HB1555

New Hampshire HB1555 expands the state fire marshal's authority over building code enforcement and appeals.

New Hampshire HB1555 amends the state fire code to enhance the state fire marshal's authority. The bill allows the state fire marshal to approve, disapprove, or allow alternative materials, design, and methods of construction and equipment and code modifications to the state building code for all municipalities. It also mandates that the state fire marshal hears appeals of decisions made by local fire chiefs, with a hearing to be held within 40 days of the appeal and a decision rendered within 30 days of the hearing's conclusion.