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H2691 • 2025

An Act relative to fire safety

An Act relative to fire safety

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Sponsor
Daniel J. Ryan
Last action
2025-09-22
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to fire safety

An Act relative to fire safety By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to fire safety By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2691) of Daniel J.
  • Ryan relative to fire protection sprinkler systems.
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-22 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-06-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/11/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to fire safety
By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2691) of Daniel J. Ryan relative to fire protection sprinkler systems. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2691

SECTION 1. Section 81 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 13 by inserting the following after the words “twenty-two.”: “Direct supervision” for the purpose of work on a fire protection sprinkler system shall mean the physical on-site presence with the assigned apprentice and their supervising journeyman or fire protection sprinkler contractor.”

SECTION 2. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 2 by striking the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following: “their”;

SECTION 3. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 4 by striking the word “he” and inserting in place thereof the following: “they”;

SECTION 4. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 6 by striking the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following: “their”;

SECTION 5. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 7 by striking the word “he is” and inserting in place thereof the following: “they are”;

SECTION 6. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 7 by striking the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following: “their”;

SECTION 7. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 8 by striking the word “his” and inserting in place thereof the following: “their”;

SECTION 8. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 10 by striking the word “him” and inserting in place thereof the following: “them”;

SECTION 9. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 14 after the word “fitter.” the following: “Direct supervision” for the purposes of this section shall mean the physical on-site presence with the assigned apprentice and their supervising journeyman or fire protection sprinkler contractor while conducting work on a fire protection sprinkler system.”

SECTION 10. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the following in lines 14-16: “A fire protection sprinkler contractor may employ one or more apprentices but not more than one apprentice may be so employed for each journeyman sprinkler fitter.”

SECTION 11. Section 85A of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 14 after the word “fitter.” the following: “The ratio permitted shall be one licensed journeyman sprinkler fitter or fire protection sprinkler contractor for every apprentice sprinkler fitter on the jobsite.”

SECTION 12. Section 89 of Chapter 146 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 4 after the word “eighty-one” by inserting the following: “including sections eighty-four through eighty-six,”.

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