1 Public Safety and Welfare; State Board of Fire Control; State Fire Code; Rules. Amend RSA 153:5, III to read as follows:

III. The state fire code and associated rules shall not require automatic fire suppression or sprinkler systems in detached one, or 2-family dwelling units in a structure used only for residential purposes.

2 Public Safety and Welfare; State Board of Fire Control; Automatic Fire Warning Devices and Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices in Dwellings. Amend RSA 153:10-a, III to read as follows:

III. The state fire marshal may adopt such rules pursuant to RSA 541-A as necessary to enforce paragraphs I, II, and II-a; provided that under no circumstances shall the rules require the installation of a fire sprinkler system in a one- or 2-family dwelling unit that otherwise meets the requirements of this section. The state fire marshal shall either enforce the provisions of this section or appoint the appropriate municipal authority to enforce the provisions of this section.

3 Public Safety and Welfare; New Hampshire Building Code; State Building Code Review Board. Amend RSA 155-A:10, VI to read as follows:

VI. The state building code review board shall not adopt or enforce any rule requiring the installation of fire sprinkler systems in any new or existing detached one- or 2-family dwelling unit in a structure used only for residential purposes. This paragraph shall not prohibit a duly adopted requirement mandating that fire sprinkler systems be offered to the owners of dwellings for a reasonable fee.

4 Planning and Zoning; Regulation of Subdivision of Land; Subdivision Regulations. Amend RSA 674:36, VI to read as follows:

VI. In accordance with RSA 153:5, III, the planning board shall not require, or adopt any regulation requiring, the installation of a fire suppression sprinkler system in proposed one- or 2-family residences as a condition of approval for a local permit. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a duly adopted regulation mandating a cistern, dry hydrant, fire pond, or other credible water source other than a fire suppression sprinkler system.

5 Applicability. This act shall apply to all new construction, renovations, or conversions of detached buildings with up to 4 dwelling units used only for residential purposes on or after the effective date of this act. Existing detached buildings with up to 4 dwelling units used only for residential purposes that do not have automatic sprinkler systems as of the effective date shall not be required to retrofit such systems.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

1 Public Safety and Welfare; State Board of Fire Control; State Fire Code; Rules. Amend RSA 153:5, III to read as follows:

III. The state fire code and associated rules shall not require automatic fire suppression or sprinkler systems in a detached building with up to 4 dwelling units used only for residential purposes.

2 Public Safety and Welfare; State Board of Fire Control; Automatic Fire Warning Devices and Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices in Dwellings. Amend RSA 153:10-a, III to read as follows:

III. The state fire marshal may adopt such rules pursuant to RSA 541-A as necessary to enforce paragraphs I, II, and II-a; provided that under no circumstances shall the rules require the installation of a fire sprinkler system in a detached building with up to 4 dwelling units, used only for residential purposes, that otherwise meets the requirements of this section. The state fire marshal shall either enforce the provisions of this section or appoint the appropriate municipal authority to enforce the provisions of this section.

3 Public Safety and Welfare; New Hampshire Building Code; State Building Code Review Board. Amend RSA 155-A:10, VI to read as follows:

VI. The state building code review board shall not adopt or enforce any rule requiring the installation of fire sprinkler systems in any new or existing detached buildings with up to 4 dwelling units used only for residential purposes. This paragraph shall not prohibit a duly adopted requirement mandating that fire sprinkler systems be offered to the owners of dwellings for a reasonable fee.

4 Planning and Zoning; Regulation of Subdivision of Land; Subdivision Regulations. Amend RSA 674:36, VI to read as follows:

VI. In accordance with RSA 153:5, III, the planning board shall not require, or adopt any regulation requiring, the installation of a fire suppression sprinkler system in proposed detached buildings with up to 4 dwelling units used only for residential purposes as a condition of approval for a local permit. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a duly adopted regulation mandating a cistern, dry hydrant, fire pond, or other credible water source other than a fire suppression sprinkler system.

5 Applicability. This act shall apply to all new construction, renovations, or conversions of detached buildings with up to 4 dwelling units used only for residential purposes on or after the effective date of this act. Existing detached buildings with up to 4 dwelling units used only for residential purposes that do not have automatic sprinkler systems as of the effective date shall not be required to retrofit such systems.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.