CHAPTER 20
HB 121 - FINAL VERSION
2001 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 121
AN ACT establishing a committee to study methods of reducing the cost of obtaining justice for low-income citizens.
This bill establishes a committee to study methods of reducing the cost of obtaining justice for low-income citizens.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0354
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study methods of reducing the cost of obtaining justice for low-income citizens.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
20:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study methods of reducing the cost of obtaining justice for low-income citizens.
20:2 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 senate president.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
20:3 Duties. The committee shall identify those factors which most seriously contribute to the inability of low-income citizens to appeal verdicts of lower courts, including the costs of obtaining transcripts and adequate representation, and recommend methods to reduce the impact of these factors.
20:4 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.
20:5 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.
20:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: May 15, 2001)
(Effective Date: May 15, 2001)