HB 1454 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2474
\t08/09
HOUSE BILL\t1454
AN ACT\testablishing a committee to determine a process for inhabitants of the state to effectuate the protections of Article 14.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Marple, Merr. 24; Rep. Comeau, Carr. 5; Rep. D. McGuire, Merr. 21
COMMITTEE:\tLegislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill establishes a committee to determine a process for inhabitants of the state to effectuate the protections of Article 14 of the New Hampshire Bill of Rights.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2474
\t08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\testablishing a committee to determine a process for inhabitants of the state to effectuate the protections of Article 14.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study and determine specific processes for inhabitants of the state to effectuate their guaranteed protection enumerated in Article 14 of the New Hampshire Bill of Rights. Whenever people's rights are violated, including acts by public servants and agencies of the corporate state, they shall have a means of address that does not require a contract with a third party. The goal of the committee shall be to develop a process to meet the Framers intent as expressed in Article 14 of the New Hampshire Bill of Rights.
\t2 Membership and Compensation.
\t\tI. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
\t\t\t(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
\t\t\t(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
\t\tII. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
\t3 Duties. The committee shall determine a specific process for inhabitants of the state to effectuate their guaranteed protections in Article 14 of the New Hampshire Bill of Rights.
\t4 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. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
\t5 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, 2016.
\t6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.