71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 3925
 
                         House Bill 3531
 
Sponsored by Representative WESTLUND
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Deletes requirement that battery-operated ionization smoke
alarms sold in state be packaged with 10-year battery.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to smoke alarms; amending ORS 479.257, 479.260 and
  479.297.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 479.257 is amended to read:
  479.257. (1)   { - Not later than January 1, 2002, - }  Every
smoke alarm installed in a dwelling unit regulated under ORS
chapter 90, a lodging house or a hotel guest room, as required
under ORS 479.255, shall contain   { - the features - }  { +  a
hush mechanism as + } described in ORS 479.297 (1)   { - and
(2) - } .
  (2) The State Fire Marshal by rule may exempt hotels with
sprinkler fire suppression systems from the requirements of this
section.
  SECTION 2. ORS 479.260, as amended by section 5, chapter 647,
Oregon Laws 1997, and section 4, chapter 307, Oregon Laws 1999,
is amended to read:
  479.260. (1)   { - No - }  { +  A + } person   { - shall - }
 { +  may not + } convey fee title to any real property that
includes a dwelling unit or lodging house, or transfer possession
of any dwelling unit or lodging house pursuant to a land sale
contract, unless there is installed in the dwelling unit or
lodging house a smoke detector or the required number of approved
smoke alarms, installed in accordance with the state building
code and rules of the State Fire Marshal adopted under ORS
479.295. The smoke alarms required by this subsection shall
 { - meet the requirements of - }  { +  contain a hush mechanism
as described in  + }ORS 479.297.
  (2)(a)   { - No - }  { +  A + } person   { - shall - }  { +
may not + } convey title or transfer possession of any
manufactured dwelling, as defined in ORS 446.003, unless there is
installed in the manufactured dwelling the required number of
approved smoke alarms or smoke detectors, installed in accordance
with the state building code or with the federal manufactured
dwelling construction and safety standards adopted under ORS
446.155.
  (b) A smoke alarm installed in a manufactured dwelling that is
resold by a person other than the manufacturer or authorized
dealer shall   { - meet the requirements of - }  { +  contain a
hush mechanism as described in  + }ORS 479.297.
  SECTION 3. ORS 479.297 is amended to read:
  479.297.   { - (1) All ionization smoke alarms sold in this
state that are solely battery-operated shall be packaged with a
10-year battery. - }
    { - (2) - }  { +  (1) + } All ionization smoke alarms sold in
this state shall include a 'hush' mechanism that allows a person
to temporarily disengage the alarm for a period of not more than
15 minutes.
    { - (3) - }  { +  (2) + }   { - The provisions of - }  This
section   { - do - }  { +  does + } not apply to:
  (a) Smoke alarms specifically designed for hearing impaired
persons;
  (b) Smoke alarms sold in this state for shipment out of state;
or
  (c) Smoke alarms sold for installation in recreational
vehicles, commercial vehicles, railroad equipment, aircraft,
marine vessels or manufactured dwellings.
    { - (4) - }  { +  (3) + } The sale of a recreational vehicle,
commercial vehicle, railroad equipment, aircraft, marine vessel
or new manufactured dwelling containing a smoke alarm does not
constitute sale of a smoke alarm.
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