CHAPTER 236
SB 128 - FINAL VERSION
8May2019... 1568h
2019 SESSION
19-0944
04/10
SENATE BILL 128
AN ACT relative to the court accreditation commission.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Rep. Wall, Straf. 6; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 6; Rep. Janvrin, Rock. 37; Rep. Gordon, Graf. 9
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill reduces the membership of the New Hampshire court accreditation commission and provides that one member shall be a circuit court justice.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8May2019... 1568h 19-0944
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the court accreditation commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
236:1 New Hampshire Court Accreditation Commission. Amend RSA 490:5-a to read as follows:
490:5-a New Hampshire Court Accreditation Commission. There is hereby established the New Hampshire court accreditation commission consisting of [13] 12 members as follows: one shall be appointed by the governor, one shall be a member of the house appointed by the speaker, one shall be a member of the senate appointed by the senate president, one shall be the commissioner of administrative services or designee, one shall be the commissioner of safety or designee, one shall be the director of security for the administrative office of the courts, one shall be a county sheriff appointed by the president of the New Hampshire Sheriffs' Association, and [6] 5 shall be appointed by the supreme court. Of the [6] 5 members appointed by the supreme court, one shall be a justice of the supreme court or a designee of the supreme court, one shall be a justice of the superior court, one shall be a justice of [a probate court, one shall be a justice of a district court] the circuit court, one shall be a lawyer of experience in the trial of cases at all court levels, and one shall be a layman. The supreme court shall designate one of the members as chairman.
236:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 12, 2019
Effective Date: September 10, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 21, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 18, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 30, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 8, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
July 12, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 07/12/2019; Chapter 236; Effective 09/10/2019
June 27, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
June 27, 2019: Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
June 13, 2019: Sen. Hennessey Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
May 8, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1568h: MA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 10
May 8, 2019: Amendment # 2019-1568h: AA VV 05/08/2019 HJ 15 P. 10
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1568h (Vote 19-0; CC)
May 8, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1568h for 05/08/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 23 P. 6
April 30, 2019: Executive Session: 04/30/2019 10:00 am LOB 208
April 18, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/18/2019 10:00 am LOB 208
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Judiciary HJ 11 P. 72
March 21, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/21/2019; SJ 9
March 21, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2019; Vote 5-0; CC SC 14
March 12, 2019: Hearing: 03/12/2019, Room 100, SH, 09:35 am; SC 13
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4