Bill Text - HB1225 (2018)

Relative to removal of public officers for cause.


Revision: Nov. 7, 2017, 2:10 p.m.

HB 1225 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2018 SESSION

18-2140

05/06

 

HOUSE BILL HB 1225

 

AN ACT relative to removal of public officers for cause.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Brewster, Merr. 21

 

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill permits any member of the legislature to petition the governor and council for removal of certain public officials for cause.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2140

05/06

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT relative to removal of public officers for cause.

 

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

 

1  Removal of Public Officers for Cause.  Amend RSA 4:1, I to read as follows:

I.  The attorney general, the governor, any member of the executive council, any member of the legislature, or the appointing authority of such official, may petition the governor and council for the removal of such official setting forth the grounds and reasons therefor.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.