HB 795 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
10/09
HOUSE BILL 795
AN ACT establishing a committee to study deaths and injuries caused by OHRV use by minors.
SPONSORS: Rep. Nordgren, Graf 17; Rep. Pilliod, Belk 31; Rep. Miller, Straf 72; Sen. O'Hearn, Dist 12; Sen. Below, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
This bill establishes a committee to study deaths and injuries caused by OHRV use by minors.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0755
10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study deaths and injuries caused by OHRV use by minors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study deaths and injuries caused by OHRV use by minors.
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.
(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 research any available information on deaths and injuries caused by OHRV use by minors, and shall consider changes in law that may improve reporting of data relating to deaths and injuries caused by OHRV use by minors. The committee may develop and recommend legislation to reduce the number of such deaths and injuries. The committee shall solicit information and input from state agencies, child health advocates, OHRV organizations, medical professionals, and other parties with an interest in tracking and reducing injuries to minors involved in OHRV accidents.
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, 2003.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.