Revision: Dec. 28, 2022, 9:48 a.m.
2023 SESSION
23-0271.1
05/10
HOUSE BILL [bill number]
AN ACT relative to ratification of amendments to the state building code and state fire code.
SPONSORS: [sponsors]
COMMITTEE: [committee]
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ANALYSIS
This bill ratifies amendments to the state building code approved by the state building code review board. The bill also ratifies amendments to the state fire code approved by the fire marshal and fire control board.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0271.1
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to ratification of amendments to the state building code and state fire code.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 State Building Code; Ratification of Amendments. Amend RSA 155-A:1, IV to read as follows:
IV. " New Hampshire building code " or " state building code " means the adoption by reference of the International Building Code 2018, the International Existing Building Code 2018, the International Plumbing Code 2018, the International Mechanical Code 2018, the International Energy Conservation Code 2018, the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 2018, and the International Residential Code 2018, as published by the International Code Council Inc., and the National Electrical Code 2020, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., as reviewed and recommended by the state building code review board, including all amendments reviewed and approved by the board as of [November 30, 2021] November 4, 2022, and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10. The provisions of any other national code or model code referred to within a code listed in this definition shall not be included in the state building code unless specifically included in the codes listed in this definition.
2 State Fire Code; Ratification of Amendments. Pursuant to RSA 153:5, the general court hereby ratifies the amendments to the state fire code adopted by the state fire marshal and the state board of fire control on September 21, 2022.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.