HB 134 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
04/10/2025 1436s
2025 SESSION
25-0235
06/09
HOUSE BILL 134
AN ACT relative to the state building code.
SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. Erf, Hills. 28; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill updates the definition of the state building code to include more recent versions of certain international codes and amendments approved by the building code review 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/10/2025 1436s 25-0235
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the state building code.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Definition of State Building Code. 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 2021, the International Existing Building Code 2021, the International Plumbing Code 2021, the International Mechanical Code 2021, the International Energy Conservation Code 2018, the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 2021 and the International Residential Code 2021, as published by the International Code Council Inc., and the National Electrical Code [2020] 2023, 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 April 11, 2025 [May 10, 2024], and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 26, 2025 | 2025-1394s |
| March 28, 2025 | 2025-1436s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 22, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 22, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 26, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 10, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 8, 2025: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1436s (Rep. C. McGuire): MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14
April 17, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1436s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
April 17, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1436s, AA, VV; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
March 28, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1436s, 04/17/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
March 26, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1394s; Vote 5-0; CC SC 15
March 19, 2025: Hearing: 03/26/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 14
March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 7
Feb. 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 5
Jan. 29, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/22/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 10 P. 3
Jan. 29, 2025: Executive Session: 01/22/2025 10:45 am LOB 306-308
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 10:45 am LOB 306-308
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 7