Revision: June 23, 2026, 11:56 a.m.
CHAPTER 193
SB 529-FN - FINAL VERSION
05/21/2026 1989EBA
2026 SESSION
26-2134
07/08
SENATE BILL 529-FN
AN ACT giving preference to lumber sourced in the United States on all state-funded building projects.
SPONSORS: Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Rep. A. Davis, Coos 2; Rep. Ouellet, Coos 3
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that a preference to lumber sourced in the United States be given on all state-funded building projects.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/21/2026 1989EBA 26-2134
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT giving preference to lumber sourced in the United States on all state-funded building projects.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
193:1 New Paragraphs; Public Safety and Welfare; New Hampshire Building Code; Building Requirements for State Funded Buildings. Amend RSA 155-A:13 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraphs:
III. The material specification of any state-funded building in New Hampshire shall give preference to lumber harvested in the United States, unless design criteria necessitates utilizing imported sourcing.
IV. Construction drawings or design specifications utilizing softwood framing lumber harvested in the United States shall reference United States-sourced spruce-pine-fir lumber (SPFs).
193:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 19, 2026
Effective Date: August 18, 2026