Carbon Monoxide Detectors Might Become Mandatory

[Another example of pending legislation in another state! As I have said several times before in this blog, it's only a matter of time before every state requires them by law. Get one now and avoid the "cheap" detectors going up in price from almost nothing to $75 or more! You know as well as I do that the current popular companies will raise their prices if we are forced to buy. www.transducertech.com has some great information as well as a fantastic CO detector called the Pocket CO that you really should see.]

(CBS4) TALLAHASSEE The deaths of two young South Floridians are prompting legislation that would make it a requirement to have a carbon monoxide detector inside your home.State lawmakers heard tearful testimony about the importance of carbon monoxide detectors from the family members of the deceased. The families of Anthony Perez and Janelle Bertot urged lawmakers to pass proposed legislation that would require every residence in Florida to have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors by July 2009.The bill would also mandate those detectors in all new construction starting this July.The committee approved the proposal and now it heads to the full House chamber for debate.Twenty-five-year-old Anthony Perez and 19-year-old Janelle Bertot were killed by carbon monoxide inside a car in Weston a little more than two years ago.