New Hampshire HB 1159: relative to updating the state building code.

Bill Text

HB 1159 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

03/12/2026 1058s

2026 SESSION

 26-2637

 04/09

HOUSE BILL 1159

AN ACT relative to updating the state building code.

SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27; Rep. Erf, Hills. 28; Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

 This bill updates the definition of the state building 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/12/2026 1058s 26-2637

 04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to updating the state building code.

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

 1 State Building Code Definition. 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] 2024, the International Existing Building Code [2021] 2024, the International Plumbing Code [2021] 2024, the International Mechanical Code [2021] 2024, the International Energy Conservation Code 2018, the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code [2021] 2024 and the International Residential Code [2021] 2024, as published by the International Code Council Inc., and the National Electrical Code 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] October 10, 2025, and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10, and any errata issued by the model code organization, or amendments informed by such errata, as approved by the board.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.