CHAPTER 59

HB 452 - FINAL VERSION

2001 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 452

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the reimbursement for expenses of legislators.

SPONSORS: Rep. Brennan, Straf 16; Rep. Dwyer, Hills 43

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the reimbursement for expenses of legislators.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the reimbursement for expenses of legislators.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

59:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the reimbursement for expenses of members of the legislature.

59:2 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.

(c) Three nonvoting members appointed by the governor.

II. Legislative members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

59:3 Duties. The committee shall study the reimbursement for expenses of members of the New Hampshire house of representatives and the New Hampshire senate.

59:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The speaker of the house shall appoint a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member and shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

59:5 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.

59:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

(Approved: June 12, 2001)

(Effective Date: June 12, 2001)