SB2645: Relating To Fire Prevention.

What this measure contains

Establishes the State Fire Code as the minimum statewide standard for fire safety. Prohibits the counties from adopting, amending, or enforcing any ordinance, rule, or code provision that is less restrictive than the State Fire Code. Establishes the State Fire and Life Safety Special Fund. Limits the frequency of fire and safety inspections at state facilities by the Office of the State Fire Marshal to no more than once every three years. Amends Act 302, SLH 2025, by replacing two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions for fire inspectors and three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) positions for fire investigators with four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) positions for assistant fire marshals. (CD1)

This is the description in the imported bill snapshot. It may describe a later draft than the version considered in this vote. The recorded motion above identifies the decision; the bill description does not establish the exact text voted on.

Official measure page ↗

Official text and draft versions

• Introduced· Jan 22, 2026 · Official original ↗
• Amended· Feb 11, 2026 · Official original ↗
• Amended· Feb 12, 2026 · Official original ↗
• Amended· Feb 12, 2026 · Official original ↗
• Amended· Feb 19, 2026 · Official original ↗
• Amended· Mar 5, 2026 · Official original ↗Published after this vote
• Amended· Mar 20, 2026 · Official original ↗Published after this vote
• Amended· May 2, 2026 · Official original ↗Published after this vote

Document dates help distinguish drafts. A document published before the vote is not proof that this was the version considered.

Recorded decision and member tally

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments

This record lists 13 members; its source-reported total is 13.

Committee and conference committee votes involve the assigned members, rather than the entire House or Senate. A tally of three or five members can be a committee decision. The action above identifies the source's decision; these records do not establish that all chamber votes have been captured.

Source outcome: passed.

Yes

12

No

0

Not voting

0

Absent / excused

1

This outcome applies to the recorded motion. It does not by itself mean the measure became law. The original description and each member’s recorded vote are preserved below.

Members listed for this decision

Names come from the imported legislative person record. A profile link appears only when the person has a verified officeholder mapping applicable to the vote date. Missing mappings are kept visible rather than guessed from a name or seat.