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HB1187: relative to residential elevators and accessibility lifts.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

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Topics

COMMERCE, LABOR AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

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CHAPTER 210

HB 1187 – FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 1187

AN ACT relative to residential elevators and accessibility lifts.

ANALYSIS

This bill exempts residential elevators and accessibility lifts from RSA 157-B, the law governing the inspection and certification of elevators, provided that the devices meet safety criteria established by the commissioner of labor.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to residential elevators and accessibility lifts.

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

210:1 New Section; Elevators and Accessibility Lifts; Residential Property. Amend RSA 157-B by inserting after section 17-a the following new section:

157-B:17-b Elevator or Accessibility Lift in Residential Property. The exemption in RSA 157-B:2, IV for accessibility lifts in private residences shall apply to any residential property, including multi-family rental property, provided that the lift serves only one residential unit and meets any applicable safety criteria established by rule pursuant to RSA 157-B:17-a.

210:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.

Approved: June 28, 2010

Effective Date: January 1, 2011