CHAPTER 111
HB 1249 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-2273
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1249
AN ACT relative to weights and measures.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill renames two license fee categories in weights and measures and adds a definition for "precision scales" and "legal-for-trade scale."
This bill is a request of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2273
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to weights and measures.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
111:1 Licensing Commercial Devices; Fees; Not Precision Scales. Amend RSA 438:10-a, I to read as follows:
I. Scales 100 pounds or less, other than precision scales, $18 each;
111:2 Licensing Commercial Devices; Fees; Precision Scales. Amend RSA 438:10-a, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. [Analytical balances] Precision scales, $36 each;
111:3 New Paragraphs; Precision Scales; Definition. Amend RSA 438:1 by inserting after paragraph XIII the following new paragraphs:
XIV. "Precision scales" means any legal-for-trade scales with a accuracy class designation of Class II or Class III that have a division size less than or equal to 2 grams in metric and less than 0.005 pounds in avoirdupois.
XV. "“Legal-for-trade scale” means a scale which meets the requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44 and is approved by the National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP).
111:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
Approved: May 27, 2022
Effective Date: July 01, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 9, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 5, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 28, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 1, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/27/2022; Chapter 111; Eff. 07/01/2022
May 18, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022
May 17, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
April 28, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/28/2022; SJ 10
April 19, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/28/2022; SC 17
March 29, 2022: Hearing: 04/05/2022, Room 100, SH, 09:20 am; SC 14
March 22, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 6
March 15, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6
March 9, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 18-0; CC)
Feb. 23, 2022: ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 03/02/2022 09:00 am LOB 302-304
March 3, 2022: Executive Session: 03/03/2022 1:15 p.m. LOB302-304
March 3, 2022: Executive Session: 03/03/2022 1:15 p.m. LOB302-304
Feb. 15, 2022: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/24/2022 09:00 am LOB 302-304
Feb. 9, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/09/2022 1:15 p.m. LOB302-304
Nov. 18, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs