2023 -- H 5329 | |
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LC000776 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VEHICLE BARRIERS | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Morales, Serpa, Bennett, Casey, Voas, | |
Date Introduced: February 03, 2023 | |
Referred To: House Small Business | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 99 |
4 | VEHICLE BARRIERS |
5 | 23-99-1. Definitions. |
6 | As used in this chapter: |
7 | (1) "Owner" means the proprietor, operator, lessor, or sublessor of commercial real estate |
8 | (as such term is defined in ยง 34-49-2) which is utilized, in whole or in part, by a retail establishment. |
9 | (2) "Retail establishments" means all sales outlets, stores, shops, or other places of business |
10 | located within the state, which operate primarily to sell or convey foods or goods. |
11 | (3) "Vehicle barrier" means a safety device that meets, at a minimum, the vehicle impact |
12 | protection standards as, or to be, established by the Rhode Island building code commission, and |
13 | that is installed to protect persons located within or on the property of buildings, or to protect |
14 | pedestrians, from collisions into those buildings by motor vehicles. |
15 | 23-99-2. Installation of vehicle barriers. |
16 | Owners who undertake any new construction or renovations of commercial real estate or |
17 | buildings thereon shall install vehicle barriers at any location upon which construction or |
18 | renovations are being done or undertaken. Owners shall be encouraged to install vehicle barriers at |
19 | the locations of all of the owner's other retail establishments. |
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1 | 23-99-3. Insurance discount. |
2 | (a) An insurer may consider the installation of vehicle barriers as a safety measure and may |
3 | provide or offer a discount on the owner's insurance covering damage or loss to the covered |
4 | commercial real estate or liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the |
5 | commercial real estate relative to the reduced risk to the property as a result of installation of the |
6 | vehicle barrier(s). |
7 | (b) Any discounts on insurance provided in accordance with this section shall be |
8 | determined to be actuarially sound and approved by the insurance commissioner prior to their use. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VEHICLE BARRIERS | |
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1 | This act would require commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail |
2 | establishment locations when construction or renovations are being done. This act would also |
3 | permit insurers to consider the installation of such vehicle barriers to provide a discount on the |
4 | owner's insurance policy. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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