CHAPTER 143
HB 509 - FINAL VERSION
05/27/2021 1593s
05/27/2021 1678s
2021 SESSION
21-0770
10/08
HOUSE BILL 509
SPONSORS: Rep. Wall, Straf. 6
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the responsibilities for placement of portraits, flags, busts, statues, or other memorial objects within or on the state house, legislative office building, and Upham Walker house.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/27/2021 1593s
05/27/2021 1678s 21-0770
10/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
143:1 Portraits and Other Memorials; State House, Legislative Office Building, Upham Walker House. Amend RSA 4:9 to read as follows:
4:9 Portraits or Other Memorials. No portraits, busts, statues, or other memorial objects shall be placed in or on the state house with the exception of those areas under the use and control of the general court as defined by RSA 14:14-b, III, state house annex, state library, Hannah Dustin monument, Franklin Pierce homestead, Daniel Webster birthplace, or grounds connected with each without the consent of the governor and council. Any portraits, flags, busts, statues, or other memorial objects to be placed in or on legislative facilities as defined by RSA 14:14-b shall be at the direction of the joint legislative historical committee in consultation with the director of the division of historical resources, department of natural and cultural resources. The director, division of historical resources, shall be responsible for the [location and] care of such memorial objects at any of these sites.
143:2 Legislative Facilities. Amend RSA 14:14-b to read as follows:
14:14-b Office Space and Parking Facilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the following shall be assigned for use by the speaker of the house and the president of the senate:
I. The legislative parking [facility] facilities;
II. The legislative office building and Upham-Walker house; and
III. All rooms and other spaces [in the basement and on the first and third floors] of the state house with the exception of those areas under the use and control of the executive branch, including the governor’s offices, the executive council chamber and offices, and the secretary of state’s offices.
143:3 New Paragraph; Joint Legislative Historical Committee; Responsibilities. Amend RSA 17-I:2 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
IX. To be responsible for the placement of portraits, flags, busts, statues, or other memorial objects within or on legislative facilities as defined by RSA 14:14-b in consultation with the division of historical resources, department of natural and cultural resources.
143:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 23, 2021
Effective Date: September 21, 2021
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 22, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 28, 2021 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 27, 2021 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 28, 2021 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 27, 2021 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 23, 2021: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/23/2021; Chapter 143; Eff: 09/21/2021
July 26, 2021: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/23/2021; Chapter 143; Eff: 09/21/2021
June 24, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
July 12, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
June 24, 2021: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
July 12, 2021: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
June 10, 2021: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1593s and 2021-1678s (Rep. Hill): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 12
June 10, 2021: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1593s and 2021-1678s (Rep. Hill): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 12
May 27, 2021: Ought to Pass with Amendments 2021-1593s and 2021-1678s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
May 27, 2021: Ought to Pass with Amendments 2021-1593s and 2021-1678s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
May 27, 2021: Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2021-1678s, AA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
May 27, 2021: Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2021-1678s, AA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
May 27, 2021: Committee Amendment # 2021-1593s, AA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
May 27, 2021: Committee Amendment # 2021-1593s, AA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
May 27, 2021: Sen. Carson Moved to Remove HB 566 from the Consent Calendar; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
May 27, 2021: Sen. Carson Moved to Remove HB 566 from the Consent Calendar; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
May 19, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1593s, 05/27/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 25
May 27, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1593s, 05/27/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 25
April 28, 2021: Remote Hearing: 04/28/2021, 09:30 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
April 15, 2021: Remote Hearing: 04/28/2021, 09:30 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
April 1, 2021: Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 11
April 7, 2021: Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 11
April 7, 2021: Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
April 7, 2021: Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
April 7, 2021: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 42
April 7, 2021: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 42
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 18 P. 19
Feb. 25, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 18 P. 19
Feb. 22, 2021: Public Hearing: 02/22/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91906391213 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 2 P. 51
Jan. 11, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 2 P. 51