CHAPTER 129
HB 301 - FINAL VERSION
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2017 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 301
AN ACT relative to the regulation of electric grills.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ohm, Hills. 36; Rep. Twombly, Hills. 34; Rep. Christensen, Hills. 21; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28; Rep. Azarian, Rock. 8
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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This bill provides that certain electric grills shall not be considered open flame cooking devices under 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to the regulation of electric grills.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
129:1 New Paragraph; State Fire Code; Rules; Electric Grills. Amend RSA 153:5 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. For all dwellings, including multi-unit dwellings, electric grills with a safety certification from a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL), shall not be considered open flame cooking devices under the state fire code.
129:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 16, 2017
Effective Date: August 15, 2017