Bill Text: NH SB256 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to emergency generators in certain senior housing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Rereferred to Committee, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 03/14/2019; Senate Journal 8 [SB256 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-SB256-Introduced.html
SB 256-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0922
10/05
SENATE BILL 256-FN
AN ACT relative to emergency generators in certain senior housing.
SPONSORS: Sen. Morgan, Dist 23; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that senior housing receiving any state, county, or federal funding be equipped with emergency power generator service in a common area.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0922
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to emergency generators in certain senior housing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Senior Housing; Emergency Power Generator. Amend RSA 161-M by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
161-M:4-a Emergency Power Generator. Any facility as defined in RSA 161-M:2 which receives any state, county, or federal funding for services to its residents shall install and maintain at least one emergency power generator capable of providing a minimum of 48 hours of sufficient electrical power to a designated and accessible common area in the facility for use in heating, cooling, water, lighting, communications, mobility equipment, and medical equipment.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
19-0922
1/23/19
SB 256-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to emergency generators in certain senior housing.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires that senior housing receiving public funding be equipped with emergency power generator service in a common area. The Department of Health and Human Services states the bill will have no impact on Department revenue or expenditures.
Because of its location in RSA 161, which references penalties found in RSA 358-A:6, this bill contains penalties that may have an impact on the New Hampshire judicial and correctional systems. There is no method to determine how many charges would be brought as a result of the changes contained in this bill to determine the fiscal impact on expenditures. However, the entities impacted have provided the potential costs associated with these penalties below.
Judicial Branch | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Violation Level Offense | $51 | $52 |
Class B Misdemeanor | $53 | $54 |
Class A Misdemeanor | $76 | $77 |
Routine Criminal Felony Case | $481 | $486 |
Appeals | Varies | Varies |
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It should be noted that average case cost estimates for FY 2020 and FY 2021 are based on data that is more than ten years old and does not reflect changes to the courts over that same period of time or the impact these changes may have on processing the various case types. An unspecified misdemeanor can be either class A or class B, with the presumption being a class B misdemeanor. | ||
Judicial Council |
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Public Defender Program | Has contract with State to provide services. | Has contract with State to provide services. |
Contract Attorney – Felony | $825/Case | $825/Case |
Contract Attorney – Misdemeanor | $300/Case | $300/Case |
Assigned Counsel – Felony | $60/Hour up to $4,100 | $60/Hour up to $4,100 |
Assigned Counsel – Misdemeanor | $60/Hour up to $1,400 | $60/Hour up to $1,400 |
It should be noted that a person needs to be found indigent and have the potential of being incarcerated to be eligible for indigent defense services. The majority of indigent cases (approximately 85%) are handled by the public defender program, with the remaining cases going to contract attorneys (14%) or assigned counsel (1%). | ||
Department of Corrections |
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FY 2018 Average Cost of Incarcerating an Individual | $40,615 | $40,615 |
FY 2018 Annual Marginal Cost of a General Population Inmate | $4,620 | $4,620 |
FY 2018 Average Cost of Supervising an Individual on Parole/Probation | $571 | $571 |
NH Association of Counties |
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County Prosecution Costs | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Estimated Average Daily Cost of Incarcerating an Individual | $105 to $120 | $105 to $120 |
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services, Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Corrections, and New Hampshire Association of Counties