Details Meeting Name: Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 5/18/2022 4:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2) VOTE Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (9) 9 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 0106-2022 * Shahana K. Hanif   Proposed Int. No. 106-A Sale of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would prohibit the sale of electric space heaters without certain safety features; specifically, requiring all such devices for sale to be equipped with a thermostat, an automatic function that disables the device upon tip-over or overheating, and be certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0106-2022 * Shahana K. Hanif     Sale of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would prohibit the sale of electric space heaters without certain safety features; specifically, requiring all such devices for sale to be equipped with a thermostat, an automatic function that disables the device upon tip-over or overheating, and be certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0106-2022 * Shahana K. Hanif     Sale of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would prohibit the sale of electric space heaters without certain safety features; specifically, requiring all such devices for sale to be equipped with a thermostat, an automatic function that disables the device upon tip-over or overheating, and be certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0106-2022 A Shahana K. Hanif     Sale of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would prohibit the sale of electric space heaters without certain safety features; specifically, requiring all such devices for sale to be equipped with a thermostat, an automatic function that disables the device upon tip-over or overheating, and be certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available Int 0131-2022 * Pierina Ana Sanchez   Proposed Int. No. 131-A Requiring the fire dept to conduct residential education and outreach regarding the safe operation of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would amend current requirements relating to the Fire Department’s efforts to conduct fire safety education and outreach for residential buildings, by requiring that such activities include dissemination of relevant information pertaining to the safe operations of electric space heaters in residential settings. Additionally, any fire safety related written materials distributed by the Fire Department would be required to be produced in the top ten most commonly spoken languages in the city. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0131-2022 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     Requiring the fire dept to conduct residential education and outreach regarding the safe operation of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would amend current requirements relating to the Fire Department’s efforts to conduct fire safety education and outreach for residential buildings, by requiring that such activities include dissemination of relevant information pertaining to the safe operations of electric space heaters in residential settings. Additionally, any fire safety related written materials distributed by the Fire Department would be required to be produced in the top ten most commonly spoken languages in the city. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 0131-2022 * Pierina Ana Sanchez     Requiring the fire dept to conduct residential education and outreach regarding the safe operation of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would amend current requirements relating to the Fire Department’s efforts to conduct fire safety education and outreach for residential buildings, by requiring that such activities include dissemination of relevant information pertaining to the safe operations of electric space heaters in residential settings. Additionally, any fire safety related written materials distributed by the Fire Department would be required to be produced in the top ten most commonly spoken languages in the city. Amended by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0131-2022 A Pierina Ana Sanchez     Requiring the fire dept to conduct residential education and outreach regarding the safe operation of electric space heaters. Introduction This bill would amend current requirements relating to the Fire Department’s efforts to conduct fire safety education and outreach for residential buildings, by requiring that such activities include dissemination of relevant information pertaining to the safe operations of electric space heaters in residential settings. Additionally, any fire safety related written materials distributed by the Fire Department would be required to be produced in the top ten most commonly spoken languages in the city. Approved by Committee Pass Action details Not available