HB 5407 Summary

• Establishes the "Smoke Alarm Battery Standard Act" requiring smoke alarms distributed, sold, offered for sale, or imported in Michigan to be powered for at least 10 years by a nonremovable, nonreplaceable battery or new technology power source, effective April 1, 2022.

• Prohibits distribution, sale, or importation of smoke alarm devices powered by replaceable and removable batteries, beginning April 1, 2022.

• Exempts hardwired smoke alarms connected to building electrical systems or centrally monitored alarm systems, and smoke alarms using low-power radio frequency, Wi-Fi, or wireless local area networking capabilities from the battery requirements.

• Authorizes the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, in consultation with the state fire marshal, to promulgate rules identifying additional smoke alarm devices with equivalent characteristics to exempt devices.