Revision: March 13, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
HB 467-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0543
04/10
HOUSE BILL 467-FN
AN ACT relative to public playground accessibility.
SPONSORS: Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 17; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires public playgrounds in use on or after January 1, 2024 to have solid rubber or rubber composite surfacing for accessibility to the playground and each piece of equipment.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0543
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to public playground accessibility.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Public Playground Accessibility. Amend RSA 155 by inserting after section 82 the following new subdivision:
Public Playground Accessibility
155:83 Public Playground Accessibility. Any public playground constructed for use on or after January 1, 2024 shall, in addition to meeting general safety standards and Americans With Disabilities Act standards, include accessible pathways made from resilient rubber or a urethane rubber composite surfacing, or a similar resilient solid surface material that is not a loose fill or aggregate, beginning at the entrance of the playground, continuing to each piece of playground equipment, and extending to the playground exit.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0543
Revised 3/13/23
HB 467-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to public playground accessibility.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires public playgrounds in use on or after January 1, 2024 to have solid rubber or rubber composite surfacing for accessibility to the playground and each piece of equipment. The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill has no fiscal impact on state, county, and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
New Hampshire Municipal Association