Bill Text - HB708 (2019)

Relative to electronic transcripts for appeals to the supreme court.


Revision: Jan. 18, 2019, 9:49 a.m.

HB 708-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2019 SESSION

19-0225

04/03

 

HOUSE BILL 708-FN

 

AN ACT relative to electronic transcripts for appeals to the supreme court.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 26

 

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires appeals to the supreme court to be accompanied by an electronic transcript.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0225

04/03

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT relative to electronic transcripts for appeals to the supreme court.

 

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

 

1  New Section; Supreme Court; Electronic Transcripts.  Amend RSA 490 by inserting after section 8-a the following new section:

490:8-b  Electronic Transcripts.  All appeals from a lower court to the supreme court shall be accompanied by an electronic transcript of the lower court proceedings, if such transcript exists  The applicant shall pay a fee of $25 for each transcript.

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

 

LBAO

19-0225

1/17/19

 

HB 708-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to electronic transcripts for appeals to the supreme court.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, as it is awaiting information from the Judicial Branch who were originally contacted on December 18, 2018, with follow up on January 15, 2019 for a fiscal note worksheet, which they have not provided as of January 17, 2019.  When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch