CHAPTER 7
HB 193 - FINAL VERSION
24Feb2021... 0157h
2021 SESSION
21-0302
05/10
HOUSE BILL 193
AN ACT relative to penalties for improper timber harvesting.
SPONSORS: Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Rep. Weston, Graf. 8; Rep. Gordon, Graf. 9; Rep. Gould, Hills. 7; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that any person who negligently or recklessly causes timber to be cut on the land of another shall be guilty of trespass under RSA 227-J, relative to timber harvesting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24Feb2021... 0157h 21-0302
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to penalties for improper timber harvesting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
7:1 Timber Harvesting; Trespass; Civil Penalty. Amend RSA 227-J:8, I to read as follows:
I. No person shall negligently cut, fell, destroy, injure, [or] carry away, or cause to be cut, felled, destroyed, injured, or carried away, any tree, timber, log, wood, pole, underwood, or bark which is on the land of another person, or aid in such actions without the permission of that person or the person's agent.
7:2 Timber Harvesting; Trespass; Criminal Penalty. Amend RSA 227-J:8-a, I to read as follows:
I. No person shall recklessly cut, fell, destroy, injure, [or] carry away, or cause to be cut, felled, destroyed, injured, or carried away, any tree, timber, log, wood, pole, underwood, or bark which is on the land of another person, or aid in such actions without the permission of that person or the person's agent.
7:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
Approved: April 23, 2021
Effective Date: January 01, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 27, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 22, 2021 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 1, 2021 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Jan. 27, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| March 22, 2021 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 1, 2021 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 23, 2021: Signed by Governor Sununu 04/23/2021; Chapter 7; Eff: 01/01/2022
April 26, 2021: Signed by Governor Sununu 04/23/2021; Chapter 7; Eff: 01/01/2022
April 8, 2021: Enrolled (In recess 04/08/2021); SJ 12
April 12, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 99
April 9, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 99
April 12, 2021: Enrolled RC 24Y-0N, MA, (In recess of 04/08/2021); SJ 12
April 8, 2021: Enrolled RC 24Y-0N, MA, (In recess of 04/08/2021); SJ 12
April 9, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021
April 1, 2021: Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/01/2021; SJ 10
April 1, 2021: Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/01/2021; SJ 10
March 23, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/01/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
April 1, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/01/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
March 17, 2021: Remote Hearing: 03/22/2021, 02:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 16
March 22, 2021: Remote Hearing: 03/22/2021, 02:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 16
March 4, 2021: Introduced 03/04/2021 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7
March 4, 2021: Introduced 03/04/2021 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7
Feb. 24, 2021: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0157h: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 16
Feb. 24, 2021: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0157h: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 16
Feb. 24, 2021: Amendment # 2021-0157h: AA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 16
Feb. 24, 2021: Amendment # 2021-0157h: AA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 16
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0157h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 11
Feb. 11, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0157h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 11
Jan. 21, 2021: Public Hearing: 01/27/2021 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99531020872 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 27, 2021: Public Hearing: 01/27/2021 02:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99531020872 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 4, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 2 P. 38
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 2 P. 38
Jan. 6, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/06/2020 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development