Bill Text: NH HB1586 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-05-23 - Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; Senate Journal 13 [HB1586 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1586-Amended.html
HB 1586-FN-A - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
17Feb2022... 0345h
03/17/2022 1046s
2022 SESSION
22-2656
07/08
HOUSE BILL 1586-FN-A
AN ACT relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.
SPONSORS: Rep. DiLorenzo, Rock. 17; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 6; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 36; Rep. Cahill, Rock. 17; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill directs the joint legislative historical committee to accept and display a commemorative plaque of Wentworth Cheswill in the state house.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17Feb2022... 0345h
03/17/2022 1046s 22-2656
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Declaration of Purpose. Mr. Wentworth Cheswill was born on April 11, 1746 in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Mr. Cheswill, a man of color, has been said to have been the first African-American elected official in the United States. He was a Revolutionary War veteran and served under John Langdon in Langdon's Company of Light Horse Volunteers. He was an elected Newmarket town official and served the town in various elected town offices from 1768 until his death in 1817. In 1801, Mr. Cheswill was among the founders of the first free library in the town and provided in his will for public access to his personal library.
2 Commemorative Historical Plaque for Wentworth Cheswill. The joint legislative historical committee is authorized to accept a gift of a commemorative historical plaque for Wentworth Cheswill and oversee the placement of the plaque in the state house.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
22-2656
Amended 2/23/22
HB 1586-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2022-0345h)
AN ACT relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended by the House, has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None
