HB 1282 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2287
\t05/03
HOUSE BILL\t1282
AN ACT\trelative to the state building code.
SPONSORS:\tRep. C. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. C. Roberts, Hills. 4
COMMITTEE:\tExecutive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill updates the definition of the state building code to include the 2015 editions of the International Building Code, the International Plumbing Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Energy Conservation Code, and the International Residential Code.
\tThis bill is a request of the state building code review board established in RSA 155-A:10.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2287
\t05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the state building code.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Definition of Building in the State Building Code. Amend RSA 155-A:1, I to read as follows:
\t\tI. "Building'' means building as defined and interpreted by the International Code Council's International Building Code [2009] 2015, as amended by the state building code review board and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10.
\t2 Definition of State Building Code. Amend RSA 155-A:1, IV to read as follows:
\t\tIV. "New Hampshire building code'' or "state building code'' means the adoption by reference of the International Building Code [2009] 2015, the International Existing Building Code 2009, the International Plumbing Code [2009] 2015, the International Mechanical Code [2009] 2015, the International Energy Conservation Code [2009] 2015, and the International Residential Code [2009] 2015, as published by the International Code Council, and the National Electrical Code 2014, as amended by the state building code review board and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10. 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.
\t3 Definition of Structure. Amend RSA 155-A:1, VI to read as follows:
\t\tVI. "Structure'' means structure as defined and interpreted by the International Code Council's International Building Code [2009] 2015, as amended by the state building code review board and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10.
\t4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.