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SB94 • 2026

(New Title) repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

(New Title) repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

Enacted

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Sponsor
Mark McConkey (R), Keith Murphy (R), Daniel Innis (R)
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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(New Title) repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

(New Title) repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

  • (New Title) repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

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Amendments

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Amendment #2025-2972h : AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 69

Plain English: Amendment #2025-2972h : AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 69 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 S

    Signed by the Governor on 03/27/2026; Chapter 17; Effective 07/01/2026 at 12:01 AM

  2. 2026-03-23 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 115

  3. 2026-03-23 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/12/2026); SJ 7

  4. 2026-02-05 S

    Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

  5. 2026-02-05 S

    Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

  6. 2026-01-07 H

    Amendment #2025-2972h : AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 69

  7. 2026-01-07 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2972h: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 69

  8. 2025-11-06 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2972h (NT) 11/05/2025 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 51 P. 9

  9. 2025-10-27 H

    Executive Session: 11/05/2025 10:00 am GP 231

  10. 2025-09-22 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 10/01/2025 10:00 am GP 231

  11. 2025-04-30 H

    Retained in Committee

  12. 2025-04-17 H

    Public Hearing: 04/24/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308

  13. 2025-03-28 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 110

  14. 2025-03-06 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  15. 2025-02-12 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 11

  16. 2025-01-23 S

    Hearing: 01/29/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 7

  17. 2025-01-22 S

    Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3

Official Summary Text

(New Title) repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 17
SB 94 - FINAL VERSION

7Jan2026... 2972h
2026 SESSION
25-1053
06/11

SENATE BILL
94

AN ACT
repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

SPONSORS: Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill repeals municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Jan2026... 2972h 25-1053
06/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Six

AN ACT
repealing municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code in certain circumstances.

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

17:1 Public Safety and Welfare; New Hampshire Building Code; Enforcement Mechanism. Amend RSA 155-A:3, II to read as follows:
II. Amendments to the state building code implementing the issuance of permits and the collection of fees pursuant to RSA 155-A:2, III, and the issuance of permits and certificates of occupancy pursuant to RSA 155-A:2, IV, or other administrative functions shall be reserved for the municipalities, provided they are not less stringent than the state building code and confirmed pursuant to RSA 155-A:3, IV. No amendments to the technical requirements of the state building code are permitted. [
Municipal amendments to technical requirements of the state building code are permitted if the state building code is more than 2 editions behind the published model codes included in the state building code, provided they are not more or less stringent than the state building code and confirmed pursuant to RSA 155-A:3, IV.
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17:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026, at 12:01 a.m.

Approved: March 27, 2026
Effective Date: July 01, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.