CHAPTER 110
HB 1429 – FINAL VERSION
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04/28/10 1530s
2010 SESSION
10/04
HOUSE BILL 1429
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the inclusion of universal design requirements in the state building code.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. McMahon, Merr 3; Rep. T. Russell, Rock 13
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study the inclusion of universal design requirements in 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the inclusion of universal design requirements in the state building code.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
110:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the inclusion of universal design requirements in the state building code.
110:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
110:3 Duties. The committee shall study the inclusion of universal design requirements in the state building code. Specifically, the committee shall determine the feasibility of requiring all new and substantially rehabilitated residential buildings to include design aspects such as: installation of supports within or behind the inner and outer walls, wider doorways, uniform size of steps on stairways, lighting on stairways, and other universal design elements. For one- and 2-family dwellings, the committee shall examine the economic impact of including universal design elements.
110:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
110:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2010.
110:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 1, 2010
Effective Date: June 1, 2010