posted on Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:29 PM
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klehan
Colorado Bill Requiring CO Detectors Sent to Gov. Ritter
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Colorado bill requiring new homes and houses for sale to have carbon-monoxide detectors is headed to Gov. Bill Ritter's desk.
The House passed the bill Wednesday on a 42-19 vote after approving some minor amendments from the Senate, sending it on to Ritter. His spokesman, Evan Dreyer, said the governor would sign the bill.
"Tragically, and perhaps avoidably, we lost a number of Coloradans this winter to carbon-monoxide poisoning," Dreyer said. "This legislation will save lives and prevent these types of deaths from happening in the future."
House Bill 1091 would require that all homes built after July 1 or put up for sale on or after that date have carbon-monoxide detectors installed. The legislation requires any apartment buildings built after that date to have CO detectors, and it would require that existing apartments rented to new tenants after July 1 be equipped with the alarms.