CHAPTER 12
HB 109 - FINAL VERSION
2001 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 109
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the consumer protection effort in New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 20; Rep. Matthew Quandt, Rock 20
This bill establishes a committee to study the consumer protection effort in New Hampshire.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0120
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the consumer protection effort in New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
12:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the consumer protection effort in New Hampshire.
12:2 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. The committee also shall solicit input from the office of the attorney general and from the public, as needed.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
12:3 Duties. The committee shall assess the scope of need for consumer protection within New Hampshire; the ability of the attorney general's consumer protection bureau to meet this need; and any appropriate changes in funding, staffing, and/or agency structure that would better protect the state's consumers.
12:4 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.
12:5 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, 2001.
12:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: April 24, 2001)
(Effective Date: April 24, 2001)