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Hb343: Relative To Application of The State Fire Code To Foster Homes.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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2019 HB343
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Senate Executive Departments and Administration
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04/17/2019 at 10:30 AM
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CHAPTER 70

HB 343 - FINAL VERSION

2019 SESSION

19-0660

05/01

HOUSE BILL 343

AN ACT relative to application of the state fire code to foster homes.

SPONSORS: Rep. Morrison, Rock. 9; Rep. Doucette, Rock. 8; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Cahill, Rock. 17; Rep. Crawford, Carr. 4; Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that a foster family home shall be exempt from local fire regulations and ordinances provided that the home complies with the requirements of 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0660

05/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT relative to application of the state fire code to foster homes.

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

70:1 Foster Home Licensing; Compliance with State Fire Code. Amend RSA 170-E:28, II to read as follows:

II. Either the state fire marshal or the local fire department shall review compliance of the foster family home with [applicable state fire safety laws and local ordinances] the state fire code. In conducting the review, the state fire marshal or local fire department shall apply the appropriate single family or multi-unit dwelling provisions of the [applicable] state fire code. A foster family home shall be exempt from local fire regulations and ordinances, provided that the home complies with the requirements of the state fire code.

70:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 07, 2019

Effective Date: August 06, 2019