10 LC
21 0663
House
Bill 1196
By:
Representatives England of the
108th,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
Shaw of the
176th,
Hanner of the
148th,
and McCall of the
30th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to buildings
generally, so as to provide that no building code shall include a requirement
that fire sprinklers be installed in a single-family dwelling or a residential
building containing no more than two dwelling units; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to buildings generally, is
amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"8-2-4.
Neither
the state building code nor any building code adopted by a political subdivision
of the state shall include a requirement that fire sprinklers be installed in a
single-family dwelling or a residential building that contains no more than two
dwelling units."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.