Revision: March 21, 2013, midnight
HB 648-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
20Mar2013… 0529h
2013 SESSION
09/10
HOUSE BILL 648-FN
AN ACT permitting current marital masters to remain in office until retirement, resignation, disability, or nonrenewal of appointment.
SPONSORS: Rep. G. Richardson, Merr 10; Rep. Wallner, Merr 10; Rep. Walz, Merr 23
This bill permits current marital masters to remain in office until retirement, resignation, disability, or nonrenewal of appointment.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Mar2013… 0529h
13-0734
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT permitting current marital masters to remain in office until retirement, resignation, disability, or nonrenewal of appointment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Circuit Court Judges; Marital Masters. RSA 490-F:7, III is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
III. Upon the retirement, resignation, disability, or nonrenewal of appointment of a marital master, the position shall be converted to a full-time judicial position, provided that the fiscal committee of the general court approves and further provided that sufficient funds have been appropriated for the salary and benefits of the full-time judicial position. Once converted to a full-time judicial vacancy, the governor may nominate and the council may confirm any qualified person pursuant to part 2, article 46 of the New Hampshire constitution.
2 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. 2011, 272:3, relative to marital master contracts.
II. 2012, 66:1-7, relative to the prospective repeal of provisions relative to marital masters.
III. 2012, 66:8, relative to marital master contracts.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
13-0734
Amended 03/21/13
HB 648 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT permitting current marital masters to remain in office until retirement, resignation, disability, or nonrenewal of appointment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2013-0529h), as it is awaiting information from the Judicial Branch. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.