Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study and Recommend Incentives for Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1364
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: BAILEY, WARREN

Legislative Document
No. 1364
H.P. 998
House of Representatives, April 7, 2021
Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study and Recommend 
Incentives for Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems
Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 2021.  Referred to the Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BAILEY of Gorham.
Cosponsored by Representative: WARREN of Hallowell.
Sec. 1.  Commission established.  Resolved:  That the Commission To Study and 
Recommend Incentives for Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems, referred to in this resolve 
as "the commission," is established.
Sec. 2.  Commission membership.  Resolved:  That, notwithstanding Joint Rule 
353, the commission consists of 16 members appointed as follows:
1.  Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;
2.  Four members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives;
3.  One member recommended by the State Fire Marshal, appointed jointly by the 
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
4.  Two members of a statewide association of professional firefighters, appointed 
jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
5.  One member of a statewide association of builders and contractors, appointed jointly 
by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
6.  One member of a statewide association of real estate agents, appointed jointly by 
the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
7.  Two members of a statewide association of insurance agents, appointed jointly by 
the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
8.  One member of a statewide association of fire sprinkler contractors, appointed 
jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
9.  One member of the Maine Community College System Board of Trustees, appointed 
jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
10.  One member of a statewide association of water districts, appointed jointly by the 
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 3.  Chairs.  Resolved:  That the first-named member from the Senate and the 
first-named member from the House of Representatives shall serve as cochairs of the 
commission.
Sec. 4.  Appointments; convening of commission; number of meetings. 
Resolved:  That, notwithstanding Joint Rule 353, all appointments must be made no later 
than 30 days following the effective date of this resolve.  The appointing authorities shall 
notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council once all appointments have been 
completed. After appointment of all members, the chairs shall call and convene the first 
meeting of the commission.  If 30 days or more after the effective date of this resolve a 
majority of but not all appointments have been made, the chairs may request authority and 
the Legislative Council may grant authority for the commission to meet and conduct its 
business.  The commission may not meet more than 6 times.
Sec. 5.  Duties.  Resolved:  That the commission shall study whether it is feasible 
and desirable to provide incentives for developers, builders and home buyers to install 
residential sprinklers and, if so, what form should the incentives take, who shall deliver the 
incentives and how should the incentives be advertised and delivered.
Sec. 6.  Staff assistance.  Resolved:  That the Legislative Council shall provide 
necessary staffing services to the commission, except that Legislative Council staff support 
is not authorized when the Legislature is in regular or special session.
Sec. 7.  Report.  Resolved:  That, no later than December 1, 2021, the commission 
shall submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including suggested 
legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.  The 
Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety may submit legislation 
based upon the report to the Second Regular Session of the 130th Legislature.
SUMMARY
This resolve creates the Commission To Study and Recommend Incentives for 
Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems.  The commission has 16 members.  The commission is 
required to submit its report to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public 
Safety no later than December 1, 2021.