HB134 (2015) Detail

Establishing a committee to study the use of motorized scooter chairs on roadways and sidewalks.


CHAPTER 53

HB 134 – FINAL VERSION

04/09/2015 1218s

2015 SESSION

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06/01

HOUSE BILL 134

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of motorized scooter chairs on roadways and sidewalks.

SPONSORS: Rep. Patten, Merr 17; Rep. Estevez, Hills 37; Rep. Deloge, Merr 16

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the classification of motorized scooter chairs on roadways and sidewalks.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/09/2015 1218s

15-0347

06/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of motorized scooter chairs on roadways and sidewalks.

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

53:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the use of motorized scooter chairs on roadways and sidewalks.

53:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Five members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

53:3 Duties. The committee shall study the classification of motorized scooter chairs and power chairs on roads and sidewalks.

53:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

53:5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2015.

53:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 2, 2105

Effective Date: June 2, 2015