Smoke Detector Requirements
This is the national debate, not a verdict.
Required smoke and CO alarms in homes and rentals.
Results:Low
High
(2-20)
Stuck: 155Active debate: 5
Where it is moving
Marion County, Indiana
Active debateAug 15, 20261 resultcounty
Jamaica, Vermont
Active debateAug 11, 20261 resultcity
Kankakee City, Illinois
Active debateAug 5, 20263 resultscity
Kennebunk, Maine
Active debateAug 3, 20261 resultcity
Topeka City, Kansas
Active debateJul 9, 20263 resultscity
Clayton, New Jersey
StuckMay 28, 20261 resultcity
DeKalb County, Georgia
StuckMay 28, 20262 resultscounty
West Amwell, New Jersey
StuckMay 20, 20261 resultcity
Sykesville, Pennsylvania
StuckMay 18, 20263 resultscity
Frostburg City, Maryland
StuckMay 13, 20268 resultscity
- Council debates smoke detector interconnection, contemplates 12-month grace period
- Frostburg first-reading ordinance narrows smoke‑alarm rules and updates carbon-monoxide requirements
- Council revives and revises smoke- and carbon-monoxide alarm ordinance; public hearing planned
- Council reviews smoke- and carbon-monoxide alarm ordinance revision to match state code
- Frostburg council backs targeted change to rental smoke‑alarm rules, opts to require interconnection for conversions
- Inspector: more than half of recent Frostburg rental inspections lack compliant smoke alarms; council to consider code wording and phased notice
West Kennebunk, Maine
StuckApr 27, 20263 resultscity
Ephraim, Utah
StuckApr 15, 20261 resultcity
Penndel, Pennsylvania
StuckApr 6, 20261 resultcity
Jerome County, Idaho
StuckMar 12, 20261 resultcounty
Galesburg, Illinois
StuckMar 2, 20261 resultcity
Ophir, Utah
StuckFeb 25, 20261 resultcity
Lexington City, Kentucky
StuckFeb 17, 20261 resultcity
Houghton, Michigan
StuckFeb 11, 20261 resultcity
Fanwood, New Jersey
StuckFeb 10, 20261 resultcity
Waukesha City, Wisconsin
StuckFeb 5, 20261 resultcity