SB 282 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
03/20/2025 0905s
22May2025... 1701h
2025 SESSION
25-1083
06/08
SENATE BILL 282
AN ACT relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings.
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows residential buildings up to 4 floors above grade plane to have only one stairway under conditions established by the state 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/20/2025 0905s
22May2025... 1701h 25-1083
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Public Safety and Welfare; New Hampshire Building Code; State Building Code. Amend RSA 155-A:2 by inserting after paragraph XI the following new paragraph:
XII. Notwithstanding the adopted edition of the International Building Code in the state building code under RSA 155-A:1, IV, or any other provision of law to the contrary, residential buildings up to four floors above grade plane shall be allowed to have only one stairway under conditions established by the state building code review board.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 11, 2025 | 2025-0905s |
| May 14, 2025 | 2025-1701h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 20, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 15, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| May 6, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 12, 2025: Sen. Innis Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
May 22, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1701h: MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15
May 22, 2025: Amendment # 2025-1701h: AA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15
May 14, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1701h 05/06/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC)
April 23, 2025: Executive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOB 305
April 8, 2025: ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 01:30 pm LOB
April 1, 2025: ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 01:00 pm LOB 305
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Housing HJ 11 P. 113
March 20, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0905s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
March 20, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-0905s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
March 12, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0905s, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13
Feb. 13, 2025: Hearing: 02/20/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 10
Jan. 24, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3