HB 655 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
9Jan2020... 2733h
2019 SESSION
19-0798
06/05
HOUSE BILL 655
AN ACT regulating disorderly houses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Butler, Carr. 7
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits a town to make bylaws regulating disorderly houses.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Jan2020... 2733h 19-0798
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT regulating disorderly houses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Powers of Towns; Bylaws. Amend RSA 31:39, I by inserting after subparagraph (p) the following new subparagraph:
(q) Regulating disorderly houses. In this section, "disorderly houses" mean houses in which the activity of a building's owner, occupants, or tenants, or the invitees of an owner, occupant, or tenant, unreasonably disturbs the peace of the community or neighborhood, or prevents an individual occupying property near the disorderly activity from the enjoyment of his or her home due to activities including but not limited to loud music or parties, or other loud noises emanating from within or on the property occupied by the building, fights involving occupants of the building or their invitees, intoxication of the occupants of the building, and similar activities. Disorderly activities shall not include abuse as defined in RSA 173-B:1.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| March 6, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Nov. 7, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
: Died on Table
Jan. 9, 2020: Lay on Table (Rep. Ley): MA VV 01/09/2020 HJ 2 P. 34
Jan. 9, 2020: Reconsider (Rep. McGuire): MA DV 185-173 01/09/2020 HJ 2 P. 34
Jan. 9, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 188-180 01/09/2020 HJ 2 P. 26
Jan. 9, 2020: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2733h: MF RC 178-188 01/09/2020 HJ 2 P. 26
Jan. 9, 2020: Amendment # 2019-2733h: AA VV 01/09/2020 HJ 2 P. 26
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2733h (Vote 12-7; RC) HC 50 P. 28
Nov. 7, 2019: Executive Session: 11/07/2019 10:00 am LOB 301
Sept. 12, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 09/12/2019 01:00 pm LOB 301
Aug. 27, 2019: Subcommittee Work Session: 08/27/2019 10:00 am LOB 304
June 25, 2019: ==TIME CHANGE== Full Committee Work Session: 06/25/2019 02:00 pm LOB 301
: Retained in Committee
March 6, 2019: Executive Session: 03/06/2019 01:00 pm LOB 301-303
March 5, 2019: Public Hearing: 03/05/2019 02:30 pm LOB 301
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 23