HB 1115 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2062
04/06
HOUSE BILL 1115
AN ACT relative to the discharge of a firearm in the compact part of a city or town.
SPONSORS: Rep. Doherty, Merr. 20; Rep. Schuett, Merr. 20; Rep. St. John, Hills. 27; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 40; Rep. Andrew Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Coursin, Rock. 1; Rep. K. Murray, Rock. 24
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the definition of the compact part of a city or town in which a firearm may be discharged.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2062
04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the discharge of a firearm in the compact part of a city or town.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Unauthorized Use of Firearms; Definition of Compact Part. Amend RSA 644:13, II(b) to read as follows:
(b) "Compact part" means the territory within a town or city comprised of the following:
(1) Any nonresidential, commercial building, including, but not limited to, industrial, educational, or medical buildings, plus a perimeter [300] 900 feet wide around all such buildings without permission of the owner.
(2) Any park, playground, [or other] outdoor public gathering place, or other property designated by the legislative body of the city or town for public recreational use.
(3) Any contiguous area containing 6 or more buildings which are used as either part-time or permanent dwellings and the spaces between them where each such building is within 300 feet of at least one of the others, plus a perimeter 300 feet wide around all the buildings in such area.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
March 12, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 282-6 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 167
: Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
March 11, 2020: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/11/2020 (Vote 17-1; RC) HC 10 P. 67
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 17-1; RC)
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 10:00 am LOB 301
Feb. 18, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/18/2020 11:00 am LOB 301
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 10