TEMPORARY DOOR LOCKING DEVICES H.B. 5502 & 5503:
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bills 5502 and 5503 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Scott VanSingel
House Committee: Regulatory Reform
Ways and Means
Senate Committee: Regulatory Reform
CONTENT
House Bill 5502 and House Bill 5503 would amend the Fire Prevention Code and the Single State Construction Code Act, respectively, to specify that a labelled fire door assembly with a temporary locking device or systems that was installed in a school building would not violate the respective Acts.
The bills are tie-barred to each other and to House Bill 4689 (see BACKGROUND).
125.1528 (H.B. 5503)
BACKGROUND
House Bill 4689 (S-1), which was enacted as Public Act (PA) 45 of 2020, amended PA 306 of 1937, which governs the construction, reconstruction, and remodeling of school buildings. Public Act 45, among other things, allows a temporary door locking device or system to be installed in a school building. "Temporary door locking device or system" means an anchoring mechanism or system installed on the interior side of a door that, when engaged, secures the door against forced entry.
Legislative Analyst: Stephen Jackson
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Raczkowski
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.