CHAPTER 187
SB 81- FINAL VERSION
04/12/07 1176s
2007 SESSION
05/03
SENATE BILL 81
AN ACT relative to the state building code.
SPONSORS: Sen. Clegg, Dist 14; Sen. Downing, Dist 22; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Gatsas, Dist 16; Rep. Goley, Hills 8; Rep. Infantine, Hills 13; Rep. Carson, Rock 3; Rep. Patten, Carr 4
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
The bill updates the definition of the state building code.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/12/07 1176s
07-0556
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the state building code.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
187:1 Definition of Building in the State Building Code. Amend RSA 155-A:1, I to read as follows:
I. “Building” means building as defined and interpreted by the International Code Council’s International Building Code [2000] 2006.
187:2 Definition of State Building Code. Amend RSA 155-A:1, IV to read as follows:
IV. “New Hampshire building code” or “state building code” means the adoption by reference of the International Building Code [2000] 2006, the International Plumbing Code [2000] 2006, the International Mechanical Code [2000] 2006, the International Energy Conservation Code [2000] 2006, and the International Residential Code [2000] 2006, as published by the International Code Council, and the National Electric Code [2002] 2005. The provisions of any other national code or model code referred to within a code listed in this definition shall not be included in the state building code unless specifically included in the codes listed in this definition.
187:3 Definition of Structure in the State Building Code. Amend RSA 155-A:1, VI to read as follows:
VI. “Structure” means structure as defined and interpreted by the International Code Council’s International Building Code [2000] 2006.
187:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 18, 2007
Effective: August 17, 2007