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HB0187 • 2009

Early detection smoke alarms.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring the use of photoelectric smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in buildings as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Esquibel, Ken
Last action
2009-01-30
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0187HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by H07

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Bill History

  1. 2009-01-30 House

    H Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2009-01-30 House

    H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  3. 2009-01-21 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  4. 2009-01-16 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2009-01-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0383

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0187

Early detection smoke alarms.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Esquibel, K., Moniz, Roscoe,
Simpson and
Steward and Senator(s)
Coe
, Hastert, Landen and Von Flatern

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
public health and safety; requiring the use of photoelectric smoke detectors
and carbon monoxide detectors
in buildings as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 35
‑
9
‑
106(a)(i)(A) and by creating new paragraphs (v) and (vi) is amended to read:

35
‑
9
‑
106.

Powers and duties of council.

(a)

The council shall adopt rules and regulations to:

(i)

Establish minimum fire standards not exceeding the standards prescribed by the International Fire Code, the International Building Code, the International Mechanical Code and the International Fuel Gas Code for:

(A)

All new building construction or remodeling under W.S. 35
‑
9
‑
108(a)

which, for plans reviewed on and after July 1, 2009, shall be required to have carbon monoxide detectors and to have photoelectric only type smoke detectors in all locations required by the applicable code to be protected by smoke detectors
;

(
v
)

Provide that all smoke detectors required to be installed in any residential building after July 1, 2009
shall
be of
a
p
hotoelectric
only design
;

(vi)

Provide that carbon monoxide detectors be installed in all new
residential
building construction or remodeling after July 1, 2009.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

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