Bill Text - SB479 (2020)

Establishing a committee to study the regulation of food trucks.


Revision: Dec. 23, 2019, 5:23 p.m.

SB 479  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2020 SESSION

20-3048

08/04

 

SENATE BILL 479

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the regulation of food trucks.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Levesque, Dist 12

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study the regulation of food trucks.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-3048

08/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the regulation of food trucks.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study and review state and municipal regulation of food trucks.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b)  Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

III.  Members of the committee shall consult with the following as they conduct their study:

(a)  The commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs, or designee.

(b)  The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.

(c)  At least one food truck operator.

(d)  The New Hampshire Municipal Association.

3  Duties.  The committee shall review state and municipal regulation of food trucks to evaluate ways to reduce state and local regulatory barriers to operating food trucks in New Hampshire.

4  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member.  The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5  Report.  The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2020.

6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.