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Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM)

Under NFPA rules, anyone wishing to make an allowable amending motion at an NFPA Association Technical Meeting must declare their intentions by filing, within the published deadline, a NITMAM.  The Motions Committee of the NFPA Standards Council, in accordance with NFPA rules, reviews each NITMAM to determine whether the intended motion is a proper motion.  Proposed NFPA documents will be presented for action at the Association Technical Meeting  only when an Amending Motion (Notice of Intent to Make a Motion - NITMAM) has been certified by the Motions Committee as a proper amending motion. Documents that receive no motions will not be presented at the meeting and instead will be forwarded directly to the NFPA Standards Council for action on issuance.  More about the codes and standards making process including NITMAM.

Fall 2009 Cycle

• November 20, 2009: The Report of the Motions Committee (PDF, 65 KB) addresses the following Fall 2009 documents with Certified Amending Motions for consideration at the 2010 Association Technical Meeting:  NFPA 18, 45, 53, 214, 276, 409, and 505; and identifies the list of Consent Documents.  The report also includes a list of NITMAMs that were not certified.
• October 23, 2009: Deadline for Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAMs) on documents in the Fall 2009 cycle.