HB 1432 - AS INTRODUCED
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2002 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1432
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of drug concentration levels to enforce prohibitions against driving under the influence of drugs.
SPONSORS: Rep. Tholl, Coos 5; Rep. Almy, Graf 14; Rep. Welch, Rock 18; Sen. Below, Dist 5; Sen. Pignatelli, Dist 13
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes a committee to study the use of drug concentration levels to enforce prohibitions against driving under the influence of drugs.
This bill is a request of the committee established by 1999, 334.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02-2425
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of drug concentration levels to enforce prohibitions against driving under the influence of drugs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the use of drug concentration levels to enforce prohibitions against driving under the influence of drugs.
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 of representatives.
(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 feasibility of identifying additional substances for which drug concentration levels may be established for the purposes of enforcing prohibitions against driving under the influence of drugs.
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.
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, 2002.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.