SB3140 - Tennessee: Codes, Commerce And Insurance, Dept. Of

Companion Bill HB2555. Codes - Requires the state fire marshal to promulgate new statewide building construction safety standards. - Amends TCA Title 68. Fiscal Summary for SB3140 / *HB2555Increase State Expenditures - $38,800/One-Time Bill Summary for SB3140 / *HB2555 This bill requires the state fire marshal to promulgate new statewide building construction safety standards on or before July 1, 2009. Upon this bill becoming law and until these rules take effect or until July 1, 2009, whichever comes first, a person will be deemed in compliance with statewide standards if the person complies with either: (1) The Standard (Southern) Building Code, 1999, and the Uniform Fire Code; or (2) The most recent edition of the International Building Code, 2006, and the International Fire Code, 2006. The above compliance provision [...]

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