Revision: March 8, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tHB 1381-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
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\t04/08
HOUSE BILL\t1381-FN
AN ACT\tlegalizing the sale of smoke bombs.
SPONSORS:\tRep. L. Christiansen, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE:\tCriminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill repeals the prohibition on the sale or use of smoke bombs.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2667
\t04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\tlegalizing the sale of smoke bombs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Repeal. RSA 644:16-b, relative to the sale or use of smoke bombs, is repealed.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1381-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT\tlegalizing the sale of smoke bombs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Judicial Branch and the Department of Safety state this bill, as introduced, will have an indeterminable fiscal impact on state expenditures in FY 2017 and in each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact state revenue or on county or local expenditures or revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Judicial Branch states this bill would repeal RSA 644:16-b, which makes it a violation level offense to sell or use smoke bombs. While this repeal could result in fewer violation level offenses being prosecuted and therefore savings to the branch, based on statistics for the past ten years there were only five prosecutions. Based on that history, the Branch concludes this bill will have a fiscal impact of less than $10,000 per year.
The Department of Safety, Division of Fire Safety does not currently charge a fee, issue a license, or issue permits to the general public for the use of smoke bombs, therefore revenue would not increase from smoke bomb sales. The Department states there could be an indeterminable increase in the workload and expenditures for fireworks investigators concerning enforcement and incidents involving these devices.