CHAPTER 12
HB 1386 - FINAL VERSION
2018 SESSION
18-2693
04/10
HOUSE BILL 1386
AN ACT establishing a joint committee on employee relations.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes the joint committee on employee relations and repeals the legislative oversight committee on employee relations.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2693
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT establishing a joint committee on employee relations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
12:1 New Paragraph; Public Employee Labor Relations Board; Joint Committee on Employee Relations. Amend RSA 273-A:9 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. There shall be a joint legislative committee known as the joint committee on employee relations.
(a) The joint committee on employee relations shall include the following members:
(1) The president of the senate.
(2) The speaker of the house of representatives.
(3) The majority leader of the senate.
(4) The majority leader of the house of representatives.
(5) The minority leader of the senate.
(6) The minority leader of the house of representatives.
(7) The chairperson of the senate finance committee.
(8) The chairperson of the senate capital budget committee.
(9) The chairperson of the house of representatives finance committee.
(10) The chairperson of the senate ways and means committee.
(11) The vice chairperson of the house of representatives finance committee.
(12) The chairperson of the house of representatives public works and highways committee.
(13) The chairperson of the house of representatives labor, industrial and rehabilitative services committee.
(14) The ranking minority member of the house of representatives labor, industrial and rehabilitative services committee.
(15) The chairperson of the senate commerce committee.
(16) The vice chairperson of the senate commerce committee.
(b) Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate. The chair of the committee shall rotate biennially between the president of the senate or designee and the speaker of the house of representatives or designee, provided that the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve as the first chairperson under the provisions of this subparagraph. In the event that the presiding officer or designee serving as chairperson resigns or for any reason is unable to serve, the other presiding officer or designee shall become chairperson, provided that such substitution shall not change the rotation provided for in this subparagraph.
(c) The joint committee on employee relations shall meet with the state negotiating committee after the first Wednesday in December in the even-numbered years as necessary, to discuss the state's objectives in the bargaining process. The meeting shall be at the call of the chairperson of the joint committee on employee relations.
(d) The joint committee on employee relations shall hold hearings on all collective bargaining agreements with state employees and on all fact-finders' reports relative to the collective bargaining process with state employees and shall submit any recommendation on such agreements or reports to the members of the senate and the house of representatives.
12:2 Repeal. RSA 273-A:9-b, relative to the legislative oversight committee on employee relations, is repealed.
12:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: April 20, 2018
Effective Date: June 19, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 24, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 7, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 15, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 14, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 22, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 22, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 20, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 04/20/2018; Chapter 12; Eff. 6/19/2018
March 22, 2018: Enrolled 03/22/2018 HJ 10 P. 54
March 22, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 03/22/2018); SJ 11
March 22, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/22/2018; SJ 10
March 22, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/22/2018;
March 22, 2018: Special Order to 03/22/2018, Without Objection, MA; 03/21/2018 SJ 9
March 21, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2018; SC 13
March 22, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/22/2018; SC 13
March 14, 2018: Hearing: 03/14/2018, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 11
Feb. 15, 2018: Introduced 02/15/2018 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5
Feb. 15, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/15/2018 HJ 4 P. 38
: Special Order to 2/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 3 P. 81
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 8-5; RC)
Feb. 7, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/07/2018 (Vote 8-5; RC)
Jan. 24, 2018: Executive Session: 01/24/2018 LOB 307
Jan. 17, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/17/2018 12:00 PM LOB 307
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 1 P. 9