Bill Text: NH HB46 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study replacement of bail commissioners with court magistrates and relative to delinquent payment of accounts by on premises and off premises licensees and relative to electronic payments to employee debit cards.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-06-15 - House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-2069s and 2023-2070s (Reps. Roy, Weber): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 06/15/2023 House Journal 16 P. 2 [HB46 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB46-Amended.html
HB 46-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
22Feb2023... 0371h
6Apr2023... 0915h
2023 SESSION
23-0173
04/10
HOUSE BILL 46-FN
AN ACT establishing a committee to study replacement of bail commissioners with court magistrates.
SPONSORS: Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 10; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 15; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37; Rep. DiLorenzo, Rock. 10; Rep. True, Rock. 9; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 38; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33; Rep. Wilhelm, Hills. 40; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the use of court magistrates throughout the state court system to supplement or replace the current bail commissioner positions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2023... 0371h
6Apr2023... 0915h 23-0173
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study replacement of bail commissioners with court magistrates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study replacement of bail commissioners with court magistrates..
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) 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 evaluate whether bail commissioners should be replaced or supplemented by court magistrates and assess the following:
I. The benefits and problems with the current bail commissioner system;
II. The potential structure of a court magistrate system throughout the state courts;
III. Replacement of bail commissioners with court magistrates; and
IV. Supplementation of the bail commissioners with court magistrates.
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, 2023.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
23-0173
Amended 2/23/23
HB 46-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2023-0371h)
AN ACT establishing a committee to study replacement of bail commissioners with court magistrates.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill establishes a committee to study replacement of bail commissioners with court magistrates. The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill has no fiscal impact on state, county, and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None
