CHAPTER 157
HB 825 - FINAL VERSION
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2003 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 825
AN ACT establishing a committee to study methods of safely reducing the prison population in the state.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 13; Rep. Boyce, Belk 31; Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 66; Rep. Gilman, Graf 9; Sen. Johnson, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes a committee to study methods of safely reducing the prison population in the state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study methods of safely reducing the prison population in the state.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
157:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study methods of safely reducing the prison population in the state.
157:2 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) Two 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.
157:3 Duties. The committee shall study methods of safely reducing the prison population in the state and any other issues involving the prison population.
157:4 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.
157:5 Report. The committee shall issue an interim report of 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, and shall issue a final report on or before November 1, 2004.
157:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Approved: June 17, 2003)
(Effective Date: June 17, 2003)