Bill Text: NH HB70 | 2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to changes to town charters.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-01 - House Signed By Governor 05/27/2011; Effective 07/26/2011; Chapter 0091 [HB70 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2011-HB70-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 91
HB 70 – FINAL VERSION
09 Feb 2011… 0046h
04/13/11 1265s
2011 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE BILL 70
AN ACT relative to changes to town charters.
SPONSORS: Rep. Katsakiores, Rock 5; Rep. J. O’Connor, Rock 5; Rep. Ferrante, Rock 5; Rep. Fesh, Rock 5
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill requires the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the commissioner of the department of revenue administration to notify any municipality of receipt of a report relative to its new, amended, or revised charter.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09 Feb 2011… 0046h
04/13/11 1265s
11-0106
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to changes to town charters.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
91:1 Changes to Town Charters; Approval and Review. Amend RSA 49-B:5-a, I(c) to read as follows:
(c) Within 14 days of receipt of such report the secretary of state, the attorney general, and the commissioner of the department of revenue administration shall notify in writing the municipal clerk and the chairman of the charter commission, if any, of its receipt. Within 30 days of the receipt of said report [by] the secretary of state, attorney general, and the commissioner of the department of revenue administration[, they] shall review the proposed charter, charter revision, or charter amendment to insure that it is consistent with the general laws of this state.
91:2 Approval and Review. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 49-B:5-a, I to read as follows:
I. The municipal clerk shall file a report, which shall include the name and address of the clerk and the chairman of the charter commission, if any, with the secretary of state, attorney general, and the commissioner of the department of revenue administration as follows:
91:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 27, 2011
Effective Date: July 26, 2011
