Bill Text: NH HB1242 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study redesigning the state flag.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-06 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/06/2018 House Journal 6 P. 81 [HB1242 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1242-Introduced.html
HB 1242 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2221
05/06
HOUSE BILL 1242
AN ACT establishing a committee to study redesigning the state flag.
SPONSORS: Rep. Josephson, Graf. 11; Rep. Dyer, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study redesigning the state flag.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2221
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study redesigning the state flag.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study redesigning the state flag.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three 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 develop potential new designs for the state flag that incorporate the state motto and an image of the Old Man of the Mountain. The committee may request information and testimony from any individual, agency, or organization deemed relevant to the study.
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. Three 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, 2018.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.