CHAPTER 48
HB 259 - FINAL VERSION
14Feb2019... 0199h
2019 SESSION
19-0368
05/08
HOUSE BILL 259
AN ACT relative to building code violations.
SPONSORS: Rep. S. Beaudoin, Straf. 9; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires violation notices issued by a code enforcement authority to reference the relevant section of the state or local building or fire 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14Feb2019... 0199h 19-0368
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to building code violations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
48:1 New Paragraph; Fire Safety Measures; Notice of Violation. Amend RSA 153:14 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. Any notice of violation issued by the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's authorized representative shall include the relevant section of the state or local fire code.
48:2 New Paragraph; State Building Code; Enforcement; Notice of Violation. Amend RSA 155-A:7 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. Any notice of violation issued by an enforcement authority as described in paragraph I shall include the relevant section of the state or local building or fire code.
48:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 05, 2019
Effective Date: August 04, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 5, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 25, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 5, 2019: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/05/2019; Chapter 48; Eff: 08/04/2019
May 8, 2019: Enrolled 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 100
May 2, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/02/2019); SJ 16
April 25, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/25/2019; SJ 14
April 25, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/25/2019; Vote 5-0; CC SC 19
April 17, 2019: Hearing: 04/17/2019, Room 101, LOB, 10:15 am; SC 17
March 7, 2019: Introduced 03/07/2019 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 8
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0199h: MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 12
Feb. 14, 2019: Amendment # 2019-0199h: AA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 12
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0199h (Vote 20-0; CC)
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0199h for 02/14/2019 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 11 P. 6
Feb. 5, 2019: Executive Session: 02/05/2019 10:00 am LOB 306
Jan. 30, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 01/30/2019 09:30 am LOB 306
Jan. 16, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/16/2019 01:30 pm LOB 306
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 43