SB 143-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
4/12/01 0706s
2001 SESSION
08/01
SENATE BILL 143-FN
AN ACT establishing a study committee relative to registering and regulating home improvement contractors.
SPONSORS: Sen. Pignatelli, Dist 13; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. O'Neil, Dist 18; Rep. Calawa, Hills 17
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes a committee to study registering and regulating home improvement contractors.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4/12/01 0706s
01-0381
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing a study committee relative to registering and regulating home improvement contractors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study registering and regulating home improvement contractors.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
II. The committee may solicit information from any source the committee deems relevant to its study.
III. 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 issues relative to registering and regulating home improvement contractors.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate 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 senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2002.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
01-0381
2/14/01
SB 143-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT regulating home improvement contractors.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Departments of Justice and Administrative Services have indicated this bill will have an indeterminable impact on state revenues and expenditures. There will be no impact on county and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Justice was not able to determine the amount of legal advice the new board would require.
The Department of Administrative Services stated that it is not able to determine the amount of fees or the expenditures that would be associated with a state board of registration for home improvement contractors.