HB 426-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0698
06/05
HOUSE BILL 426-FN
AN ACT relative to hazardous duty pay for certain department of transportation employees.
SPONSORS: Rep. A. Turcotte, Merr. 22; Rep. Doherty, Merr. 20; Rep. Patten, Merr. 17; Rep. Carson, Merr. 7; Rep. Pierce, Hills. 6
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
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This bill requires hazardous duty pay for certain department of transportation construction workers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0698
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to hazardous duty pay for certain department of transportation employees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Hazardous Duty; State Highway Construction Workers. Amend RSA 99 by inserting after section 10 the following new section:
99:10-a State Highway Construction Workers. Classified employees in the department of transportation whose primary job responsibilities involve maintenance or construction on state highways, roads, and bridges in the normal course of their duties shall be paid, in addition to their regular salary, hazardous duty pay in the amount of $20 per week unless otherwise collectively bargained.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
17-0698
1/6/17
HB 426-FN- FISCAL NOTE
as introduced
AN ACT relative to hazardous duty pay for certain department of transportation employees.
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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ X ] Highway [ X ] Turnpike | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill establishes RSA 99:10-a that sets hazardous duty pay at $20 per week, unless otherwise collectively bargained, in addition to regular salary, for classified employees in the Department of Transportation, whose primary job and regular responsibilities involve maintenance or construction on state highways, roads, and bridges. The table below details the Department of Transportation's costs estimates which assume employment levels will remain static during the next four fiscal years. These estimates also assume all full-time employees working 52 weeks and part-time employees working 26 weeks annually, who spend 50% of their time on maintenance or construction on state highways, roads, and bridges, will be paid $20 per week.
Department of Transportation | ||||
| FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Highway Fund | $ 1,193,625 | $ 1,193,625 | $ 1,193,625 | $ 1,193,625 |
Turnpike Fund | $ 106,858 | $ 106,858 | $ 106,858 | $ 106,858 |
Total | $ 1,300,483 | $ 1,300,483 | $ 1,300,483 | $ 1,300,483 |
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation
| Date | Body | Type |
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| Jan. 31, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 21, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
Jan. 3, 2018: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 01/03/2018 HJ 1 P. 39
Jan. 3, 2018: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study for 01/03/2018 (Vote 15-0; CC)
Sept. 21, 2017: Executive Session: 09/21/2017 LOB 201
Sept. 21, 2017: Retained Bill Full Committee Work Session: 09/21/2017 10:00 AM LOB 201
: Retained in Committee
Feb. 7, 2017: Executive Session: 02/07/2017 LOB 201
Jan. 31, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/31/2017 10:15 AM LOB 201
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 3 P. 12