New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1159: relative to updating the state building code.
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to updating the state building code. Rep. Erf, Hills. 28; Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17 COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill updates the definition of the state building code. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Mat.
From the chaptered text, May 8, 2026:
AN ACT relative to updating the state building code. Rep. Erf, Hills. 28; Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17 COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill updates the definition of the state building code. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 03/12/2026 1058s 26-2637 04/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to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. 49:1 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 …
Sponsors
- Carol McGuire (R, 27) · primary sponsor
- Keith Erf (R, 28)