Eradicates barriers that prevent the voluntary installation of sprinkler systems in private residences by promoting education regarding the effectiveness of residential fire sprinklers. Provides financial and regulatory incentives to homeowners, builders, and water purveyors for voluntarily installing the systems.   Official Text and Analysis.

Specifies that water distribution system leakage standards of the DOH must include estimated additional metering losses and demand increases resulting from meter upsizing that is required when a residential fire sprinkler system is installed. It also replaces a fire sprinkler related immunity provision for water companies with a similar but expanded immunity provision for public water systems.

Allows expenditures from the Fire Protection Contractor License Fund to be used for developing and publishing educational materials related to the effectiveness of residential fire sprinklers. The bill also provides financial and regulatory incentives to homeowners, builders, and water purveyors for voluntarily installing the systems. The bill further specifies that water distribution system leakage standards of the DOH must include estimated additional metering losses and demand increases resulting from meter upsizing that is required when a residential fire sprinkler system is installed. .

To remove an added provision specifying that water distribution system leakage standards adopted in water use efficiency requirements of DOH must include estimated additional metering losses and demand increases due to meter upsizing that is required when a residential fire sprinkler system is installed.