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House adopts revised state fire code after close floor fight over rural exemptions
Summary
Lawmakers approved first substitute House Bill 217 to update Utah’s state fire code; an amendment allowing some localities to enact less restrictive local ordinances passed 40-33 amid floor debate about statewide consistency and rural flexibility; final passage was 65-8.
Representative Dunnigan, sponsor of House Bill 217, told the House the measure chiefly consolidates existing fire-code provisions, clarifies where standpipe systems are required in parking garages, defines dimensions for fire pump and sprinkler riser rooms, and adds carbon-monoxide provisions to make fire and building codes consistent. He said the bill was vetted by the state fire prevention board and the uniform building code commission and aimed to make the code easier to interpret and apply in Utah.
Representative Noel, representing a largely rural…
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