SB 604-FN-A - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
23May2024... 1930h
2024 SESSION
24-3162
05/08
SENATE BILL 604-FN-A
SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides a death benefit for the family of a New Hampshire hospital security officer killed in the line of duty. The bill also includes security guards employed by the state of New Hampshire in the definition of police officer for purposes of the benefit provided to employees killed in the line of duty.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23May2024... 1930h 24-3162
05/08
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:
1 Title. This act shall be known as the Bradley Haas Act, in honor of Security Officer Bradley Haas, who was shot while on duty at New Hampshire hospital.
2 Appropriation; Provision of Death Benefit for the Family of a New Hampshire Hospital Security Officer. The sum of $100,000, the death benefit Security Officer Bradley Haas would have been entitled to under RSA 21-I:29-a had he been a sworn law enforcement officer at the time of his death, is hereby appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to the beneficiaries of Bradley Haas, a department of safety security officer for New Hampshire hospital, who was shot and killed while on duty at New Hampshire hospital on November 17, 2023. The death benefit provided under this section shall be distributed by the state treasurer to the beneficiaries of Bradley Haas in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as provided in RSA 21-I:29-a, II. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
3 New Subparagraph; Death Benefit for Employees Killed in the Line of Duty; Police Officer; State Security Officers Added. Amend RSA 21-I:29-a, I(g) by inserting after subparagraph (5) the following new subparagraph:
(6) Security officers employed by the state of New Hampshire.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect June 30, 2024.
24-3162
Amended 5/29/24
SB 604-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2024-1930h)
AN ACT providing a death benefit for a New Hampshire hospital security officer killed in the line of duty and establishing a death benefit for state security officers killed in the line of duty.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures | $100,000 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] See Below • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill appropriates $100,000 from the state general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 to the beneficiaries of Bradley Haas, a department of safety security officer for New Hampshire hospital, who was shot and killed while on duty at New Hampshire hospital on November 17, 2023. State expenditures would increase as a result of the appropriation in FY 2024. Additionally, the bill expands the $100,000 death benefit for employees killed in the line of duty to include security guards employed by the State of New Hampshire, effective June 30, 2024. To the extent a security guard employed by the State of New Hampshire is killed in the line of duty state expenditures would increase by $100,000 per person in the fiscal year in which the death occurred.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None
Date | Amendment |
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May 14, 2024 | 2024-1930h |
Date | Body | Type |
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Feb. 14, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
March 7, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
March 7, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
March 21, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 17, 2024 | House | Hearing |
May 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
May 16, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
July 11, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
July 15, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024
July 15, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024
July 11, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 30, 2024: Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
May 23, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1930h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 110
May 23, 2024: FLAM # 2024-1930h (NT) (Rep. D. McGuire): AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 109
May 16, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/16/2024 (Vote 22-2; RC) HC 20 P. 25
May 8, 2024: Executive Session: 05/13/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
April 17, 2024: Division I Work Session: 05/07/2024 11:00 am LOB 212
April 11, 2024: Public Hearing: 04/17/2024 01:30 pm LOB 210-211
April 2, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 03/28/2024 and referred to Finance HJ 10 P. 228
March 21, 2024: Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
March 13, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 11
March 7, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
March 7, 2024: Special Order to The beginning of the Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
Feb. 21, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2024, Vote 5-0; SC 9
Feb. 6, 2024: Hearing: 02/14/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 7
Feb. 2, 2024: Introduced 01/18/2024 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3