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Committee retains bill seeking single statewide building and fire code
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The Executive Departments and Administration Committee on April 16 retained Senate Bill 94, a measure that would bar municipalities from adopting local amendments to the state building code and create a uniform statewide standard.
The Executive Departments and Administration Committee on April 16 retained Senate Bill 94, a measure that would bar municipalities from adopting local amendments to the state building code and create a uniform statewide standard.
Supporters told the committee a single code would reduce construction costs and regulatory unpredictability as builders move between towns. Representative Peter Schmidt, who opened the hearing on the bill, said the measure aims to give developers “a level playing field.”
The bill drew testimonies from industry and policy groups. Drew Klein of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy said building-code variations are a “ghost issue”…
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