HB 1453 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

 

6Mar2018... 0428h

2018 SESSION

18-2251

03/04

 

HOUSE BILL 1453

 

AN ACT relative to the traffic safety commission.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill modifies the membership and duties of the traffic safety commission.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

6Mar2018... 0428h 18-2251

03/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT relative to the traffic safety commission.

 

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

 

1  New Subparagraphs; Traffic Safety Commission; Members.  Amend RSA 21-P:64, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (9) the following new subparagraphs:

(10)  One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(11)  One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

2  Traffic Safety Commission.  Amend RSA 21-P:64, II to read as follows:

II.  The commission shall review and analyze topics related to roadway safety and identify initiatives, policy recommendations, and proposed legislative changes to further the public safety mission of the department.

III. The commission shall have a chairperson who shall be designated by the governor from the membership, and the commission shall elect a vice-chair.  The term of the chair shall be for his or her term of office, not to exceed 3 years.  The commission shall meet at least once per quarter and at such other times as may be convened by the call of the chairperson or the commissioner of the department of safety or upon petition of 5 or more members.

[III.] IV. Members shall receive no compensation or expenses except that the public members shall be entitled to mileage when in the performance of duties of the commission.

V.  The commission shall report annually, beginning November 1, 2018, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor.  The reports shall describe the activities and findings of the commission and any recommendations for proposed legislation.

3  Repeal.  21-P:65, relative to the powers and duties of the traffic safety commission, is repealed.

4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.