Revision: April 25, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
April 24, 2024
2024-1643s
06/02
Amendment to HB 1456
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to the appointment and removal of the members of the board of tax and land appeals and the housing appeals board.
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
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.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following and renumbering the original sections 2 and 3 to read as 3 and 4, respectively:
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].
2024-1643s
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.