HOUSE BILL No. 6155

 

May 22, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Sak and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

     A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled

 

"Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"

 

(MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 4d.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4d. (1) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of the

 

rules promulgated under subsection (2), the owner or operator of

 

residential occupancies where the occupants are primarily transient

 

in nature, including, but not limited to, boarding houses, hotels,

 

and motels, shall install 1 or more carbon monoxide alarms in each

 

dwelling unit or sleeping room, as provided in those rules.

 

     (2) The director shall promulgate rules that establish

 

standards and requirements for the installation of carbon monoxide

 

alarms as required under subsection (1). However, those rules shall


 

not require hard-wired carbon monoxide alarms in all rooms and

 

shall require a hard-wired carbon monoxide alarm in any space

 

within 60 or less feet from the heating unit that has an alarm that

 

is audible from the office.

 

     (3) Beginning the code cycle after the effective date of the

 

rules promulgated under subsection (2), the director shall include

 

in the code provisions requiring the installation of carbon

 

monoxide alarms. Under such circumstances, the provisions in the

 

code shall supersede this section.

 

     (4) A person licensed under article 24 of the occupational

 

code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412, who is in compliance

 

with this section or rules promulgated under the code and installs,

 

in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, a carbon

 

monoxide alarm meeting current underwriters laboratories,

 

incorporated's standards for that device at the time of

 

installation shall have no liability, directly or indirectly, to

 

any person with respect to the operation, maintenance, or

 

effectiveness of the carbon monoxide alarm.

 

     (5) As used in this section, "carbon monoxide alarm" means a

 

device designed to respond to the presence of carbon monoxide and

 

provide an alarm suitable to alert the occupants of carbon monoxide

 

levels below those that cause a loss of ability to react to the

 

dangers of carbon monoxide exposure.