HB 1312 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1312
AN ACT establishing a committee to study federal regulation of minority ownership of television, radio, and cable outlets.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weatherspoon, Rock 20; Rep. L. Johnson, Hills 40
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study federal regulation of minority ownership of television, radio, and cable outlets.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2461
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a committee to study federal regulation of minority ownership of television, radio, and cable outlets.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study federal regulation of minority ownership of television, radio, and cable outlets.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study federal regulation of minority ownership of television, radio, and cable outlets. The study shall include recent developments and trends in federal communications regulation of media ownership, and the impact of federal regulations on the ownership of New Hampshire outlets.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2000.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.