HB 1481 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2453
10/01
HOUSE BILL 1481
SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Oxenham, Sull. 1; Rep. Backus, Hills. 19; Rep. McConnell, Ches. 12; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Berch, Ches. 1; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows members of the general court to intervene in contested cases before administrative agencies and before the public utilities commission on matters that affect the interests of the residents, businesses, or communities they represent.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2453
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Administrative Procedures; Contested Cases; Intervention. Amend RSA 541-A:32 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. A petition for intervention submitted by a member or members of the general court in a contested case before the agency where the contested matter directly affects the interests of the residents, businesses, or communities they represent, shall be granted.
2 New Section; Public Utilities Commission; Proceedings; Intervention. Amend RSA 365 by inserting after section 10-a the following new section:
365:10-b Intervention by Members of the General Court. A member or members of the general court shall be permitted to intervene in a nonadjudicative or adjudicative proceeding before the commission where the matter before the commission directly affects the interests of the residents, businesses, or communities they represent.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 10, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 7, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 8, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 9
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 9-1; CC)
Feb. 7, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/07/2018 (Vote 9-1; CC) HC 5 P. 11
Jan. 10, 2018: Executive Session: 01/10/2018 LOB 104
Jan. 10, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/10/2018 09:30 AM LOB 104
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 1 P. 12