0-0-0 | 3rd Read 29-0-1-0

House: JUD DPA/SE 7-1-0-1

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

SB 1112: apprenticeship; supervised probation

S/E: fire protection systems; inspections

Sponsor: Senator Shope, LD 16

Caucus & COW

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to SB 1112

Overview

Instructs inspections of fire protection systems in a city, town or county to be performed in accordance with the standards established by a nationally recognized standards developing organization.

History

The Board of Supervisors (BOS) can enact a fire prevention code in unincorporated areas where a fire district has not enacted a fire code. Any fire code adopted will remain active until a fire district is established and the necessary code is adopted. BOS is limited to only enacting fire prevention codes that a national organization or association has adopted and are as stringent as the Arizona fire codes (A.R.S. § 11-861).

The State Forester has the authority to prevent, manage or suppress wildfires on state and private lands. The Assistant Director of the State Fire Marshal can appoint an assistant fire inspector from any fire chief of a municipality or other outlined locations with the State Forester's approval. The assistant fire inspector can inspect any property, issue violation notices and enforce the jurisdiction's fire codes. A municipality or county can appoint a fire inspector from a private or public fire service provider in the area to inspect the property. The inspectors are allowed to issue violation notices and enforce the fire code. The fire inspector must report all their actions to the municipalities or county manager (A.R.S. §§ 37-1303, 37-1382).

Provisions

1.   Requires inspections of smoke dampers and fire dampers in a fire protection system required by a municipality building or fire code to be completed following the standards set by a nationally recognized standard developing organization. (Sec. 1, 2)

2.   Directs every municipality or county with a fire code to adopt regulations to enforce this Act by January 1, 2026. (Sec. 3)

3.   Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 3)

 

 

 

 

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