Bill Text: NH HB237 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles, and relative to a trail connector in the town of Henniker.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-07-20 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 236; Eff. 7/18/2017 [HB237 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2017-HB237-Introduced.html

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HB 237 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2017 SESSION

17-0427

10/04

 

HOUSE BILL 237

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0427

10/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles.

 

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

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b)  One member 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 study helmet and restraint laws for youth operators and passengers of OHRVs and snowmobiles.  The committee shall solicit input and advice from state agencies, OHRV and snowmobile organizations, and interested persons as necessary to accomplish its 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, 2017.

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