HB 1378 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2525
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1378
AN ACT relative to inspection of public lodging houses.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ulery, Hills. 37; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 37; Rep. Nunez, Hills. 37; Rep. Greene, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
-----------------------------------------------------------------
ANALYSIS
This bill requires a sheriff or police officer to present a warrant before inspecting the register of a public lodging house.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2525
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to inspection of public lodging houses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Register; Open to Inspection. Amend RSA 353:3 to read as follows:
353:3 Register, Open to Inspection. All hotel keepers and all persons keeping public lodging houses, tourist camps, or cabins shall keep a book or card system and cause each guest to sign therein his own legal name or name by which he is commonly known. Said book or card system shall at all times be open to the inspection of the sheriff or his deputies and to any police officer upon presentation of a warrant to which probable cause has been attested. The term "public lodging house" as here used shall mean a lodging house where more than 2 rooms are habitually let for less than a week at a time for the accommodation of transients. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 9, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 26, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
Oct. 27, 2022: Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 16-1)
Oct. 10, 2022: Executive Session: 10/19/2022 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Sept. 28, 2022: Full Committee Work Session: 10/12/2022 11:00 am LOB 302-304
March 15, 2022: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/15/2022
March 9, 2022: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (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 11:00 a.m. LOB302-304
Dec. 1, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs