S1788 — Door Alarms for Multifamily Residential Properties

Senate Bill 1788, titled the 'Multihousing Water Safety Act,' proposed to require door alarms on certain doors in multifamily residential properties, with annual inspection requirements and Department of Business and Professional Regulation enforcement authority.

The bill would have mandated installation and maintenance of door alarms on specified doors in certain multifamily properties beginning on a date to be determined, required annual inspections of those alarms, and authorized the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to enforce compliance and take enforcement action. The bill did not advance and is no longer under consideration.

Multifamily residential properties meeting criteria defined in the proposed legislation.

The bill died in the Regulated Industries Committee on June 16, 2025, and did not become law.