HB141 (2011) Detail

(New Title) relative to protected utility services.


HB 141 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

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HOUSE BILL 141

AN ACT relative to the treatment of cable television as a protected utility service.

SPONSORS: Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 8; Rep. Jennifer Coffey, Merr 6

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill exempts cable television from utility services that are protected from interruption or termination by landlords.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to the treatment of cable television as a protected utility service.

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

1 New Paragraph; Prohibited Practices and Security Deposits; Certain Specific Acts Prohibited; Exception. Amend RSA 540-A:3 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. The provisions of paragraph I shall not apply to cable television service.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.