HB 1444 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2002 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1444
AN ACT requiring a majority vote of the legislature prior to placing memorials on certain state grounds.
SPONSORS: Rep. Albert, Straf 17; Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 20; Rep. Giuda, Graf 3; Rep. Twombly, Straf 16; Rep. Weyler, Rock 18; Sen. Boyce, Dist 4; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Prescott, Dist 19; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill requires a majority vote of the legislature to place a memorial on certain state grounds.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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02-2439
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT requiring a majority vote of the legislature prior to placing memorials on certain state grounds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Portraits or Other Memorials; Majority Vote of Legislature Required. Amend RSA 4:9 to read as follows:
4:9 Portraits or Other Memorials. No portraits, busts, statues, or other memorial objects shall be placed in or on the state house, state house annex, state library, Hannah Dustin monument, Franklin Pierce homestead, Daniel Webster birthplace, or grounds connected with each without the consent of the governor and council and a majority vote by the house of representatives and the senate. The director, division of historical resources, shall be responsible for the location and care of such memorial objects at any of these sites.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.