SB52 (2015) Detail

Establishing a commission to study the issue of residential tenancies in foreclosed properties.


SB 52 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

03/12/2015 0704s

2015 SESSION

15-0202

05/09

SENATE BILL 52

AN ACT establishing a commission to study the issue of residential tenancies in foreclosed properties.

SPONSORS: Sen. Pierce, Dist 5; Sen. Hosmer, Dist 7; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Rep. Butler, Carr 7

COMMITTEE: Commerce

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the issue of residential tenancies in foreclosed properties.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/12/2015 0704s

15-0202

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT establishing a commission to study the issue of residential tenancies in foreclosed properties.

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

1 Committee To Study Residential Tenancies in Foreclosed Properties.

I. There is established a committee to study the issue of residential tenancies in foreclosed properties.

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

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

(b) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

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

IV. The committee shall study the issue of residential tenancies in foreclosed properties, including state and federal laws governing the eviction of tenants after foreclosure and the status of reauthorization of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, Public Law 111-22.

V. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

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

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.