SB405 (2008) Detail

Establishing a committee to study driver's license revocation and continuous alcohol monitoring.


SB 405 – AS INTRODUCED

2008 SESSION

08-2728

03/04

SENATE BILL 405

AN ACT establishing a committee to study driver’s license revocation and continuous alcohol monitoring.

SPONSORS: Sen. Kenney, Dist 3

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study driver’s license revocation and continuous alcohol monitoring.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

08-2728

03/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT establishing a committee to study driver’s license revocation and continuous alcohol monitoring.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study driver’s license revocation and continuous alcohol monitoring.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall study the periods of driver’s license revocation for alcohol and drug offenses and evaluate the appropriateness of such periods. The committee shall also review methods available for continuous alcohol monitoring of offenders and the desirability of shortening periods of revocation for persons submitting to continuous alcohol monitoring.

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 house 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.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2008.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.