SMOKE ALARM BATTERY STANDARD ACT                                                       H.B. 4382:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4382 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Mike Mueller

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Senate Committee:  Economic and Small Business Development

CONTENT

The bill would enact the "Smoke Alarm Battery Standard Act" to do the following:

-- Prohibit a person, beginning April 1, 2022, from distributing, selling, offering for sale, or importing a smoke alarm device powered by a replaceable and removeable battery.

-- Require, beginning 18 months after the Act's effective date, a smoke alarm device that was distributed, sold, offered for sale, or imported to be powered for at least 10 years by a nonremovable and nonreplaceable battery or another power source that used new technology.

-- Specify that the battery and power source requirements would not apply to the devices specified in the Act.

                                                                            Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on State or local units of government. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs could undertake additional work related to violations of the new standards, but this activity likely would be covered by existing appropriations.

Date Completed:  6-14-21                                         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.