Revision: June 17, 2021, 6:28 p.m.
June 16, 2021
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Committee of Conference Report on HB 334, relative to prohibitions on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 8 with the following:
9 Department of Safety; County Sheriffs Offices; Appropriation for Computer Hardware, Software, and Training. The sum of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, is hereby appropriated to the department of safety for the purpose of distributing the sum of $10,000 to each county sheriff's office for the purchase of hardware and software and to defray training costs required to comply with the provisions of RSA 159-D. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
10 Department of Safety; Positions Abolished; Budget Reduction.
I. The following positions budged in accounting unit 02-23-23-234010-2913 (permits and licensing) are hereby abolished:
(a) Program Assistant II
(b) Program Assistant II
(c) Supervisor I
II. In addition to any other required reductions, the department of safety is hereby directed to reduce state general fund appropriations in accounting unit 02-23-23-234010-2913 (permits and licensing) by $401,650 for the biennium ending June 30, 2023.
11 Contingency. If SB 141-FN of the 2021 regular legislative session becomes law, sections 3-8 of this act shall not take effect and section 7 of SB141-FN shall not take effect. If SB141-FN does not become law, sections 3-8 of this act shall take effect June 1, 2022.
I. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
II. Sections 3-8 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 11 of this act.
III. Sections 9-10 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
IV. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 334, relative to prohibitions on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Carson, Dist. 14 Rep. Abbas, Rock. 8
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Sen. Giuda, Dist. 2 Rep. Wallace, Rock. 12
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Sen. Bradley, Dist. 3 Rep. Roy, Rock. 32
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Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 15
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill creates an exception to the prohibition on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile for any person carrying a pistol or revolver who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm by a New Hampshire statute. The bill also authorizes the FBI to conduct all National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) searches concerning the purchase, sale, and transfer of firearms through Federal Firearm Licensees operating in New Hampshire; abolishes the "gun line" in the division of state police; repeals the state’s partial point of contact system for handguns, allowing the authority to remain exclusively with the FBI; and authorizes county sheriffs to conduct background searches using NICS for the purpose of approving or denying the return of firearms to individuals who are subject to a protective order for domestic violence or stalking; and makes an appropriation to the county sheriff's offices for hardware and software equipment purchase and training; and abolishes certain positions in the department of safety.