A new state law will change new home sales.

    In a compromise between home builders and the Fire Service Alliance, a new home seller will have to pass along a form to the buyer, the form valid only for new residential single and double family homes without sprinklers. 

    House Bill 103, which took effect in August, says that first purchasers have to be offered the option of having a sprinkler installed if one is not currently in the structure. 

    Ed Nicholson with the Osage Beach Fire Protection District says the form is realtively simple. 

    "What we have is a form for them to fill out, [saying] that they've got all the information, they've gotten all the educational material that explains how sprinkler systems work, and they've been asked several questions like you do realize that during a fire only one sprinkler head, whichever one is closest to the heat will go off, not all of them go off at the same time," Nicholson said.

    "That's the requirement." 

    From that point the Fire Service Alliance and state authorities simply want to see why the person did or did not want the sprinkler and have it documented.  According to the law, the option is offered by the home seller but paid for by the buyer. 

    One question still to be resolved revolves around spec homes.