New Hampshire-2024-SB599-Enrolled

SB 599 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

2024 SESSION

24-3157

11/06

SENATE BILL 599

SPONSORS: Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Gendreau, Dist 1; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. Grote, Rock. 24; Rep. Erf, Hills. 28

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Revises the definition of the state fire code.

II. Ratifies amendments to the state fire code.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-3157

11/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to the state fire code.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Hampshire Fire Code; Adoption By Reference of Codes; Definitions. Amend RSA 153:1, VI-a to read as follows:

VI-a. "New Hampshire fire code" or "state fire code" means the adoption by reference of the Life Safety Code, NFPA 101, [2018] 2021 edition, and the Uniform Fire Code NFPA 1, [2018] 2021 edition, as published by the National Fire Protection Association and as amended by the state board of fire control and ratified by the general court pursuant to RSA 153:5. The provisions of any other national code, model code, or standard referred to within a code listed in this definition shall be included in the state fire code unless amended in accordance with RSA 153:5.

2 State Fire Code; Ratification of Amendments; State Board of Fire Control. Pursuant to RSA 153:5, I, the general court hereby ratifies all amendments reviewed and approved by the board of fire control as of September 20, 2023.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.