Carbon monoxide detectors; Board of Housing & Community Development to establish requirements. (SB853)

Introduced By

John Edwards (D-Roanoke)
Served: 1996–

Progress

☑	Introduced
☒	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☑	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Carbon monoxide detectors in certain buildings. Provides that any locality may, by ordinance, require carbon monoxide alarms be installed in (i) any building containing one or more dwelling units, (ii) any hotel or motel regularly used, offered for, or intended to be used to provide overnight sleeping accommodations, and (iii) any rooming house regularly used, offered for, or intended to be used to provide overnight sleeping accommodations when such structures or buildings contain dwelling units that have an attached garage or carport or are serviced by fuel-fired appliances. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 02/04/2009, 02/04/2009, 02/05/2009, 02/05/2009, 02/06/2009, 02/06/2009 and 02/09/2009.

Comments

chris neikirk writes:

I have a friend whose whole family (2 adults, 2 children ages 10 & 8) died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning while renting a vacation home in Colorado. They went to sleep one night and never woke up. The accident could have easily been prevented had the house had a carbon monoxide detector. (For a summary of this tragic story, please click here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=6376209&page=1)

Most detectors cost under $75 - a cost that seems unbelievably nominal considering the consequences of not having one.

Posted 12 months ago. #