Prohibiting state building codes from requiring mandatory fire sprinklers
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Signed Apr 22, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2021 · House Mar 24, 2021
How they voted
24–15
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 16, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Nay
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 22, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
3rd Reading Concurred
lower
Mar 24, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (53-42)
house
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
3rd Reading Passed
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-15)
senate
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CF
Chris Friedel
RRepublican
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