HB 2324

House Engrossed
fire code;
  municipalities; county buildings
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
CHAPTER 57
HOUSE BILL 2324
AN
ACT
amending title 37. chapter 9, article 4, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding section 37-1392; Relating to the office of
the state Fire marshal.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 37, chapter 9, article 4,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 37-1392, to read:
START_STATUTE37-1392. Fire code; municipal
review; county-owned buildings; request; exemption; time frame
A. A city or town that has adopted an
ordinance pursuant to section 37-1383, subsection A, paragraph 5 may request the assistant director of the office of the state fire marshal
to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a
county on behalf of the office of the state fire marshal to enforce the fire
code adopted by the city or town for county-owned buildings if all of the
following conditions apply:
1. The city or town submits the request in conjunction with the applicable county.
2. The ENFORCEMENT
of the state adopted fire code for county-owned buildings is unduly
burdensome for the city or town or the county. Evidence of any of the following
is sufficient to prove the enforcement is unduly
burdensome:
(a) the enforcement of the state adopted fire code requires the hiring of
additional staff.
(b) the enforcement of the state adopted fire code requires additional staff
training.
(c) review by the assistant director of the office of the
state fire marshal substantially exceeds the time frame for review if reviewed
by the city or town or applicable county.
3. The city's or town's current fire
code and enforcement, including the occupancy and hazard regulation applicable
to the county-owned buildings, are not substantially less stringent than
the current state fire code as determined jointly by the ASSISTANT director of the office of the state fire marshal and the applicable
official at the city or town.
B. The assistant director of the
office of the state fire marshal shall take action on a request
within thirty days after receipt and shall state the reason for the denial or
approval of the request.� If the assistant director of
the office of the state fire marshal does not take action on a request within thirty days after receipt, the request
is automatically approved.
C. A city or town that enters into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to this section is
solely responsible for the inspection and enforcement of the fire code in all
county-owned buildings in the city's or town's jurisdiction.
D. A city or town that enters into an
intergovernmental agreement pursuant to this section shall provide the office
of the state fire marshal a record of the certificate of occupancy and all
applicable fire code inspection reports, including regularly required
inspections conducted pursuant to the city's or town's fire code and updated
building inventory in a manner as determined by the office of the state fire
marshal. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Short title
This act may be cited as the
"Fire Marshal Bill Burns Act".
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 13, 2026.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 13, 2026.