CHAPTER 267
HB 1456 - FINAL VERSION
05/02/2024 1643s
2024 SESSION
24-2489
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1456
SPONSORS: Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires that the members of the board of tax and land appeals and the housing appeals board be appointed by the governor and council, after a public hearing before the executive council. This bill also changes the length of member's terms and modifies the removal procedures of the members to follow those procedures under RSA 4:1.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/02/2024 1643s 24-2489
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
267:1 Board of Tax and Land Appeals; Appointment. Amend RSA 71-B:2 to read as follows:
71-B:2 Appointment; Term; Chairman. The members of the board shall be appointed by the [supreme court and commissioned by the] governor and executive council for a term of [3] 5 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term. The [supreme court] governor and council shall [designate] appoint one member as chairman to serve in that capacity for the duration of his or her term. The executive council shall hold a hearing prior to confirmation according to the procedures under RSA 4:44.
267:2 Removal. Amend RSA 71-B:3 to read as follows:
71-B:3 Removal. Any member may be removed according to the procedures under RSA 4:1 [by the same authority for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office; but, before removal, he shall be furnished with a copy of the charges against him, and have an opportunity to be heard in defense].
267:3 Housing Appeals Board; Appointment. Amend RSA 679:2 to read as follows:
679:2 Appointment; Term; Chair. The members of the board shall be appointed by the [supreme court and commissioned by the] governor and executive council for a term of 5 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term. The initial members of the board shall serve staggered terms of 3, 4, and 5 years. The [supreme court] governor and council shall [designate] appoint one member as chair to serve in that capacity for the duration of his or her term. The executive council shall hold a hearing prior to confirmation according to the procedures under RSA 4:44. A member may be removed under RSA 679:3 according to the procedures in RSA 4:1.
267:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
Approved: July 26, 2024
Effective Date: January 01, 2025
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| April 25, 2024 | 2024-1643s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 14, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 24, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 24, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 30, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/26/2024; Chapter 267; eff. 01/01/2025
July 15, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
July 11, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 30, 2024: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1643s (Rep. C. McGuire): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 16
May 2, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1643s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
May 2, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-1643s, AA, VV; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
April 25, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1643s, 05/02/2024, Vote 3-0; SC 17
April 17, 2024: Hearing: 04/24/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 16
April 18, 2024: ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/24/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 16
April 2, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 8
March 28, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 87
March 15, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/13/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 15
March 6, 2024: Executive Session: 03/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 306-308
Feb. 6, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/14/2024 01:30 pm LOB 306-308
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 1 P. 21