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IN SB0070
Bill
Status
1/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Kruse
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 22-13-2-11.5 to require the fire prevention and building safety commission to adopt the 2014 Edition of NFPA 70 (National Electric Code) into Indiana Administrative Code by July 1, 2017.
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Requires the commission to adopt any subsequent edition of NFPA 70, including addenda, within 18 months after the effective date of each subsequent edition.
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Maintains existing requirements for NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2010 Edition) to be incorporated into Indiana Administrative Code, including provisions for managed facilities-based voice networks (MFVN) and public switched telephone networks (PSTN).
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Allows the commission to adopt emergency rules to comply with incorporation requirements, with emergency rules expiring when replaced by standard rules.
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Declares an emergency for the act, making it effective upon passage.
Legislative Description
Fire prevention and building safety commission. Requires the fire prevention and building safety commission to adopt by rules the most recent edition, including addenda, of the NFPA 70 (National Electric Code) and to adopt any subsequent edition of the NFPA 70, including addenda, within 18 months after the effective date of the subsequent edition.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security & Transportation
1/5/2016