CHAPTER 157
SB 67 - FINAL VERSION
02/22/2023 0569s
2023 SESSION
23-0959
08/04
SENATE BILL 67
AN ACT relative to changes to certain weights and measures statutes.
SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Rep. Guthrie, Rock. 15
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes various changes to the weights and measures statutes.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/22/2023 0569s 23-0959
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to changes to certain weights and measures statutes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
157:1 Agriculture; Standards for Weights and Measures; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 438:8, I(k) to read as follows:
(k) The collection of fees set in departmental rules [Agr 1410.03] Agr 1410.02 through 1410.07.
157:2 Agriculture; Standards for Weights and Measures; Investigations. Amend RSA 438:11 to read as follows:
438:11 Investigations. [The commissioner, or his inspectors at his direction,] Under the direction of the commissioner, the director shall investigate complaints made [to him] concerning violations of the provisions of this chapter and shall, upon his or her own initiative, conduct such investigations as [he deems] deemed appropriate and advisable to develop information on prevailing procedures in commercial quantity determination and on possible violations of the provisions of this chapter and to promote the general objective of accuracy in the determination and representation of quantity in commercial transactions.
157:3 Agriculture; Standards for Weights and Measures; Field Standards and Equipment. Amend RSA 438:5 to read as follows:
438:5 Field Standards and Equipment. In addition to the state standards provided for in RSA 438:4, there shall be supplied by the state such "field standards" and such equipment as may be found necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The field standards shall be verified upon their initial receipt and at [least once each year] intervals, as recommended by the National Conference on Weights and Measures Handbook 105 series pursuant to RSA 438:8, IV, thereafter by comparison with the state standards or standards of NIST recognized or accredited laboratories.
157:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 28, 2023
Effective Date: September 26, 2023
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 23, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 12, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| May 10, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| May 11, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
Aug. 1, 2023: Signed by the Governor on 07/28/2023; Chapter 0157; Effective 09/26/2023
June 30, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20
June 30, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20
June 30, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 16
June 8, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 2
May 25, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/11/2023 (Vote 18-0; CC)
May 3, 2023: Executive Session: 05/10/2023 10:00 am LOB 302-304
April 27, 2023: Subcommittee Work Session: 05/03/2023 10:10 am LOB 302-304
April 5, 2023: Public Hearing: 04/12/2023 11:00 am LOB 302-304
March 20, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Feb. 22, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0569s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
Feb. 22, 2023: Committee Amendment # 2023-0569s, AA, VV; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
Feb. 16, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0569s, 02/22/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 12, 2023: Hearing: 01/18/2023, Room 103, SH, 10:15 am; SC 6
Jan. 12, 2023: Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4