HB 453 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

 

14Feb2019... 0080h

2019 SESSION

19-0819

05/01

 

HOUSE BILL 453

 

AN ACT making changes to the membership of the state house bicentennial commission, declaring June 2 - June 8 as New Hampshire State House Bicentennial Week, and declaring June 6 as New Hampshire Legislators' Homecoming Day.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21

 

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill:

 

I.  Adds members to the state house bicentennial commission and makes all living, former governors, speakers of the house of representatives, senate presidents, chief justices of the supreme court, and secretaries of state honorary chairs of the commission.

 

II.  Establishes a week in June 2019 as the New Hampshire State House Bicentennial Week.

 

III.  Establishes June 6, 2019 as New Hampshire Legislators' Homecoming Day.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14Feb2019... 0080h 19-0819

05/01

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT making changes to the membership of the state house bicentennial commission, declaring June 2 - June 8 as New Hampshire State House Bicentennial Week, and declaring June 6 as New Hampshire Legislators' Homecoming Day.

 

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

 

1  New Subparagraphs; State House Bicentennial Commission; Director of the State House Visitors Center and Chief Operating Officer of the General Court Added.  Amend RSA 17-R:1, II by inserting after subparagraph (u) the following new subparagraphs:

(v)  The director of the state house visitors center, or designee.

(w)  The chief operating officer of the general court, or designee.

2  New Paragraph; State House Bicentennial Commission; Honorary Members Added.  Amend RSA 17-R:1 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

II-a.  All living, former governors, speakers of the house of representatives, senate presidents, chief justices of the supreme court, and secretaries of state shall be honorary chairpersons of the commission.

3  New Hampshire State House Bicentennial Week.  The general court hereby declares that the period of June 2 to June 8, 2019 shall be known as the New Hampshire State House Bicentennial Week.

4  New Hampshire Legislators' Homecoming Day.  The general court hereby establishes Thursday, June 6, 2019 as New Hampshire Legislators' Homecoming Day.  

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