Bill Text - HB252 (2019)

Establishing a committee to study certain labor statutes.


Revision: March 14, 2019, 3:13 p.m.

HB 252 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

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2019 SESSION

19-0326

04/08

 

HOUSE BILL 252

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study certain labor statutes.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Seaworth, Merr. 20; Rep. Morrison, Rock. 9; Rep. Merner, Coos 7

 

COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study certain labor statutes and labor department rules.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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04/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study certain labor statutes.

 

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

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study certain labor statutes and administrative rules.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b)  One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3  Duties.  The committee shall study RSA 275, RSA 276-A, and RSA 279 and the associated labor department rules to identify which statutes or rules should be repealed, amended, or remain in current form.  The committee may solicit testimony and input as it deems necessary from the department of labor, organized labor groups, business and trade organizations, members of the public, and any other interested party.  

4  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member.  The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5  Report.  The committee 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, 2020.

6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.