Revision: Jan. 31, 2013, midnight
HB 670-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 670-FN
AN ACT relative to marital masters.
SPONSORS: Rep. Coulombe, Coos 3; Rep. G. Richardson, Merr 10; Rep. Horrigan, Straf 6; Rep. Kelleigh Murphy, Hills 7; Rep. Gale, Hills 28
This bill allows for the appointment of new martial masters and permits current marital masters to remain in office until retirement, resignation, disability, or nonrenewal of appointment. The bill also requires the appointment of a new martial master to serve in the Coos superior court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0421
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to marital masters.
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 RSA 490-F:7, III is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: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. If the fiscal committee of the general court does not approve, or if there are not sufficient funds available to fund the salary and benefits of the full-time judicial position, the master position shall not be eliminated, and a new master may be appointed pursuant to RSA 490-D:7.
2 Coos Superior Court; Marital Master. A new marital master shall be appointed and assigned to the Coos superior court on or before July 1, 2013.
3 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 The following are repealed: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.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
13-0421
01/29/13
HB 670-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to marital masters.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, as it is awaiting information from the Judicial Branch. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.