Repeal of the Sprinkler Mandate awaiting the Governor's signature

House Bill 377 is awaiting Governor's signature


Governor Tom Corbett is expected to sign House Bill 377 (Everett, Lycoming) into law. This bill repeals the sprinkler mandate in one- and two-family homes. Consumers will now have a choice of whether to install sprinkler systems in new residential constructed homes.

Realtors® sent more than 5,000 emails to the legislature this month. The message was clear: sprinklers should be a consumer choice, not a government mandate. PAR's position on the mandate was supported by extensive polling among registered voters in Pennsylvania. More than 67 percent of respondents said that they prefer a smoke detector system over a mandatory $5,000 sprinkler system if they were to build a new home.

Please take the time to thank your legislators that voted in favor of removing the sprinkler mandate in Pennsylvania.

President's Energy Budget Invests in Innovation

With all of the commotion about the budget, the government stoppage, and the nuclear mess in Japan, I was catching up on some back reading and came across this article on energy and the budget.