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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
December 3, 2007 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to
Committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
SB345,1,4
1An Act to repeal 101.14 (4) (c) 2.; and
to renumber 101.14 (4) (c) 1. of the
2statutes;
relating to: variances to rules concerning automatic fire sprinklers
3in places of employment and public buildings under 60 feet in height (suggested
4as remedial legislation by the Department of Commerce).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is required to
promulgate rules requiring owners of places of employment and public buildings to
install fire detection, prevention, or suppression devices to protect the health,
welfare, and safety of the persons who use those places and buildings. Current law
also provides that Commerce may grant a variance to the rules relating to automatic
fire sprinklers under limited circumstances. This bill eliminates Commerce's
authority to grant those variances.
For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision
Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Law Revision Committee prefatory note: This bill is a remedial legislation
proposal, requested by the Department of Commerce and introduced by the Law Revision
Committee under s. 13.83 (1) (c) 4., stats. After careful consideration of the various
provisions of the bill, the Law Revision Committee has determined that this bill makes
minor substantive changes in the statutes, and that these changes are desirable as a
matter of public policy.
SB345, s. 1
1Section
1. 101.14 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 101.14 (4) (c).
SB345, s. 2
2Section
2. 101.14 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
Note: The repealed subdivision provides as follows:
101.14
(4) (c) 2. Before the effective date of the rules promulgated
under subd. 1., as affected by
1983 Wisconsin Act 295, section
3, the
department may grant a variance to any rule relating to automatic
fire sprinklers and mandated under
chapter 320, laws of 1981, if the
department first does both of the following:
a. Consults with the chief of the fire department having authority
over the place of employment or public building.
b. Determines that the variance provides protection, substantially
equivalent to that of the rules mandated by
chapter 320, laws of 1981,
of the health, safety and welfare of employers, employees and
frequenters of the place of employment or public building.
According to the Department of Commerce, the repealed provision has long been
inapplicable.
