40 This bill is reported out by the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and
41 Public Safety to implement statutory changes recommended by the Department of Public
42 Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 103. The bill
43 permits the Commissioner of Public Safety to adopt rules regarding registering
37 municipalities that have authority to issue construction permits and requires that a
38 municipality must comply with these rules as a condition of their registration. The bill also
39 modifies the permitting requirement for fire sprinkler contractors. Current law requires a
40 fire sprinkler contractor to obtain a permit from the commissioner prior to construction.
41 The bill adds the option of obtaining that permit from a registered municipality. The bill
42 increases the fee for new construction, reconstruction, repairs or renovations from 1.5/10
43 of 1% of the cost to construct or reconstruct the portion of the project that is subject to State
44 Fire Marshal review to 1/5 of 1% of that cost. The bill provides funding for 2 public safety
45 inspector positions within the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The committee has not taken a position on the substance of the bill, and by reporting this bill out, the committee is not suggesting and does not intend to suggest that it agrees or disagrees with any aspect of this bill. The committee is reporting the bill out for the sole purpose of obtaining a printed bill that can be referred to the committee for a public hearing and subsequent committee action in the normal course.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2223, HP 1498: 25.2448, 25.2450, 32.1377