SB 67 - FINAL VERSION
03/28/2019 1185s
2019 SESSION
19-1004
08/03
SENATE BILL 67
AN ACT relative to the definitions of resident and residency.
SPONSORS: Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Rep. Buchanan, Merr. 15; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 35; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. Espitia, Hills. 31; Rep. Cohen, Hills. 28
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes changes to the definitions of resident and residency.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/28/2019 1185s 19-1004
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the definitions of resident and residency.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Resident; Inhabitant. Amend RSA 21:6 to read as follows:
21:6 Resident; Inhabitant. A resident or inhabitant or both of this state and of any city, town, or other political subdivision of this state shall be a person who is domiciled or has a place of abode or both in this state and in any city, town, or other political subdivision of this state, and who has, through all of his or her actions, demonstrated a current intent to designate that place of abode as his or her principal place of physical presence to the exclusion of all others. A person who satisfies the definition of resident or inhabitant in this section, but who does not have a current intent to maintain his or her domicile or place of abode within New Hampshire for the indefinite future, including military personnel, a student of any institution of learning, or a person employed for a fixed term, is not a resident for the purposes of Title XXI of New Hampshire's statutes governing motor vehicles.
2 Residence. Amend RSA 21:6-a to read as follows:
21:6-a Residence. Residence or residency shall mean a person's place of abode or domicile. The place of abode or domicile is that designated by a person as his or her principal place of physical presence to the exclusion of all others. Such residence or residency shall not be interrupted or lost by a temporary absence from it, if there is an intent to return to such residence or residency as the principal place of physical presence. A person who satisfies the definition of residency in this section, but who does not have a current intent to maintain his or her domicile or place of abode within New Hampshire for the indefinite future, including military personnel, a student of any institution of learning, or a person employed for a fixed term, is not a resident for the purposes of Title XXI of New Hampshire's statutes governing motor vehicles.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
VETOED August 16, 2019
Veto Sustained September 19, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 28, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 27, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 25, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 23, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
Sept. 19, 2019: Notwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall SB 67 Become Law: RC 14Y-10N, Veto Sustained, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote; 09/19/2019; SJ 22
Aug. 16, 2019: Vetoed by Governor 08/16/2019
June 6, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
June 6, 2019: Enrolled 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 47
May 23, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA RC 215-138 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 31
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
May 23, 2019: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/23/2019 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 25 P. 9
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 12-8; RC)
April 25, 2019: Executive Session: 04/25/2019 11:00 am LOB 308
April 16, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/16/2019 10:30 am LOB 308
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 73
March 28, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1185s, RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
March 28, 2019: Without Objection, Sen. Dietsch Moved the Question, MA; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
March 28, 2019: Sen. Giuda objects to the motion to move the question; 03/28/2019 SJ 11
March 28, 2019: Without Objection, Sen. Dietsch Moved the Question; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
March 28, 2019: Committee Amendment # 2019-1185s, AA, VV; 03/28/2019; SJ 11
March 27, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1185s, 03/27/2019; SC 15
March 28, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1185s, 03/28/2019; SC 15
March 13, 2019: Hearing: 03/13/2019, Room 102, LOB, 11:00 am; SC 12
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4