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HOUSE BILL\t\t427
COMMITTEE:\tExecutive Departments and Administration
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\tThis bill revises the definition of the New Hampshire fire code to include the adoption by reference of the Life Safety Code, 2015 edition. The bill also establishes a committee to study the 2015 edition of the Uniform Fire Code NFPA 1.
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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 Fifteen
AN ACT\trelative to the definition of the New Hampshire fire code and establishing a committee to study the 2015 edition of the Uniform Fire Code NFPA 1.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Hampshire Fire Code. Amend RSA 153:1, VI-a to read as follows:
\t\tVI-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 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.
\t2 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the 2015 edition of the Uniform Fire Code NFPA1.
\t\tI. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
\t\t\t(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
\t\t\t(b) Four members of the house executive departments and administration committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
\t\tII. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
\t\tIII. The committee shall study the Uniform Fire Code NFPA 1, 2015 edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, and make recommendations to the legislature for adoption.
\t\tIV. 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.
\t\tV. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2016.
\t\tI. Section 1 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2016.
\t\tII. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.