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LD659 • 2025

An Act to Reduce Housing Costs by Not Requiring Fire Sprinkler Systems for Single-family Homes and Duplexes

An Act to Reduce Housing Costs by Not Requiring Fire Sprinkler Systems for Single-family Homes and Duplexes

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Sponsor
Representative Lydia Crafts
Last action
2025-05-06
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Reduce Housing Costs by Not Requiring Fire Sprinkler Systems for Single-family Homes and Duplexes

An Act to Reduce Housing Costs by Not Requiring Fire Sprinkler Systems for Single-family Homes and Duplexes Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Reduce Housing Costs by Not Requiring Fire Sprinkler Systems for Single-family Homes and Duplexes Sponsor: Representative Lydia Crafts Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-06 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Reduce Housing Costs by Not Requiring Fire Sprinkler Systems for Single-family Homes and Duplexes
Sponsor:
Representative Lydia Crafts
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 659
H.P. 427 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
An Act to Reduce Housing Costs by Not Requiring Fire Sprinkler
Systems for Single-family Homes and Duplexes
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Housing and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ANKELES of Brunswick, COLLAMORE of Pittsfield,
GERE of Kennebunkport, KESSLER of South Portland, MORRIS of Turner, ROBERTS of
South Berwick, Senator: BAILEY of York.

Page 1 - 132LR2283(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
38. Installation or use of fire sprinkler systems in certain homes. Notwithstanding
4 any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a municipality may not adopt or enforce any
5 provision of a building code, including the Maine Uniform Building Code, the Maine
6 Uniform Energy Code or the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code, that requires the
7 installation or use of fire sprinkler systems in a single-family dwelling or duplex.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill prohibits a municipality from adopting or enforcing a provision of a building
10 code that requires the installation or use of fire sprinkler systems in a single-family dwelling
11 or duplex.
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