S.F. No. 0037

Fire prevention and safety.

 

Sponsored By:                              Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to public health and safety;  specifying new code standards for fire prevention and safety; applying the new codes to inspections and certification of inspectors; providing for fees; modifying plan review provisions; expanding plan reviews to installation of certain fuel storage tanks; providing thresholds for remodeling, as specified; adding enforcement provisions; modifying fire prevention, protection and safety provisions relating to the duties of the council on fire prevention, electrical safety and energy efficiency in buildings and the state fire marshal; modifying the name of the council; repealing language pertaining to energy conservation; modifying conditions for investigation of fires; authorizing the state fire marshal to assist local building inspectors; providing that local building inspectors can be deputized; modifying authority over school buildings and school capital construction; repealing language; providing fee exemption for schools; repealing hospital exemption; adding propane standards; providing appeal to council for state buildings; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/30/2002        Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         S Received for Introduction

1/14/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S07

1/31/2003         S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Massie, Meier, Scott and Sessions

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2003         S Placed on General File

 

2/4/2003          S Amendments Considered

SF0037SS001.01/AC (CORRECTED COPY)  (DIVIDED AMENDMENT)      ADOPTED

Page 2-line 2                                          Delete "repealing" insert "modifying"; after "exemption;" insert "providing authority for health care facilities, as specified;".

Page 2-after line 6                                                 Insert and renumber:

                "Section 1.  W.S. 35-9-122 is created to read:

                35-9-122.  Health care facilities; jurisdiction; delegation; rules.

                (a)  The department of health has jurisdiction over fire safety standards in construction and remodeling of any state licensed health care facility as defined in W.S. 35-2-901.

                (b)  The fire safety code requirements for the construction and remodeling of any state licensed health care facility shall meet the minimum requirements established in the National Fire Protection Association 101 Life Safety Code or any other code required to meet federal fire and life safety certification.  If any code requirements for federal certification conflict with the code of any other state or local governmental entity, the code required for federal certification shall prevail.

                (c)  The department of health shall promulgate rules and regulations for construction and remodeling of health care facilities to govern those instances where the National Fire Protection Association 101 Life Safety Code or other code required to meet federal fire and life safety certification does not meet the minimum fire standards adopted by the council pursuant to W.S. 35-9-106, except where federal certification requirements dictate otherwise.

                (d)  Upon written request from any county or municipality, the department of health shall delegate plan review and inspection responsibilities to the county or municipality that has personnel who are certified pursuant to the applicable code. The department of health shall transfer jurisdiction and authority by letter.  The department of health shall notify the governing body of the municipality or county of the minimum standards and requirements under this section and W.S. 16-6-501 and 16-6-502.  The following shall apply:

                                (i)  Any municipality or county may issue a certificate of occupancy for a health care facility.  The certificate shall reference any code applied to the construction or remodeling of the facility; 

                                (ii)  A municipality or county which has enforcement authority under this subsection may create its own appeals board to determine the suitability of alternate materials and types of construction.  If a municipality or county has not created an appeals board, the department of health shall establish an appeals board which includes representation from the department of health and the council.

                (e)  After construction or remodeling of any health care facility, the department of health shall have jurisdiction over the fire and life safety inspections required for federal certification.".

Page 2-line 8          Delete "1" insert "2".

Page 2-line 10                                        Before "new" delete "a"; delete "subsection" insert "subsections"; before ", 35-9-107(a)(iii)(D)" insert "and (e)".

Page 2-line 14                                        After "35-9-109(a)" insert ", 35-9-118(a)(ii)".

Page 4-after line 18                               Insert:

                "(e)  To the extent that any provision in the International Fire Code, the International Building Code, the International Mechanical Code and the International Fuel Gas Code conflicts with the standards prescribed by the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Code shall control.". 

Page 12-after line 9               Insert:

                "35-9-118.  Exceptions.

                (a)  W.S. 35-9-106 through 35-9-117 do not apply to:

                                (ii)  County memorial hospitals, state-owned health care institutions, hospital districts, private hospitals and other health care facilities, except as permitted pursuant to W.S. 35-9-122;".

Page 13-line 7                                        After "leased buildings" delete the balance of the line and insert ".  For the purpose of this section school buildings shall not be construed to be state buildings.".

Page 13-line 8                                        Delete.

Page 13-line 9                                        Delete new language.

Page 15-line 2                                        Delete "2" insert "3"; after "35-9-107(b)(i)(C)" delete "," insert "and".

Page 15-line 3                                        Delete "and 35-9-118(a)(ii)".  MEIER, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0037SS001.02/FC (CORRECTED COPY)  (DIVIDED AMENDMENT)               FAILED

Page 6-line 13                                        Reinsert stricken "Uniform Mechanical Code"; before "International" insert ", the".

Page 6-line 14                                        Delete ", the International Mechanical".

Page 6-line 15                        Delete "Code".  MEIER, CHAIRMAN

 

2/4/2003          S Passed CoW

 

2/5/2003          S Amendments Considered

SF0037S2001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-after line 6                                                 In the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0037SS001.01/AC) to this line amend as follows: 

Delete subsection (a) entirely and reinsert:  

                "(a)  The department of health has jurisdition over all aspects of construction and remodeling, except electrical installation, of any state licensed health care facility as defined in W.S. 35-2-901.".

Delete subsection (c) entirely and reinsert:

                "(c)  The department of health shall promulgate rules and regulations for all aspects of construction and remodeling of health care facilities except electrical installation.  For aspects of construction and remodeling included in codes adopted by the council pursuant to W.S. 35-9-106, the rules and regulations shall be based on and not exceed the standards of these codes except where federal certification requirements dictate otherwise.".  MEIER

 

2/5/2003          S Passed 2nd Reading

2/6/2003          S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2003          H Received for Introduction

2/7/2003          H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/12/2003         H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Latta, Martin, McOmie, Petersen, Prosser and Ross

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2003         H Placed on General File

 

2/14/2003         H Amendments Considered

SF0037HS001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 10                                        Delete "35-9-122" insert "35-9-121.1".

Page 2-line 12                                        Delete "35-9-122" insert "35-9-121.1".

Page 14-line 23                                      After "town" insert ", county".

Page 15-line 1                                        After "town" insert ", county".

Page 15-line 15                                      Delete "35-9-122" insert "35-9-121.1".  ROSS, CHAIRMAN

 

2/14/2003         H Passed CoW

2/18/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/19/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Lockhart

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2003         S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2003         Assigned Number SEA 0015

2/19/2003         S President Signed SEA No. 0015

2/24/2003         H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0015

2/26/2003         Governor Signed SEA No. 0015

 

Chapter No. 0049  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.