The bill, Substitute House Bill No. 6848, mandates the State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee to amend the State Building Code to require that all new buildings constructed after the effective date of such amendments that use combustible gas be equipped with a gas detector. Additionally, the State Fire Marshal is required to make amendments to the Fire Safety Code to ensure that all new buildings using combustible gas have a gas detector and that all existing buildings using combustible gas are equipped with a gas detector within two years of the effective date of the amendments. The bill is identified by File No. 318 and is set to be effective from July 1, 2023.

The fiscal impact statement indicates that there may be potential costs to the state and municipalities to comply with the requirement to install gas detectors in buildings that contain combustible gas by July 1, 2025. The costs would be incurred in fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to the extent that new gas detectors need to be installed. The bill analysis clarifies that the requirement for gas detectors applies to buildings using combustible gas and constructed after the amendment's effective date, with an extension to all such existing buildings within two years. The bill has received a Joint Favorable Substitute recommendation from the Energy and Technology Committee with a unanimous vote.