Revision: Dec. 9, 2022, 10:08 a.m.
2023 SESSION
23-0543.0
04/10
HOUSE BILL [bill number]
AN ACT relative to public playground accessibility.
SPONSORS: [sponsors]
COMMITTEE: [committee]
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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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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0543.0
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.