HI HB212

Requires home builders of new one- and two-family dwellings to provide buyers with written materials detailing the benefits of residential fire sprinkler systems prepared by the state fire council prior to final pricing agreement.

Builders must provide written cost estimates for installation and maintenance of residential fire sprinkler systems and obtain written acknowledgment of receipt from buyers.

Upon buyer request, builders must install a residential fire sprinkler system or other requested fire suppression system at the buyer's expense.

Establishes penalties for willful violations by builders in accordance with section 444-23, with willful violation defined as conduct the person knew or should have known was prohibited.

Directs the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' professional and vocational licensing division to develop a standard form for documenting buyer acceptance or rejection of residential fire sprinkler systems, including cost estimates and confirmation of benefits information provided.