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1997 SESSION
SB 1092 Fire suppression systems in college or university dormitories.
Introduced by: Stanley C. Walker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Fire suppression systems in certain college or university dormitories. Requires all buildings, regardless of when constructed, which are more than 75 feet or more than six stories high and are used, in whole or in part, as dormitories to house students by any public or private institution of higher education to install sprinkler systems by September 1, 1999. The Board of Housing and Community Development is required to promulgate regulations establishing standards for automatic sprinkler systems in such dormitories. The Code of Virginia currently grandfathers buildings constructed prior to 1973 under the 1986 regulations, thereby exempting such buildings from various requirements including fire suppression systems (sprinkler systems).
Across the Commonwealth, 13 high-rise dormitories that were built before automatic sprinklers were required do not contain such systems, while housing some 7,200 students. All of these buildings were constructed in the 1960s and 1970s and are not, currently, required to comply with the fire and building codes. Most of these buildings are owned by the Commonwealth and located on the campuses of public institutions of higher education, i.e., James Madison University, Longwood College, Norfolk State University, Radford University, Virginia Tech, and the University of Virginia. Although no lives have been lost, some fires have occurred in some of the unprotected, high-rise dormitories which have resulted in some injuries.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 974773753 pdf
- 01/30/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 972564753-S1 pdf
- 01/31/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 972564753-S2 pdf
- 03/03/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1092ER) pdf
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 974773753
- 01/20/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/29/97 Senate: Reported from General Laws with sub. (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/97 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/30/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 972564753-S1
- 01/30/97 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 972564753-S2
- 02/03/97 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 972564753-S2
- 02/03/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 972564753-S2
- 02/03/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/97 House: Read first time
- 02/06/97 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/06/97 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 5
- 02/13/97 House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/97 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/18/97 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/97 House: Read second time
- 02/19/97 House: Read third time
- 02/19/97 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/97 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1092ER)
- 03/07/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/21/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)