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Committee approves exemption for sprinklers in community homes for adults with disabilities
Summary
House Bill 711, which would exempt community homes for adults with intellectual disability or autism from uniform-construction-code sprinkler requirements, passed committee after testimony citing a November 2024 DOJ suit and estimated sprinkler costs of about $10,000 (higher in rural areas).
The Housing & Community Development Committee advanced House Bill 711, a measure that would exempt community homes for adults with intellectual disability or autism from automatic sprinkler requirements under Pennsylvania’s uniform construction code.
Rep. Ripa, the bill’s prime sponsor, told the committee that the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in November 2024 against state agencies…
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