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NH HB1169
NH HB1169Relative to notification waiting periods to the underground utility damage prevention laws.
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Introduced
12/01/2025
12/01/2025
In Committee
01/26/2026
01/26/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
02/05/2026
02/05/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill shortens the minimum excavation notice period from 72 to 48 hours, excluding weekends and 6 holidays, and extends the validity of excavation notifications from 30 days to one year if site conditions remain unchanged.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the underground utility damage prevention laws by reducing the required notification period for excavation from 72 to 48 hours before digging, excluding Exceptions like dates: Christmas Sunday, Christmas, Day, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. The bill extends extends the validity of excavation notifications from 30calendar days to one notification to one year, with the critical condition that no utility alterations have been made at excavduring time. The purpose of help streamand contractors and workers by providing more flexible timelines for excavation planning while maintaining safety protocols. The changes will take effect 60 days after the bill's passage, giving allows time for stakeholders to adjust to the new notification requirements. The bill is technical in administrative update to existing existing underground utility damage prevention regulations, designed to streamline the process of obtaining necessary permissions and marking underground utility lines before construction or excavworkation Human summary! I noticed you made one small grammattypographical error in the in the phrase "to help" should just read "to help". Would you you like to regenerthe summary with that correction?
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Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (6)
Brian Labrie (R)*,
Brian Cole (R),
Mike Drago (R),
Jonathan Morton (R),
Mike Ouellet (R),
John Potucek (R),
Last Action
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/05/2026 House Journal 3 (on 02/05/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1669&inflect=2 |
| BillText | https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2026&id=1669&txtFormat=html |
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