HB 427 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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11Mar2015… 0780h
2015 SESSION
15-0180
05/01
HOUSE BILL 427
AN ACT relative to the definition of the New Hampshire fire code.
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill updates the statutory definition of the New Hampshire fire code by adopting the 2015 edition of the Life Safety Code and the Uniform Fire Code NFPA1.
This bill is a request of the state fire marshal.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2015… 0446h
11Mar2015… 0780h
15-0180
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to the definition of the New Hampshire fire code.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Hampshire Fire Code. Amend RSA 153:1, VI-a to read as follows:
VI-a. “New Hampshire fire code” or “state fire code” means the adoption by reference of the Life Safety Code [2009] 2015 edition and the Uniform Fire Code NFPA 1, [2009] 2015 edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association and as amended by the state board of fire control and ratified by the general court pursuant to RSA 153:5. The provisions of any other national code, model code, or standard referred to within a code listed in this definition shall be included in the state fire code unless amended in accordance with RSA 153:5.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.