CHAPTER 304
SB 55-FN – FINAL VERSION
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2007 SESSION
09/10
SENATE BILL 55-FN
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the Master Settlement Agreement and strategies for addressing the financial burden imposed on the state by cigarette smoking and the use of tobacco products.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Rep. D. Eaton, Ches 2; Rep. Nowe, Rock 9
This bill establishes a committee to study the efficacy of the Master Settlement Agreement and strategies for addressing the financial burden imposed on the state by cigarette smoking and the use of tobacco products.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the efficacy of the Master Settlement Agreement and strategies for addressing the financial burden imposed on the state by cigarette smoking and the use of tobacco products.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
304:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the efficacy of the Master Settlement Agreement and strategies for addressing the financial burden imposed on the state by cigarette smoking and the use of tobacco products.
304:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, one of whom shall be a member of the finance committee, one of whom shall be a member of the ways and means committee, and one of whom shall be a member of the health and human services committee, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the finance committee and one of whom shall be a member of the ways and means committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
304:3 Duties. The committee shall study the efficacy of the Master Settlement Agreement and strategies for addressing the financial burden imposed on the state by cigarette smoking and the use of tobacco products. The committee shall:
I. Review the Master Settlement Agreement and the terms that impact New Hampshire’s allocable share payments.
II. Explore the impact of pending litigation and the other factors which have caused New Hampshire’s Master Settlement Agreement revenues to decline.
III. Consider alternative fees, tobacco tax collection mechanisms, and public health proposals that could achieve the financial and public health benefits the state now accrues from the Master Settlement Agreement.
304:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
304:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2007.
304:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 13, 2007
Effective: July 13, 2007