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2002 SESSION

02-2423

03/10

HOUSE BILL 1438-FN-A

AN ACT relative to registration of health clubs.

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes registration fees for health clubs and administrative assessments for the late filing of health club registration statements.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

6mar02...2778h

25apr02...3622eba

02-2423

03/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

AN ACT relative to registration of health clubs.

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

134:1 Health Clubs; Registration; Fee. Amend RSA 358-I:2, I to read as follows:

I. Any person, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity operating or intending to open or operate a health club within this state shall file a registration statement with the attorney general. Such registration statement [shall be updated annually, and] shall contain the name and address of the health club; the names and addresses of the officers, directors, and those stockholders who hold in excess of 20 percent of the health club and its parent corporation, if such an entity exists; the type of available facilities; a written list of each piece of equipment and each service which the club has available for use by buyers; approximate size of the health club measured in square feet; whether or not a shower area is provided; type of membership plans to be offered and their cost; and a full and complete disclosure of any completed or pending litigation initiated against the health club and any of its officers or directors within the last 3 years. A new registration statement shall be filed annually by the anniversary date of the filing of the original registration statement. Each registration statement shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $100. Any person failing to file a registration statement within 90 days of the date due shall be subject to an administrative assessment of $1,000.

134:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

(Approved: May 9, 2002)

(Effective Date: July 1, 2002)