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 As of January 27th, 2009, Bill HB 2267 has been passed through the beginning stages of becoming a law.  This bill prohibits any town, city, municipality or county to mandate the installation of fire sprinkler systems in single family residences.  It has gone through the Government Committee, and is on its way to the Rules Committee.   Those of us who are concerned about the safety of new communities and about public safety in general, we need to initiate action toward redirecting this bill and deterring it from becoming a law. 

Fact: Fire sprinklers save lives!!

The complete text of this bill can be found HERE.

To watch archived footage of the floor meeting that took place on January 27th, 2009, click HERE.

This link will take you to the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association website where they're updating the bill's progress as well.

You can also read the AFCA's Official Position Paper right HERE.

These are the email addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of the committee members who voted "yes" on Bill 2267 during the January 27th floor meeting:

Sam Crump: scrump@azleg.bov  PH:(602) 926-3014  Fax: (602)417-3048

Steve Montenegro: smontenegro@azleg.gov PH: (602) 926-5955 Fax: (602) 417-3168

Frank Antenori: fantenori@azleg.gov PH: (602) 926-5683 Fax: (602) 417-3147

Adam Driggs: adriggs@azleg.gov PH: (602) 926-3016 Fax: (602) 417-3007

David Gowen: dgowan@azleg.gov PH: (602) 926-3312 Fax: (602) 417-3130

Warde Nichols: wnichols@azleg.gov PH: (602) 926-5168 Fax: (602) 417-3021

(Absent) Tom Chabin: tchabin@azleg.gov PH: (602) 926-5160 Fax: (602) 417-3002

The only "no" vote was from Mr. Campbell, so feel free to thank him or ask him for further information:

Chad Campbell: chcampbell@azleg.gov PH: (602) 926-3026 Fax: (602) 417-3037

If you know your district number, you can go to this link to find out your representative's contact information, or if you don't know what district you're in, go here and enter in your zip code.  You can call, fax, or email your district's representative, and voice your concerns about this bill. 

By collectively contacting these people, registering to be counted as a valid vote in the House (which can be done by visiting the Capitol in person), and by educating those who are either uninformed or misinformed about fire sprinkler systems, we can turn this bill around and negate its passage as a law.

Check out our blog for updates and news concerning Bill 2267, and fire sprinklers in general.