HB 1360-FN-A – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
09/03
HOUSE BILL 1360-FN-A
AN ACT repealing the court civil filing fee surcharge.
SPONSORS: Rep. Rowe, Hills 6; Rep. Mooney, Hills 19; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Villeneuve, Hills 18; Rep. Ulery, Hills 27; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3
This bill repeals the court civil filing fee surcharge.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2122
09/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT repealing the court civil filing fee surcharge.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. RSA 490:26-a, II, relative to the court civil filing fee surcharge, is repealed.
2 References Deleted; Court Fees and Fines. Amend RSA 490:26-a, III to read as follows:
III. All court fees[, surcharges,] and fines paid into any court may be paid by credit card in lieu of cash payment. The courts shall collect a $3 processing fee in addition to each fee[, surcharge,] or fine paid by credit card.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2009.
LBAO
08-2122
11/16/07
HB 1360-FN-A - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT repealing the court civil filing fee surcharge.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Judicial Branch states this bill will decrease state general fund revenue by $394,188 in FY 2009, $788,375 in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or state, county, and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Judicial Branch states this bill repeals the $25.00 surcharge on certain court civil filing fees enacted by Chapter 263:77, Laws of 2007. The Branch indicates the surcharge would apply to 31,535 filings annually. The repeal of the surcharge would decrease state revenue by $788,375 (31,535 * $25.00) each year. This repeal would take effect January 1, 2009, so for FY 2009 the decrease in revenue would be $394,188 ($788,375 / 2).