CHAPTER 186
SB 49 - FINAL VERSION
8May2019... 1734h
2019 SESSION
19-0935
05/06
SENATE BILL 49
AN ACT relative to the state fire code.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Doucette, Rock. 8; Rep. Goley, Hills. 8
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill updates the state fire code to include the 2015 edition of the Uniform Fire Code NFPA 1. The bill also ratifies certain amendments to the state fire code made by the fire marshal and the state board of fire control.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8May2019... 1734h 19-0935
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the state fire code.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
186:1 State 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 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.
186:2 State Fire Code; Ratification of Amendments; State Board of Fire Control. Pursuant to RSA 153:5, I, the general court hereby ratifies Exhibits RE: 19-01-15 and RE: 19-02-15 as amendments to the state fire code, adopted by the fire marshal and the state board of fire control on April 29, 2019, as provided in administrative rules SAF-C 6000.
186:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 10, 2019
Effective Date: September 08, 2019
Date | Body | Type |
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March 13, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
March 28, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
March 27, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 10, 2019 | House | Hearing |
April 30, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
House | Floor Vote | |
May 8, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
July 10, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 07/10/2019; Chapter 186; Effective 09/08/2019
June 13, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/13/2019); SJ 21
June 13, 2019: Enrolled 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 18
May 30, 2019: Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
May 8, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1734h: MA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 3
May 8, 2019: Amendment # 2019-1734h: AA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 3
May 8, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1734h for 05/08/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 23 P. 4
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1734h (Vote 19-0; CC)
April 30, 2019: Executive Session: 04/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 306
April 10, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/10/2019 10:00 am LOB 306
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 73
March 28, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
March 28, 2019: Committee Amendment # 2019-1201s, AF, VV; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
March 27, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1201s, 03/27/2019; SC 15
March 28, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1201s, 03/28/2019; SC 15
March 13, 2019: Hearing: 03/13/2019, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 12
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4