An Act To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Additional Residential Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1744
Committee Amendment CA_A_H761 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2468

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1286, L.D. 1744, Bill, "An Act To 
Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Additional Residential Facilities" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Additional Residential 
Occupancies' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 25 MRS A §2468, sub-§2, ~~B and C, as enacted by PL 2009, c. 162, 
§5, are repealed and the following enacted in their place: 
B. Any addition to or restoration of: 
(1) An existing single-family dwelling that adds at least one bedroom to the 
dwelling unit; or 
(2) A fraternity house, sorority house or dormitory established on or after August 
1, 2012 that is affiliated with a private or public school or private or public 
postsecondary institution incorporated or chartered under the laws of this State; 
or 
C. Any conversion of a building to: 
(1) A single-family dwelling; 
(2) A hotel, motel, inn or bed and breakfast upon initial licensure as an eating 
and lodging place or a lodging place under Title 22, chapter 562 on or after 
August 1, 2012; or 
(3) A fraternity house, sorority house or dormitory established on or after August 
1, 2012 that is affiliated with a private or public school or private or public 
postsecondary institution incorporated or chartered under the laws of this State. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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"'1. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P, 1286, LD. 1744 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2468, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2009, c. 551, §8, is repealed 
and the following enacted in its place: 
4. New construction. A person who constructs any of the following shall install or 
cause to be installed at least one carbon monoxide detector in each area within, or giving 
access to, any bedroom in the new construction of: 
A. A single-family dwelling; 
B. 
A hotel, motel, inn or bed and breakfast upon initial licensure of that new 
construction as an eating and lodging place or a lodging place under Title 22, chapter 
on or after August 1, 2012; or 
C. A fraternity house, sorority house or dormitory established on or after August 1, 
2012 that is affiliated with a private or public school or private or public 
postsecondary institution incorporated or chartered under the laws of this State. 
The carbon monoxide detector must be powered both by the electrical service in the 
building or dwelling and by battery.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. It requires the owner of a 
hotel, motel, inn or bed and breakfast that receives its initial licensure on or after August 
1, 2012 to install carbon monoxide detectors if it is new construction or a conversion 
from an existing building. The amendment also requires a carbon monoxide detector be 
installed in any new construction of, addition to, or restoration of a fraternity or sorority 
house or dormitory affiliated with a private school, public school or private or public 
postsecondary institution incorporated or chartered under the laws of this State, as well as 
any conversion of an existing building to such a fraternity or sorority house or dormitory. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/01112 
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LD 1744 
LR 2561(02) 
An Act To Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Additional Residential Facilities 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,If, ( H 
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Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor revenue increase - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Increases the number of civil violations. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue 
by minor amounts. 
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