Bill Text: NH SB395 | 2024 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relative to establishing the position of assistant commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-15 - Signed by the Governor on 04/12/2024; Chapter 0007; Effective 04/12/2024 [SB395 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2024-SB395-Enrolled.html

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SB 395 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

 

01/18/2024   0092s

2024 SESSION

24-2990

08/10

 

SENATE BILL 395

 

AN ACT relative to establishing the position of assistant commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Rep. Packard, Rock. 16

 

COMMITTEE: Finance

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes the position of assistant commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01/18/2024   0092s 24-2990

08/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to establishing the position of assistant commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.

 

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

 

1  Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets, and Foods.  Amend RSA 425:3, III to read as follows:

III. [The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food shall appoint one staff member who shall act in the commissioner's stead when the commissioner is absent from the state and at such other times as the commissioner shall direct.] The commissioner of agricultural, markets, and food shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council, an assistant commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.

IV. The assistant commissioner shall perform such duties as are assigned by the commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall assume the duties of the commissioner in the event that the commissioner is unable for any reason to perform such duties.

V. The salary of the assistant shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.

2  State Officers; Salaries.  Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting the following:

GG Department of agriculture, markets, and food assistant commissioner

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