1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; State Fire Code; prohibiting sprinkler requirements in 
1.3 	single-family dwellings;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.011, 
1.4 	by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.011, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4d.Single-family dwelling; fire sprinklers. (a) The State Building Code, 
1.9 	the State Fire Code, or a political subdivision of the state by code, by ordinance, as a 
1.10 	condition of receiving public funding, or in any other way, must not require the installation 
1.11 	of fire sprinklers, any fire sprinkler system components, or automatic fire-extinguishing 
1.12 	equipment or devices in any new or existing single-family detached dwelling unit.
1.13 	(b) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to affect or limit a requirement 
1.14 	for smoke or fire detectors, alarms, or their components.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.