House of Representatives

HB 2455

building and fire safety: continuation

Sponsors: Representatives Graf, Kraft: Allen, Blendu, et al

 

DP

Committee on Retirement and Government Operations

W/D

Committee on Appropriations

DPA

Caucus and COW

X

Third Read

 

 

As Passed the House

 

HB 2455 continues the Department of Building and Fire Safety until July 1, 2012 and extends the time frame for a tenant to apply for reimbursement of relocation expenses.

 

Current Status

HB 2455 passed the Retirement and Government Operations Committee unamended. HB 2455 was withdrawn from the Appropriations Committee. HB 2455 was amended in the Committee of the Whole to require the office of the state fire marshal to maintain fire and safety information in the Department of Building and Fire Safety and help transmit that information between fire jurisdictions. The bill was further amended to authorize new commercial tenants to report fire and safety information about their premises to the state fire marshal.

 

History

The Department of Building and Fire Safety (Department) was established in 1986. It is divided into three programs: the State Fire Marshal, Manufactured Housing and Administration. The State Fire Marshal is concerned with enforcing the State Fire Code and making safety inspections in state, county, university and school buildings. Manufactured Housing focuses on ensuring safe and quality construction of manufactured/mobile homes, recreational vehicles and factory-built buildings. Administration provides administrative services, issues licenses and permits and investigates complaints. The Department’s director, who is appointed by the Governor, appoints three Assistant Directors to run each of the three departments.

 

Provisions

·          Continues the Department of Building and Fire Safety until July 1, 2012.

 

·          Changes the time frame for a tenant to apply to the Department for reimbursement of relocation expenses from at least 15 days before the relocation to within 60 days after the relocation in order to be eligible for relocation expenses.

 

·          Repeals ARS §41-3002.22, which set the termination of the Department for July 1, 2002 and is effective retroactively to July 1, 2002.

 

§         Require the Office of the State Fire Marshall to maintain fire and safety information in the Department of Building and Fire Safety and to help this information transmit between fire jurisdictions.

 

§         Mandates commercial tenants to report the following to the state fire marshal within 10 days of starting a commercial lease: the location and type of business activities, the names and amounts of any hazardous materials, the possible fire hazards, the access routes, the hours of operation and the number of employees on their premises.

 

·          Makes technical and conforming changes, including striking the reference to the relocation expenses time frame.

 

Amendments

HB 2455 was amended in the Committee of the Whole as follows:

§         Requires the Office of the State Fire Marshall to maintain fire and safety information in the Department of Building and Fire Safety and to assist in coordinating the transmission of this information between fire jurisdictions.

 

§         Requires commercial tenants to report the following to the state fire marshal within 10 days of starting a commercial lease: the location and type of business activities, the names and amounts of any hazardous materials, the possible fire hazards, the access routes, the hours of operation and the number of employees on their premises.

 

§         Makes technical and conforming changes.

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§         45th Legislature                 

§         Second Regular Session      2          April 1, 2002

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