CHAPTER 32
HB 1059 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-2032
11/04
HOUSE BILL 1059
AN ACT clarifying limits on licensure by operation of law.
SPONSORS: Rep. Fellows, Graf. 8
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies that the executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification shall issue licenses pursuant to RSA 541-A:29-a only if applications for such licenses otherwise meet the requirements for licensure.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2032
11/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT clarifying limits on licensure by operation of law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
32:1 New Paragraph; Administration of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification. Amend RSA 310-A:1-d by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. In the event a board, commission, or council does not meet the requirements of RSA 541-A:29 for taking action on a license application, such application shall only be deemed approved and the executive director shall only issue a license if the application otherwise meets the requirements for licensure established in law or administrative rule.
32:2 Administrative Procedure Act; Failure of Agency to Act. Amend RSA 541-A:29-a, I to read as follows:
I. If an agency fails to take any required action on an application, petition, or request within the time limits prescribed by RSA 541-A:29 or any other provisions of law, the application, petition, or request shall be deemed approved and any permit, approval or other item requested shall be deemed granted to or received by the applicant, petitioner, or requestor, except as provided in RSA 310-A:1-d, V.
32:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 03, 2022
Effective Date: July 02, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 20, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 20, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 23, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 31, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 6, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/03/2022; Chapter 32; 07/02/2022
April 25, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/21/2022 HJ 10
April 25, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/21/2022); SJ 10
March 31, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
March 23, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/31/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
March 16, 2022: Hearing: 03/23/2022, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 12
March 15, 2022: Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5
March 11, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA DV 177-157 03/10/2022 HJ 5
Feb. 2, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Feb. 2, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 11-5; RC)
Feb. 2, 2022: Executive Session: 01/20/2022 10:00 am LOB302-304
Jan. 20, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/20/2022 10:00 a.m. LOB302-304
Nov. 2, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration
: To Be Introduced and referred to Executive Departments and Administration