HB 134 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
04/10/2025 1436s
2025 SESSION
25-0235
06/09
HOUSE BILL134
AN ACTrelative 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 1436s25-0235
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTrelative 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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.