CHAPTER 101
SB 427 - FINAL VERSION
2016 SESSION
\t16-2872
\t01/08
SENATE BILL\t427
AN ACT\testablishing a committee to study the use of restraints when transporting a person subject to involuntary admission proceedings.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Hosmer, Dist 7; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Rep. Sherman, Rock. 24
COMMITTEE:\tHealth and Human Services
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill establishes a committee to study the use of restraints when transporting a person subject to involuntary admission proceedings.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2872
\t01/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\testablishing a committee to study the use of restraints when transporting a person subject to involuntary admission proceedings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t101:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the use of restraints when transporting a person subject to involuntary admission proceedings.
\t101:2 Membership and Compensation.
\t\tI. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
\t\t\t(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
\t\t\t(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
\t\tII. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
\t101:3 Duties. The committee shall study the use of restraints when transporting a person who is subject to involuntary emergency admission proceedings. The committee may solicit the testimony of any individual or organization with relevant information or expertise on the subject matter of the committee's study.
\t101:4 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 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.
\t101:5 Report. 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, 2016.
\t101:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 19, 2016
Effective Date: May 19, 2016