Bill Text - SB112 (2019)

(New Title) establishing a committee to study procedures governing the hiring and payment of bail bondsmen and bail commissioners.


Revision: March 7, 2019, 12:01 p.m.

SB 112 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

03/07/2019   0615s

2019 SESSION

19-1039

04/01

 

SENATE BILL 112

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study procedures governing the hiring and payment of bail bondsmen and bail commissioners.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Goley, Hills. 8

 

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study procedures governing the hiring and payment of bail bondsmen and bail commissioners.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/07/2019   0615s 19-1039

04/01

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study procedures governing the hiring and payment of bail bondsmen and bail commissioners.

 

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

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study procedures governing the hiring and payment of bail bondsmen and bail commissioners.

2  Membership and Compensation.

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

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

(b)  Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall serve on the criminal justice and public safety committee and one of whom shall serve on the judiciary committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

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 and update procedures relating to bail bondsmen and bail commissioners, including hiring practices and payment for services.

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 senate 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 president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2019.

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