HB 1325 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1325
AN ACT establishing a study committee to address smoking in motor vehicles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Griffin, Rock 27; Rep. Patten, Carr 9; Rep. M. Nowe, Rock 4; Rep. R. Nowe, Rock 3; Rep. N. Wall, Hills 22
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
This bill establishes a study committee to address smoking in motor vehicles with minors present.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2532
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT establishing a study committee to address smoking in motor vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to address smoking in motor vehicles with minors present.
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.
(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 the merits of establishing legislation prohibiting persons from smoking in motor vehicles in which persons under the age of 18 are also travelling.
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.
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.