SF 2219 – Carbon monoxide detectors
SF 2273 – Home food establishments
HF 2429 – Gambling licenses
FLOOR ACTION:
SF 2219 amends current law requiring smoke detectors in multiple-unit residential buildings and single-family dwellings to also require carbon monoxide alarms. The bill requires carbon monoxide alarms in multiple-unit residential buildings and single-family dwellings constructed on or after July 1, 2018, and that have a fuel-fired heater or appliance, a fireplace or an attached garage.
The alarm is to be placed as specified by rules established by the State Fire Marshal. The rules must take into account the number and location of all fuel sources in the building. In addition, the State Fire Marshal must adopt rules for installing carbon monoxide alarms in the same manner in existing multiple-unit residential buildings and single-family rental units that have a fuel-fired appliance, fireplace or attached garage. The owner of a single-family dwelling that has a fuel-fired appliance, fireplace or attached garage is responsible for installing carbon monoxide alarms and must certify installation upon filing for a homestead credit. Owners of multiple-unit residential buildings and single-family rental units with a fuel-fired appliance, fireplace or attached garage are also required to supply light-emitting carbon monoxide alarms for hearing-impaired tenants.
Current requirements for smoke alarms also apply to carbon monoxide alarms. The State Fire Marshal must enforce requirements of the bill concerning carbon monoxide alarms, and an occupant of a multiple-unit residential building or single-family rental unit in which the owner fails to install or fix a carbon monoxide alarm within 30 days of receiving written notice may deduct the cost of fixing or installing a carbon monoxide alarm from the next rental payment. In addition, making a carbon monoxide alarm inoperable is prohibited. A violation is a simple misdemeanor, punishable by no more than 30 days in jail, by a fine of at least $65 but not more than $625, or by both. The Senate accepted a House technical amendment.
[4/6: 36-14 (Behn, Chapman, Chelgren, Costello, Feenstra, Garrett, Guth, Rozenboom, Schneider, Schultz, Sinclair, Taylor, Whitver, Zaun “no”)]
SF 2273 raises the ceiling on gross annual sales from $20,000 to $35,000 for a food establishment to be considered a home food establishment subject to licensure under Code chapter 137D. The Senate accepted a House amendment that adds additional food safety measures.
[4/6: 50-0]
HF 2429 clarifies that the license fee for a gambling facility only applies when a new license is issued to a person for a facility that increases the number of licensed facilities in the county or counties. This applies to initial or renewed licenses issued to a qualified sponsoring organization on or after the effective date of this legislation.
[4/6: 42-8 (Behn, Costello, Feenstra, Garrett, Guth, Johnson, Quirmbach, Rozenboom “no”)]