CHAPTER 187
SB 53-LOCAL - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0615
06/03
SENATE BILL 53-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to maintenance of roads and highways to summer cottages.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Aron, Sull. 7; Rep. Porter, Hills. 1
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits the legislative body of a town to extend the exemption period for the maintenance of highways to summer cottages.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0615
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to maintenance of roads and highways to summer cottages.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
187:1 Maintenance of Highways to Summer Cottages; Exemption. Amend RSA 231:79 to read as follows:
231:79 Highways to Summer Cottages; Exemption. Towns shall be exempt from keeping open and repairing highways to summer cottages from December 10 to April 10, subject to RSA 231:81, IV.
187:2 New Paragraph; Highways to Summer Cottages; Exemption. Amend RSA 231:81 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. By a majority vote of the legislative body, a town may extend the exemption period in RSA 231:79 for all highways to summer cottages within the town, but in no event may the period begin earlier than November 15 or end later than April 30. The extended period shall remain in effect until amended or rescinded by majority vote of the legislative body.
187:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 10, 2019
Effective Date: September 08, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| May 14, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| June 5, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
July 10, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 07/10/2019; Chapter 187; Effective 09/08/2019
June 13, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/13/2019); SJ 21
June 13, 2019: Enrolled 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 18
June 5, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 79
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 16-2; RC)
June 5, 2019: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 06/05/2019 (Vote 16-2; RC) HC 27 P. 18
May 14, 2019: Executive Session: 05/14/2019 10:00 am LOB 301
April 16, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/16/2019 01:00 pm LOB 301
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 11 P. 69
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/14/2019; SJ 5
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/14/2019; Vote 5-0; CC SC 10
Feb. 5, 2019: Hearing: 02/05/2019, Room 103, LOB, 02:30 pm; SC 9
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4