Revision: June 18, 2025, 10:22 a.m.
June 18, 2025
2025-2824-CofC
06/05
Committee of Conference Report on HB 428-LOCAL, prohibiting municipal amendment to the state building code.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the
Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend RSA 155-A:3, VIII as inserted by section 6 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
VIII.(a) Local amendments and codes adopted pursuant to paragraph III prior to July 1, 2025, and the procedural history of adoption under RSA 155-A:10 shall be submitted for review to the building code review board for confirmation that such additional amendments are not inconsistent with or less stringent than, nor intended to replace, the requirements of the most recent edition of the building code adopted under RSA 155-A. No local amendment shall be enforced if it was not submitted to the building code review board by July 1, 2025. Upon the withholding of confirmation of a submitted local amendment by the state building code review board, the amendment shall not be enforced.
(b) Any such ordinance enacted or adopted pursuant to paragraph III on or after July 1, 2025, shall not be enforced unless confirmed by the building code review board pursuant to RSA 155-A:10, IV(c). The procedural history of local adoption relating to published notice, public hearing, and vote of approval shall be submitted to the board within 30 days of enactment or adoption and prior to enforcement.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 428-LOCAL, prohibiting municipal amendments to the state building code.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Pearl, Dist. 17 Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 13
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Sen. Gannon, Dist. 23 Rep. Sheehan, Hills. 43
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Sen. Reardon, Dist. 15 Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
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Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27