Bill Text: NH HR17 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizing and directing the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of Governor Maggie Hassan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-09 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/09/2016 House Journal 23 P. 46 [HR17 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HR17-Introduced.html
HR 17 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
16-2277
09/01
HOUSE RESOLUTION 17
A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of Governor Maggie Hassan.
SPONSORS: Rep. Brewster, Merr. 21
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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This house resolution authorizes and directs the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of Governor Maggie Hassan.
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16-2277
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the house judiciary committee to investigate whether cause exists for the impeachment of Governor Maggie Hassan.
Whereas, Governor Maggie Hassan has failed to fulfill her duties under Part 2, Article 51 of the New Hampshire constitution to reduce New Hampshire's representation by one as required by section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; and
Whereas, under Part II, Article 38 of the New Hampshire constitution, a public officer may be removed by impeachment for bribery, corruption, malpractice or maladministration of office, or any combination thereof; and
Whereas, under Part II, Articles 17 and 38 of the New Hampshire constitution, impeachments are made by the house of representatives, and then heard and tried by the senate; and
Whereas, Governor Hassan's conduct may be cause for the house of representatives to find that impeachment proceedings should be initiated against her; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the house of representatives authorizes and directs the house judiciary committee, acting as a whole or by any subcommittee thereof appointed by the chairman for the purposes hereof and in accordance with the rules of the house and rules which may be adopted by the committee, to investigate whether grounds exist, based on the investigation and report of the attorney general, and any information arising out of the judiciary committee investigation, for the house of representatives to exercise its constitutional power to impeach Governor Maggie Hassan; and
That the committee shall report to the house of representatives such resolutions, articles of impeachment, or other recommendations as it deems proper; and
That for the purposes of making such an investigation, the committee is authorized to compel by subpoena the attendance and giving of testimony by any person, and the committee is further authorized to compel the production of such things as it deems necessary. Such testimony may be taken under oath, either in the form of interrogatory, deposition, or by oral testimony at a hearing. Counsel for the committee may be authorized to ask any or all questions on behalf of the committee. For purposes of this section, "things" includes, without limitation, books, records, correspondence, electronic mail, logs, journals, memoranda, papers, documents, writings, reproductions, recordings, tapes, transcripts, printouts, data compilations from which information can be obtained, tangible objects, and other things of any kind; and
That such authority of the committee may be exercised by the chairman or by the committee acting as a whole or by subcommittee. Subpoenas or interrogatories so authorized may be issued over the signature of the chairman or any member so designated by the chairman, and may be served by any person designated by the chairman.
