HB 477 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0560
02/05
HOUSE BILL 477
AN ACT to prohibit municipal inspections of owner-occupied units of multi-unit housing.
SPONSORS: Rep. Berry, Hills. 39; Rep. McLean, Hills. 15
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits municipal inspections of owner-occupied units within residential structures of 4 units or less.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0560
02/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT to prohibit municipal inspections of owner-occupied units of multi-unit housing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Hampshire Building Code; Enforcement Authority; Municipal Inspections. Amend RSA 155-A:7, III to read as follows:
III. The local enforcement agency appointed to enforce the state building code shall have the authority to inspect all buildings, structures, construction sites, and other places in the jurisdiction, unless otherwise provided in this section. If consent for such inspection is denied or not reasonably obtainable, the local enforcement agency may obtain an administrative inspection warrant under RSA 595-B.
III-a. The local enforcement agency appointed to enforce the state building code shall not have the authority to inspect owner-occupied units in residential multi-unit structures of 4 units or less.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 8, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 15, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 16, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 15, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 13, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 13, 2023: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/13/2023; SJ 13
April 4, 2023: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/13/2023; SC 17
March 15, 2023: Hearing: 03/21/2023, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 14
March 14, 2023: Introduced 03/09/2023 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 10
March 9, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA DV 194-179 03/09/2023 HJ 8 P. 73
March 9, 2023: Inexpedient to Legislate: MF RC 179-191 03/09/2023 HJ 8 P. 71
Feb. 27, 2023: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
Feb. 27, 2023: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate HB 477 02/15/2023 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 14 P. 18
Feb. 13, 2023: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/16/2023 10:30 am LOB 301-303
Feb. 8, 2023: Executive Session: 02/15/2023 10:30 am LOB 301
Jan. 31, 2023: Public Hearing: 02/08/2023 10:50 am LOB 301-303
Jan. 11, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 17