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House committee adopts amendment to HB 3505 to ease charges tied to residential fire sprinkler meters
Summary
The House Committee on Housing and Homelessness voted to adopt the -3 amendment to House Bill 3505, a measure that clarifies how systems development charges (SDCs) may be assessed when residential NFPA 13D fire sprinkler systems require larger water meters. The committee then recommended the bill to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The House Committee on Housing and Homelessness adopted the -3 amendment to House Bill 3505 and moved the measure to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation after a work session on Wednesday, March 12.
The -3 amendment clarifies how cities may assess systems development charges when a residential fire sprinkler system using National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 13D standards requires a larger water meter. The amendment covers the portion of the SDC tied to the installation of an NFPA 13D residential fire sprinkler system or the difference between the increased capacity of a water meter required by that sprinkler system and the capacity that would be required without it. Committee staff said the amendment is intended to address concerns raised by the city of Gresham about charging for meters used for purposes beyond sprinklers.
Chair Marsh opened the work session and asked for a summary; committee staff summarized the measure and its minimal fiscal impact. Vice Chair Breece Iverson moved adoption of the -3 amendment. With no discussion offered, the committee conducted a roll call and recorded aye votes. Committee members then moved the bill as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative Mark Gamba and committee staff had previously described the bill as a way to encourage installation of residential sprinklers by clarifying meter- and SDC-related charges, and proponents said the measure has little fiscal or revenue impact.
The committee selected a carrier for the bill to carry to the floor; Representative Frangula volunteered to carry HB 3505 for the committee.
The committee recorded affirmative roll-call responses from multiple members and the motion to adopt the -3 amendment and the motion to send the bill to the floor passed. The committee concluded the work session and opened the next public hearing on a different bill.
Votes at a glance: The committee adopted the -3 amendments to HB 3505 and recommended the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
