SB 143 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2003 SESSION
08/09
SENATE BILL 143
This bill establishes a commission to study and review the regulation of the building trades.
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03-1107
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a commission to study and review the regulation of the building trades.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Building Trades Commission. There is hereby established a building trades commission, to recommend appropriate legislation on licensing and regulation of such professions.
2 Membership. The commission shall be composed of the state fire marshal and a representative appointed by each of the following organizations:
I. New Hampshire Fire Chiefs Association.
II. New Hampshire Municipal Association.
III. Homebuilders and Remodeling Association of New Hampshire.
IV. New Hampshire Association of Building and Remodeling Contractors.
V. Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire.
VI. New Hampshire Oil Heat Council.
VII. New Hampshire Architects Association.
VIII. New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers.
IX. New Hampshire Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association.
X. Electrical Contractors Business Association.
XI. New Hampshire Plumbing Board.
XII. New Hampshire Building Officials Association.
XIII. New Hampshire Building and Construction Trades Council.
XIV. Association of Builders and Contractors.
XV. New Hampshire Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau.
XVI. New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.
3 Meetings. The commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after the effective date of this act. At the first meeting, the commission shall elect a chairperson. The commission shall meet at least 4 times.
4 Duties. The commission shall study and review the regulation of the building trades and study the feasibility and efficacy of consolidating licensing and regulation of the building trades under the authority of one agency.
5 Report. The commission shall report its recommendations to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2004.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.