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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2269
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
5508H.02C JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 650.240, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to
safety standards.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 650.240, RSMo, is repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as sections 320.405 and 650.240, to read as follows:
320.405. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Division", the Missouri division of fir e safety within the department of
3 public safety;
4 (2) "Missouri fir e and life safety standards", minimum fir e‑pr otection and
5 life‑safety requ irem ents adopted by the division under this section, informed by
6 nationally r ecognized fir e and building safety principles including, but not limited to,
7 best practices r eflected in the International Fir e Code (IFC), the International Building
8 Code (IBC), and applicable National Fir e Pr otection Association (NFP A) standards,
9 without adopting any model code in whole;
10 (3) "State-inspected facility", any building or occupancy req uired under
11 Missouri law or r egulation to undergo fir e‑safety inspections conducted by , or under the
12 authority of, the division.
13 2. (1) No later than July 1, 2027, the division shall, by rule, adopt Missouri fir e
14 and life safety standards establishing minimum requ irem ents for fir e protect ion, means
15 of egr ess, fir e res istance, detection and alarm systems, suppr ession systems, emergency
16 operations, and relat ed safety measur es for state‑inspected facilities.
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
17 (2) The division may incorporate by ref eren ce specific technical pro visions,
18 methods, formulas, or performance criteria derived fr om nationally recog nized fir e and
19 building safety standards, pro vided that no model code shall be adopted in whole.
20 (3) The division may adopt amendments, exceptions, or Missouri‑specific
21 modifications as necessary to account for reg ional conditions, facility types, or statutory
22 r equir ements.
23 (4) The division shall review the Missouri fir e and life safety standards at least
24 every five years and may update such standards by rule under chapter 536.
25 3. Beginning January 1, 2028, the Missouri fir e and life safety standards shall
26 apply to a state‑inspected facility under any of the following conditions:
27 (1) Initial construction of a state‑inspected facility;
28 (2) Major r enovation affecting means of egr ess, detection, alarm, or suppr ession
29 systems;
30 (3) T ransfer of ownership, including sale, conveyance, merger , or change in
31 contr olling inter est; and
32 (4) Any addition, alteration, or series of r elated impr ovements to a
3 3 state‑inspected facility that, in aggr egate, are reas onably determined by the division
34 to constitute a substantial impr ovement, meaning construction, re construction,
3 5 r ehabilitation, or installation work wher e the total cost or scope of work equals or
36 exceeds fifty per cent of the facility's pr e‑impr ovement market value. For purposes of
37 this subdivision, a formal appraisal shall not be requ ired, and the division may rely on
38 r easonable cost estimates, permit valuations, construction contracts, or the nature of the
39 work performed including, but not limited to, the installation of new fir e pr otection,
40 detection, alarm, or suppress ion systems.
41 4. Except as provi ded in subsection 3 of this section, state‑inspected facilities
42 existing prior to August 28, 2026, shall be consider ed lawfully nonconforming and shall
43 not be requ ired to comply with the Missouri fir e and life safety standards.
44 5. (1) Nothing in this section shall pr ohibit any city , county , or fir e protecti on
45 district fr om adopting requi rem ents mor e stringent than the Missouri fir e and life safety
46 standards.
47 (2) No political subdivision shall apply standards less stringent than the Missouri
48 fir e and life safety standards to any facility reg ulated under this section.
49 (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as creat ing a statewide building or
50 fir e code applicable to any occupancy not alread y subject to inspection by the division.
51 6. (1) Compliance with the Missouri fire and life safety standards shall be
52 verified thro ugh inspections conducted by the division or an authorized local
53 jurisdiction.
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54 (2) A state‑inspected facility shall not be licensed, certified, or appr oved for
55 operation unless the division determines that the facility meets the applicable
56 r equir ements of this section.
57 (3) The division may issue correct ion orders, rei nspections, or occupancy
58 limitations as authorized by law .
59 7. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is
60 cr eated under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it
61 complies with and is subject to all of the pr ovisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable,
62 section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers
63 vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to revi ew , to delay the
64 effective date, or to disappr ove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional,
65 then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule pro posed or adopted after August
66 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void.
650.240. The director shall employ deputy inspectors who shall be responsible to the
2 chief inspector [ and who shall have had at the time of appointment not less than five years'
3 experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of
4 high pressure boilers and pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer , steam operating
5 engineer , boilermaker , or boiler inspector , and who shall have passed the examination
6 provided for in section 650.250 ].
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