HB 509 – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
03/05
HOUSE BILL 509
AN ACT relative to constitutionality of law.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 27
This bill declares authority of the general court to determine constitutionality of law.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0166
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to constitutionality of law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Statutory Construction; Constitutionality of Law. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 50 the following new section:
21:51 Constitutionality of Law. Whereas there is no constitutional delegation of authority to government on the constitutionality of any law, be it hereby enacted that the elected general court shall be the sole determinant of the constitutionality of law.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.