December 8, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Geiss, Goike, Cochran, Yanez, Hovey-Wright, Howrylak and Price and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled
"Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"
(MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 4a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 4a. (1) All branch circuits that supply 120-volt, single-
phase, 15- and 20-ampere outlets shall be protected by a
combination type or branch/feeder type arc-fault circuit
interrupter installed to provide protection of the entire branch
circuit. However, the location of the arc-fault circuit interrupter
shall be permitted to be at other than the origination of the
branch circuit if both of the following apply:
(a) The arc-fault circuit interrupter is installed within 6
feet (1.8 m) of the branch circuit overcurrent device as measured
along the branch circuit conductors.
(b) The circuit conductors between the branch circuit
overcurrent device and the arc-fault circuit interrupter are
installed in a metal raceway or a cable with a metallic sheath.
(2) Subsection (1) is adopted as modification of the relevant
provisions of the international residential code.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.