CHAPTER 159
SB 89 - FINAL VERSION
03/16/2023 0825s
18May2023... 1605h
2023 SESSION
23-1011
02/04
SENATE BILL 89
AN ACT relative to accommodation for medical reasons in issuing marriage licenses.
SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows a city or town clerk to accommodate parties unable to appear in person for a marriage license due to documented medical reasons.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/16/2023 0825s
18May2023... 1605h 23-1011
02/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to accommodation for medical reasons in issuing marriage licenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
159:1 Marriage Registration Forms and Procedures; Marriage License Registration. Amend RSA 5-C:42, V-a to read as follows:
V-a. If either party is unable to appear in person for documented medical reasons, the city or town clerk [shall] may accommodate the parties by meeting in person with the parties at such other location within the city or town as may be convenient.
159:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 28, 2023
Effective Date: September 26, 2023
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 7, 2023 | 2023-0825s |
| May 10, 2023 | 2023-1605h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 21, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 16, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 12, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| May 3, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| May 3, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
Aug. 1, 2023: Signed by the Governor on 07/28/2023; Chapter 0159; Effective 09/26/2023
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 1, 2023: Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
May 18, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1605h: MA VV 05/18/2023 HJ 14 P. 7
May 18, 2023: Amendment # 2023-1605h: AA VV 05/18/2023 HJ 14 P. 7
May 10, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1605h 05/03/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC)
April 11, 2023: Executive Session: 05/03/2023 09:00 am LOB 206-208
March 29, 2023: Public Hearing: 04/12/2023 11:00 am LOB 206-208
March 21, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Judiciary
March 16, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0825s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
March 16, 2023: Committee Amendment # 2023-0825s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
March 8, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0825s, 03/16/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
Feb. 15, 2023: Hearing: 02/21/2023, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 11
Jan. 18, 2023: Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4