An Act to Allow
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1005
Committee Amendment CA_A_H633 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 652, L.D. 1005, "An Act to Allow 
Municipal Fire Departments with Trained Personnel to Conduct Sprinkler Plan Reviews" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, to Study Authorization for Municipal Fire Departments with Trained 
Personnel to Conduct Fire Sprinkler System Plan Reviews' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Office of State Fire Marshal to convene working group. Resolved: 
That the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, referred to in this 
resolve as "the office," shall convene a working group, referred to in this resolve as "the 
working group,
to study allowing the office to authorize municipal fire departments with 
trained personnel to conduct fire sprinkler system plan reviews. 
Sec. 2. Membership. Resolved: That the working group must consist of a broad 
representation of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the following members: 
1. The State Fire Marshal, or the fire marshal's designee; 
2. The chair of the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission established in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12004-J, subsection 12, or the chair's designee; 
3. A representative from a statewide association of fire chiefs; 
4. A representative from a statewide association of municipalities; and 
5. A representative from a municipal fire department seeking to conduct the fire 
department's own fire sprinkler system plan reviews. 
Sec. 3. Duties of working group. Resolved: That the working group shall 
examine: 
1. The status of fire sprinkler system plan reviews in the State, including, but not 
limited to, data regarding the number of fire sprinkler system permits issued annually, the 
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amount of time taken to issue the permits and the number of preliminary fire sprinkler 
system permits issued; 
2. The best procedures to allow the office to grant authority to a municipal fire 
department to conduct the municipality's fire sprinkler system plan reviews; and 
3. Strategies to address the office's staffing needs. 
Sec. 4. Report. Resolved: That, by December 3, 2025, the office shall submit a 
report that includes the findings and recommendations of the working group, including 
suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public 
Safety and the Joint Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development. The 
Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety may submit legislation 
based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill with 
a resolve. The amendment directs the Department of Public Safety, Office of the State Fire 
Marshal to convene a working group of stakeholders to study allowing the office to 
authorize municipal fire departments with trained personnel to conduct fire sprinkler 
system plan reviews. The office is required to submit a report by December 3, 2025 to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and the Joint Standing 
Committee on Housing and Economic Development. The Joint Standing Committee on 
Criminal Justj.ce and Public Safety may submit legislation based on the report to the Second 
Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/29/25 LRL 
LD 1005 
LR 1983(02) 
An Act to Allow Municipal Fire Departments with Trained Personnel to Conduct Sprinkler Plan 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ~' { H-/p 3 3 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Department of Public Safety from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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