HB 357  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2021 SESSION

21-0346

10/05

 

HOUSE BILL 357

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the expiration and updating of  administrative rules.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. Bershtein, Rock. 2; Rep. Roy, Rock. 32; Rep. Nunez, Hills. 37; Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13

 

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study the expiration and updating of  administrative rules.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21-0346

10/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the expiration and updating of  administrative rules.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study the expiration and updating of  administrative rules.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(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.

3  Duties.  The committee shall determine how many administrative rules in the published rules of state agencies are no longer in effect because they have not been renewed on time and shall study the procedure for purging those rules.  The committee shall determine the most appropriate way for administrative rules to be updated under RSA 541-A to ensure that they are always current and enforceable.

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 president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2021.

6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.