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Committee backs House Bill 1991 to exempt some rural developments from sprinkler requirement

3089120 · April 14, 2025
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The City, County & Local Affairs Committee — Senate gave House Bill 1991 a do-pass recommendation after Rep. Paul Childress said the bill would exempt certain rural developments from a state fire-code sprinkler requirement when a property has only one access road.

The City, County & Local Affairs Committee — Senate voted to give House Bill 1991 a do-pass recommendation after Representative Paul Childress (R–District 83) described the bill as an exemption to the current state fire code for certain rural developments.

Childress told the committee the current fire code requires sprinkler systems for developments that have only one entrance once a…

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