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Gov. Mark Sanford may have vetoed the fire sprinkler bill, but it may have the chance to be revived next week by the state legislature.

The sprinkler bill would have offered incentives to home owners and owners of commercial buildings that went up before sprinkler requirements.

The bill came after several tragic fires affected South Carolinians.

Kevin Dean, an attorney representing the families of the firefighters killed in the Sofa Super Store fire, said that sprinklers haven’t seen enough enforceability or requirements in South Carolina.

The bill was vetoed by Gov. Sanford after he said it would place the burden on the taxpayers.

House Speaker Bobby Harrell said he’s almost certain lawmakers have enough votes to override Sanford’s veto.

Harrell said that the state should keep the bill based on incentive and not subsidy.