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2011 House Bill 1295: Encouraging voluntary installation of residential fire sprinkler systems
Introduced by Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (Sequim) (D) on January 18, 2011
To eliminate barriers to the voluntary installation of sprinkler systems in private residences. The bill provides financial and regulatory incentives to homeowners, builders, and water purveyors for voluntarily installing the systems. It also exempts a public water system from liability for damages resulting from shutting off water to a residential home with an installed fire sprinkler system. (Companion: SB 5206). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Local Government Committee on January 18, 2011
Substitute offered in the House on February 15, 2011
Adds language to ensure that the existing liability protection cities and municipal utilities have under the public duty doctrine and recent court cases such as Stiefel v. City of Kent, 132 Wn.App.523 (2006) is not potentially narrowed.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 15, 2011
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 17, 2011
Amendment offered by Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (Sequim) (D) on February 26, 2011
To provide immunity to a person or purveyor that owns, operates, or maintains a public water system from damages resulting from shutting off the water to a residential home with an installed fire sprinkler system under certain conditions. The amendment also deems any governmental or municipal corporation to be exercising a governmental function when it acts or undertakes to supply water to a residential home with an installed fire sprinkler system.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 26, 2011
To allow fire protection contract license fund expenditures to be used for generating residential fire sprinkler educational materials. Exempts persons installing a residential fire sprinkler system from paying the fire operations portion of the impact fee not including the individual's fair share of emergency medical service delivery costs.
Received in the Senate on March 1, 2011
Referred to the Senate Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee on March 1, 2011
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 15, 2011
To remove the section, requiring water distribution system leakage standards to include estimated additional metering losses and demand increases due to meter upsizing required when a residential fire sprinkler system is installed.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 15, 2011
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 15, 2011
Amendment offered by Sen. Pam Roach (Auburn) (R) on April 11, 2011
To clarify that the water purveyor that shuts off water is not liable for damages if the shut off is due to construction.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on April 11, 2011
Received in the House on April 15, 2011
House concurred with the Senate amendments.
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 12, 2011