CHAPTER 163
HB 190 – FINAL VERSION
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05/11/11 1759s
2011 SESSION
04/03
HOUSE BILL 190
AN ACT relative to legislative study committees.
SPONSORS: Rep. Harding, Graf 11; Rep. Foose, Merr 1; Rep. Kurk, Hills 7; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
This bill limits membership on any study committee established by the general court to members of the general court only and requires chairmen to electronically file the committee’s final report with the clerk of the house of representatives or senate, in addition to any other reporting requirements.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2011… 0460h
05/11/11 1759s
11-0508
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to legislative study committees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
163:1 Legislative Study Committees. Amend RSA 14:49, I to read as follows:
I.(a) The statutory authorization for every study committee which is established by the general court shall be repealed either upon the filing of a final report or on November 1 in the even-numbered year prior to the beginning of the subsequent biennial session, whichever is earlier.
(b) The membership of any study committee established by the general court shall be limited to members of the general court only.
(c) The chairman of a study committee established by the general court shall, in addition to any other reporting requirements, electronically file the final report with the clerk of the house of representatives or clerk of the senate, and the clerks of the respective bodies shall post the report on the general court website.
163:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 14, 2011
Effective Date: August 13, 2011