Revision: May 25, 2018, 11:21 a.m.
CHAPTER 32
HB 1346 - FINAL VERSION
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03/21/2018 1108s
2018 SESSION
18-2322
01/06
HOUSE BILL 1346
AN ACT establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire veterans cemetery.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Graham, Hills. 7; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a commission to study the New Hampshire veterans cemetery.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Feb2018... 0115h
03/21/2018 1108s 18-2322
01/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT establishing a commission to study the New Hampshire veterans cemetery.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
32:1 New Section; Commission to Study the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery. Amend RSA 110-B by inserting after section 79 the following new section:
110-B:79-a Commission to Study the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery.
I. There is established a commission to study the New Hampshire veterans cemetery.
(a) The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(1) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the finance committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(2) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(3) The director of the New Hampshire veterans cemetery, or designee.
(b) Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
II.(a) The commission's study shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(1) Whether non-veterans should be eligible to be interred at the cemetery at no expense.
(2) Whether the non-veteran fee should be the same as the plot allowance for a veteran.
(3) If a fee is charged for a non-veteran whether there should be a mechanism for pre-paying the fee.
(4) An examination of federal and state laws relative to burial for National Guard members.
(b) The commission may solicit input from any person or entity the commission deems relevant to its study.
III. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
IV. The commission 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, 2018.
32:2 Repeal. RSA 110-B:79-a, relative to a commission to study the New Hampshire veterans cemetery, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2018.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date:
I. Section 2 effective November 1, 2018
II. Remainder effective May 15, 2018