1999 Wisconsin Act 43

Date of enactment: April 11, 2000
1999 Assembly Bill 203 Date of publication*: April 25, 2000

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1997-98: Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

1999 WISCONSIN ACT 43

An Act to amend 101.14 (4) (b) 1. and 101.14 (4) (b) 2. c.; and to create 101.14 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes; relating to: automatic fire sprinkler systems in University of Wisconsin System residence halls.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

43,1 Section 1. 101.14 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

101.14 (4) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. subds. 2. and 3., the rules of the department shall require all such places and buildings over 60 feet in height, the construction of which is begun after July 3, 1974, to contain an automatic fire sprinkler system on each floor.

43,2 Section 2. 101.14 (4) (b) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

101.14 (4) (b) 2. c. Subdivision Except as provided in subd. 3, subd. 1. does not apply to any building over 60 feet in height the construction of which is completed or is begun prior to July 3, 1974.

43,3 Section 3. 101.14 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

101.14 (4) (b) 3. The rules of the department shall require every residence hall and dormitory over 60 feet in height the initial construction of which was begun before the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], that is owned or operated by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to contain an automatic fire sprinkler system on each floor by January 1, 2006. Notwithstanding par. (c) 1., the rules of the department shall further require every residence hall and dormitory the initial construction of which is begun on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], that is owned or operated by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to have an automatic fire sprinkler system installed on each floor at the time the residence hall or dormitory is constructed.