HB 1279 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2030
11/06
HOUSE BILL 1279
AN ACT relative to the terms resident, inhabitant, residence, and residency.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Kenney, Straf. 6; Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Rep. Berch, Ches. 1; Rep. Spang, Straf. 6; Rep. Cohen, Hills. 28; Rep. Mulligan, Graf. 12; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the general statutory definitions of "resident or inhabitant" and "residence or residency" to include an intent to maintain a principal place of physical presence for the indefinite future. The bill restores language removed from the law in 2018, 370 (HB 1264).
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2030
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the terms resident, inhabitant, residence, and residency.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Statutory Construction; Resident; Inhabitant. Amend RSA 21:6 and 21:6-a 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 for the indefinite future to the exclusion of all others.
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 for the indefinite future 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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| March 4, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Introduced 06/16/2020, and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
March 12, 2020: Ought to Pass: MA RC 189-133 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 64
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 12-8; RC)
March 11, 2020: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/11/2020 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 10 P. 51
March 4, 2020: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/04/2020 11:00 am LOB 308 (if not exec'd on the 3rd)
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 11:00 am LOB 308
Jan. 22, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/22/2020 01:30 pm LOB 308
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 16