CHAPTER 75
HB 77 - FINAL VERSION
04/24/03 1288s
2003 SESSION
09/10
HOUSE BILL 77
This bill establishes a committee to study the process of de novo appeals from the district courts.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/24/03 1288s
03-0168
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the process of de novo appeals from the district courts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
75:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the process of de novo appeals from the district courts.
75:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be 5 members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
75:3 Duties. The committee shall study the process of de novo appeals from the district courts and make recommendations for improvements in the current process.
75:4 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 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.
75:5 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, 2003.
75:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Part II, N.H. Constitution, without signature of Governor, May 28, 2003)
(Effective Date: May 28, 2003)