HOUSE BILL No. 5941

 

 

May 8, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Lilly and Chirkun and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

     A bill to amend 1941 PA 207, entitled

 

"Fire prevention code,"

 

by amending section 7a (MCL 29.7a) and by adding section 7d.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 7a. (1) If Subject to section 7d, if the state fire

 

marshal or the commanding officer of the fire department of a city,

 

village, township, or county, or a fire fighter in uniform acting

 

under the orders and directions of the commanding officer

 

determines a dangerous condition exists, the state fire marshal,

 

the commanding officer of the fire department of a city, village,

 

township, or county, or the fire fighter in uniform acting under

 

the orders and direction of the commanding officer upon finding an

 

emergency condition dangerous to persons or property, may take all

 

necessary steps and prescribe all necessary restrictions and

 

requirements to protect persons and property until the dangerous


condition is abated.

 

     (2) The Subject to section 7d, the state fire marshal, the

 

commanding officer of the fire department of a city, village,

 

township, or county, or a fire fighter in uniform acting under the

 

orders and directions of the commanding officer, responding to a

 

fire or emergency call, who, upon arriving at the scene of a fire

 

or emergency, finds a condition dangerous to persons or property,

 

may take all necessary steps and requirements to protect persons

 

and property until the dangerous condition is abated.

 

     (3) The state fire marshal or the commanding officer of the

 

fire department of a city, village, township, or county, or a fire

 

fighter in uniform acting under the orders and direction of the

 

commanding officer may investigate causes and effects related to

 

dangerous conditions.

 

     Sec. 7d. (1) The state fire marshal or the commanding officer

 

of the fire department of a city, village, township, or county, or

 

a fire fighter in uniform acting under the orders and direction of

 

the commanding officer, shall not prohibit the ignition, discharge,

 

and use of consumer fireworks within a city, village, township, or

 

county due to weather conditions.

 

     (2) The governor may prohibit the ignition, discharge, and use

 

of consumer fireworks in 1 or more counties in this state if the

 

governor determines that weather conditions make the ignition,

 

discharge, and use of consumer fireworks dangerous to persons and

 

property.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "consumer fireworks" means that

 

term as defined in section 2 of the Michigan fireworks safety act,


2011 PA 256, MCL 28.452.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.