Bill Text: MI HB5121 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Construction; safety; buildings constructed of lightweight materials; require sign or symbol to notify firefighters. Amends 1972 PA 230 (MCL 125.1501 - 125.1531) by adding sec. 4g.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-12 - Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform [HB5121 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HB5121-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5121
December 8, 2015, Introduced by Rep. Cox and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled
"Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"
(MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 4g.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4g. (1) The director shall promulgate rules that
establish standards and requirements for the installation of a
symbol on each affected building with lightweight construction. The
purpose of the symbols is to warn individuals conducting fire
suppression or other emergency operations of the lightweight
construction. The rules must be promulgated pursuant to the
administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to
24.328, by 180 days after the effective date of this section.
(2) The rules under subsection (1) shall include, but need not
be limited to, all of the following:
(a) The dimensions, design, and color of the symbols, which
shall be as prescribed by the International Code Council's
"International Fire Code".
(b) A requirement that, if construction of the affected
building is completed on or after the effective date of the rules,
the symbol be installed by the owner of the affected building by
the completion of construction or by 1 year after that effective
date, whichever is later.
(c) A requirement that, if construction of the affected
building was completed before the effective date of the rules, the
symbol be installed by the owner of the affected building within 5
years after that effective date.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Affected building" means a multifamily dwelling of 3 or
more stories, a commercial building, or an industrial building.
(b) "Lightweight construction" means construction of any part
of the roof or floor supporting systems from engineered or
lightweight prefabricated materials made from wood, composite
lumber, wood by-products, or cold-formed steel.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
