HB 635-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0750
09/01
HOUSE BILL 635-FN
AN ACT requiring a non-client public protection and recovery fund to be administered by the supreme court.
SPONSORS: Rep. Brewster, Merr. 21
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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This bill requires the establishment of a non-client public protection and recovery fund to be administered by the supreme court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0750
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT requiring a non-client public protection and recovery fund to be administered by the supreme court.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Non-Client Public Protection and Recovery Fund. Amend RSA 311 by inserting after section 13 the following new section:
311:13-a Non-Client Public Protection and Recovery Fund. The supreme court shall establish and administer a non-client public protection and recovery fund for the purpose of paying claims of non-clients, including those who claim restitution for being imprisoned unlawfully. The supreme court shall collect a fee from attorneys, judges, and court clerks to fund the non-client public protection and recovery fund.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
17-0750
1/23/17
HB 635-FN- FISCAL NOTE
as introduced
AN ACT requiring a non-client public protection and recovery fund to be administered by the supreme court.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Expenditures | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Non-Client Public Protection and Recovery Fund | |||
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The Judicial Branch was originally contacted on January 6, 2017 and again on January 18, 2017 for a fiscal note worksheet, which the Branch has not provided as of Monday, January 23, 2017.
METHODOLOGY:
This bill establishes the Non-Client Public Protection and Recovery Fund for the purpose of paying claims to non-clients, including those who claim restitution for being imprisoned unlawfully. This bill requires the Supreme Court to collect a fee from attorneys, judges, and court clerks to fund the new Fund. The amount of additional revenue collected and new expenditures resulting from this bill cannot be estimated.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch
| Date | Body | Type |
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| Jan. 31, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
March 8, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 38
March 8, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/08/2017 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 14 P. 17
Feb. 7, 2017: Executive Session: 02/07/2017 10:00 AM LOB 208
Jan. 31, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/31/2017 10:00 AM LOB 208
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 23