Bill Text: NH SB13 | 2013 | Regular Session | Chaptered


Bill Title: Relative to hearings in the department of safety.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-27 - Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2013; Chapter 0125; Effective 01/01/2014 [SB13 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2013-SB13-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 125

SB 13 – FINAL VERSION

2013 SESSION

13-0371

05/03

SENATE BILL 13

AN ACT relative to hearings in the department of safety.

SPONSORS: Sen. Rausch, Dist 19; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 18

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the authority of the bureau of hearings to hold hearings on behalf of the commissioner of safety and divisions of the department.

The bill is a request of the department of safety.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13-0371

05/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to hearings in the department of safety.

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

125:1 Department of Safety; Bureau of Hearings. Amend RSA 21-P:13, II to read as follows:

II. The bureau of hearings shall be responsible for holding all adjudicative hearings on [licenses, permits, and registrations issued by] behalf of the commissioner of safety or any division of the department [pursuant to title XXI, RSA 106-F, and RSA 158]. The bureau of hearings shall have authority to take disciplinary action in the name of such division against any holder of [such] a license, permit, or registration issued by such division in accordance with law. [Unless otherwise provided by law, all rehearings and appeals shall be held in accordance with RSA 541.]

II-a. Unless otherwise provided by law, all appeals of a decision of the commissioner of safety or the bureau of hearings shall be pursuant to RSA 541.

125:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.

Approved: June 25, 2013

Effective Date: January 1, 2014

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