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Committee hears testimony on bill to require residential explosive-gas detectors
Summary
Lawmakers and witnesses urged the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to report out H.2689, a bill that would require certified explosive-gas detectors in residences that use gas appliances; testimony included family members of propane explosion victims, industry representatives, and standards bodies.
Representative Jeff Roy urged the joint committee to report favorably on H.2689, saying the bill would require installation of explosive-gas detectors in dwellings that use gas-fueled appliances and that such devices are commercially available and affordable. "In short, this bill is about modernizing our safety standards in protecting lives," Roy told the committee. He described the measure as modeled on carbon-monoxide detector requirements and said it would apply only where explosive gas is used.
The bill drew personal testimony from Susan Brown, who said her in-laws, Nancy and Robert Brown, died in a 2015 propane-fueled explosion at their residence. "For $23, my in-laws . . . would still be here," Brown told the…
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