CHAPTER 229
HB 574 – FINAL VERSION
05/02/12 1861s
6June2012… 2477EBA
2012 SESSION
05/03
HOUSE BILL 574
AN ACT relative to the taking of private property during a state of emergency.
SPONSORS: Rep. Notter, Hills 19; Rep. Summers, Hills 26; Rep. M. Lindsley, Merr 5; Rep. Panek, Straf 3; Rep. Weeden, Straf 6; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
This bill prohibits the state from taking personal property owned or used by individuals or families during a declared state of emergency. The bill also limits the provisions taken by the state in an emergency to those in excess of the reasonable needs of the owner and the owner’s household during the expected duration of the emergency.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/02/12 1861s
6June2012… 2477EBA
11-0400
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the taking of private property during a state of emergency.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
229:1 Taking of Private Property; Compensation and Use. Amend RSA 4:46, I(c)(3) to read as follows:
(3) Any cattle, poultry, provisions for man or beast, clothing, bedding, medicines, and medical supplies in excess of the reasonable [and immediate] needs of the owner and the owner’s household, during the expected duration of the emergency.
229:2 New Paragraph; Taking of Private Property; Property Owned or Used by Individuals or Families Excluded. Amend RSA 4:46 by inserting after paragraph I-a the following new paragraph:
I-b. This section shall not apply to personal property owned by or intended for use by individuals or families.
229:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 18, 2012
Effective Date: August 17, 2012