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 HOUSE
17Feb2022... 0345h
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 portrait of Wentworth Cheswill in the state house complex.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 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 Portrait of Wentworth Cheswill. The joint legislative historical committee is authorized to accept a gift of a portrait of Wentworth Cheswill and oversee the hanging of the portrait in the state house.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
22-2656
12/14/21
HB 1586-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Appropriation | $0 | Indeterminable | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | $0 | $0 |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill appropriates the sum necessary for the biennium ending June 30, 2023 to the joint legislative historical committee to accomplish the project of acquiring and displaying a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill. However, it is not known the amount needed, if any, to acquire the painting as the historical committee is provided the option to obtain the painting and needs approval from the joint committee on legislative facilities.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None
