March 25, 2009





ENGROSSED

HOUSE BILL No. 1348

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DIGEST OF HB 1348 (Updated March 23, 2009 12:37 pm - DI 52)



Citations Affected: IC 22-13.

Synopsis: Energy conservation codes and standards. Requires the fire prevention and building safety commission to adopt the most recent edition of the: (1) International Energy Conservation Code as published by the International Code Council; or (2) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, or Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1; for Class 1 structures before July 1, 2010.

Effective: Upon passage.





Dvorak , Ruppel , Pierce
(SENATE SPONSORS _ GARD, TALLIAN)




    January 13, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
    February 9, 2009, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
    February 12, 2009, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
    February 17, 2009, read third time, passed. Yeas 91, nays 0.

SENATE ACTION

    February 19, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Environmental Affairs.
    March 24, 2009, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.






March 25, 2009

First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)


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ENGROSSED

HOUSE BILL No. 1348



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 22-13-2-2; (09)EH1348.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 22-13-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.101-2006, SECTION 34, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to adopt a statewide code of fire safety laws and building laws.
    (b) Before December 1, 2003, the commission shall adopt the most recent edition, including addenda, of the following national codes by rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5 (before its repeal):
        (1) ANSI A10.4 (Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists).
        (2) ASME A17.1 (Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard).
        (3) ASME A18.1 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, American National Standard).
        (4) ASME QEI-1 (Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors, an American National Standard).
        (5) The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Automated People Mover Standard 21.
        (6) ANSI A90.1 Safety Code for Manlifts.
    (c) Before July 1, 2006, the commission shall adopt the most recent edition, including addenda, of ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard) by rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5 (before its repeal).
    (d) The commission shall adopt the subsequent edition of each national code, including addenda, to be adopted as provided under subsections (b) and (c) within eighteen (18) months after the effective date of the subsequent edition.
    (e) The commission may amend the national codes as a condition of the adoption under subsections (b), (c), and (d).
    (f) To the extent that the following sections of the International Fire Code, 2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1, apply to tents or canopies in which cooking does not occur, the commission shall suspend enforcement of the following sections of the International Fire Code, 2000 edition, until the division of fire and building safety recommends amendments to the commission under subsection (h) and the commission adopts rules under subsection (i) based on the recommendations:
        (1) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
        (2) Section 2406.2.
        (3) Section 2406.3.
    (g) To the extent that section 2403.2 of the International Fire Code, 2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1, applies to a tent or canopy in which there is an open flame, the commission shall suspend enforcement of section 2403.2 until the division of fire and building safety recommends amendments to section 2403.2 to the commission under subsection (h) and the commission adopts rules under subsection (i) based on the recommendations and amending section 2403.2.
    (h) The division of fire and building safety shall recommend amendments to the commission to the following sections of the International Fire Code, 2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1:
        (1) Section 2403.2.
        (2) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
        (3) Section 2406.2.
        (4) Section 2406.3.
    (i) After receiving and considering recommendations from the division of fire and building safety under subsection (h), and using the procedure set forth in IC 4-22-2-38, the commission shall amend the following sections of the International Fire Code, 2000 edition, as

adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1:
        (1) Section 2403.2.
        (2) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
        (3) Section 2406.2.
        (4) Section 2406.3.
     (j) Before July 1, 2010, the commission shall adopt the most recent edition, including addenda, of the:
        (1) International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), as published by the International Code Council for Class 1 structures; or
        (2) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1 for Class 1 structures;
by rule under IC 4-22-2. The commission may amend the code or standard as a condition of adoption under this subsection.

SOURCE: ; (09)EH1348.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.