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Committee lays over bill that would repeal outdated Minnesota fire statutes
Summary
Representative Driscoll moved House File 1546, a technical cleanup to repeal statutes that conflict with the state fire code; State Fire Marshal Dan Scribe told the committee the changes direct enforcement to the state fire code and would not reduce safety. The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Representative Driscoll moved House File 1546 before the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee on March 19, asking the panel to lay the bill over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus policy and finance bill.
The bill would repeal a number of older statutory provisions related to fire safety that, supporters told the committee, no longer apply because modern construction practices and the…
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