Constitutional and Statutory Revision

The House Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision.

Bills Referred, 1995-1996

• HB 130-FN: relative to separate election ballots for straight ticket voting. (Killed)
• HB 134: amending the charter of the union school district of Keene. (Signed into law)
• HB 138: relative to the appointment of inspectors of election. (Killed)
• HB 148-LOCAL: permitting the polling places in small towns to be open for fewer than 8 hours. (Killed)
• HB 201: relative to the voting procedure at primary elections for registered members of political parties. (Killed)
• HB 228: prohibiting a person from working at a polling place as an election officer if a member of the officer's immediate family is on the ballot. (Killed)
• HB 235: to establish new state representative districts for the city of Laconia. (Killed)
• HB 251: relative to checking voter checklists and counting ballots at an election. (Killed)
• HB 253-LOCAL: requiring the moderator to designate ballot clerks for certain school district elections. (Killed)
• HB 264: relative to the information required for candidates on ballots. (Killed)
• HB 265: relative to political contributions for state primary and state general elections. (Killed)
• HB 266: relative to political contributions by individuals and political committees. (Killed)
• HB 279: relative to the jurisdiction of the ballot law commission. (Killed)
• HB 289-LOCAL: allowing the board of selectmen of a town to place nonbinding local advisory questions on the ballot. (Killed)
• HB 333: relative to election procedures. (Signed into law)
• HB 335: relative to marking a straight ticket ballot. (Killed)
• HB 336: prohibiting the holding of a lottery to encourage people to vote, or not to vote. (Killed)
• HB 337: to expand the definition of "political committee" for reporting purposes. (Killed)
• HB 343: relative to reporting receipts and expenditures by candidates. (Killed)
• HB 358: relative to surplus campaign contributions and reporting by political committees, and relative to increasing political expenditure limitations for candidates for the office of governor. (Became law unsigned)
• HB 359: relative to the form of the primary and general election ballots. (Killed)
• HB 360: relative to absentee voting. (Signed into law)
• HB 374: relative to the information required for nomination papers to place a candidate on the ballot. (Killed)
• HB 396: requiring voters to bring identification showing their current domocile to the polls. (Killed)
• HB 409: relative to absentee voter registration. (Became law unsigned)
• HB 438: establishing a committee to study early voting in New Hampshire. (Became law unsigned)
• HB 440: relative to same day voter registration at city, town, school district, and village district elections. (Signed into law)
• HB 455: relative to marking a straight ticket ballot. (Signed into law)
• HB 479-FN-LOCAL: requiring that the hours of polling in a town be determined at the town meeting held prior to each state election. (Killed)
• HB 523-FN-LOCAL: requiring all eligible persons resident of the state of voting age and otherwise empowered to vote to report to their polling place on election day or pay a fine. (Killed)
• HB 531-FN: relative to recounts, including certain fees. (Signed into law)
• HB 622: relative to distributing political campaign literature at polling places on election. (Killed)
• HB 632: relative to repealing laws providing for straight ticket voting, repealing laws that give preferential ballot position to the incumbent majority party, and prohibiting a candidate from being the nominee of more than one party. (Killed)
• HB 638-FN-A: relative to creating a centralized computerized checklist and making an appropriation therefor. (Killed)
• HB 640-LOCAL: establishing procedures to provide voters an opportunity to establish a budget committee by ballot vote at the general election. (Killed)
• HB 1113: relative to the order of names on state primary election ballots and to political advertising and relative to a contingent nullification. (Signed into law)
• HB 1132: reinstating the corporate charters of Polar Graphics, Inc. and Capitol Alarm Systems, Inc. and amending the charter of Saint-Gaudens Memorial. (Signed into law)
• HB 1147: requiring certain questions pertaining to casino gambling to be included on the official ballot for the 1996 state general election. (Killed)
• HB 1161: relative to the information required on the state primary and state general election ballots, voter checklists of cities and towns, candidate and party nominations, nomination papers, and absentee ballots. (Signed into law)
• HB 1167: relative to voluntary limits on campaign expenditures. (Killed)
• HB 1176: relative to the duties of inspectors of elections. (Killed)
• HB 1238: relative to the use of the official ballot for changing the manner in which planning board members are selected in towns. (Signed into law)
• HB 1256-LOCAL: allowing municipalities to vote by referendum whether to allow expanded electronic, video, or casino gambling activities in the locality should the state expand the gambling laws. (Killed)
• HB 1297: relative to the form of the citizenship affidavit. (Signed into law)
• HB 1354: relative to the content of questions placed on the ballot to amend the constitution. (Killed)
• HB 1378: relating to expenditures by political parties. (Killed)
• HB 1379: to require financial filings by county and local party committees. (Killed)
• HB 1398-LOCAL: relative to statutory provisions regulating the placement and removal of political advertising. (Referred for interim study)
• HB 1401: relative to political contributions. (Killed)
• HB 1433: requiring voter approval of a referendum question pertaining to the proposed Manchester civic center prior to the center's public funding. (Indefinitely postponed)
• HB 1460-LOCAL: relative to holding a lottery to encourage voter participation. (Killed)
• HB 1467: relative to anonymous political campaign communications. (Referred for interim study)
• HB 1511: requiring administrative rules to be codified in the Revised Statutes Annotated. (Killed)
• HB 1513: relative to filings and records held by the secretary of state and relative to securities regulation. (Signed into law)
• HB 1523: relative to dividing a town into representative districts. (Referred for interim study)
• HB 1579: creating a fair elections commission. (Killed)
• HCR 20: urging the United States Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on the members of Congress. (Killed)
• CACR 1: relating to the governor's veto power. have line item reduction and line item veto power of items in any bill making appropriations of money. (Killed)
• CACR 2: relating to returning annual legislative sessions to biennial legislative sessions. (Indefinitely postponed)
• CACR 3: relating to abolishing the executive council. executive council shall be abolished. (Killed)
• CACR 4: relating to establishing a statewide referendum procedure for the repeal of state statutes. repeal state statutory provisions by referendum. (Killed)
• CACR 5: Relating to the role of the governor and repealing articles relative to the judiciary. providing that the governor shall be the supreme executive magistrate, and that articles relative to the judicial powers of the courts and the supreme court and its administration shall be repealed. (Referred for interim study)
• CACR 6: relating to indirect initiative petition. proposed by citizen petition to the general court. (Killed)
• CACR 7: relating to requiring that the attorney general be elected. that the attorney general be chosen biennially in the general election. (Killed)
• CACR 8: relating to the governor's appearance before a monthly joint legislative session. legislative session for a one-hour question and answer period from January 1 until the end of the legislative session. (Killed)
• CACR 9: relating to returning annual legislative sessions to biennial legislative sessions. (Passed one chamber)
• CACR 10: relating to the governor's veto power. governor shall have line item reduction and line item veto power of items of appropriation in any bill making appropriations of money. (Killed)
• CACR 11: relating to 6-person juries. in capital cases and when imprisonment may be more than one year, but that other juries shall consist of 6 persons. (Killed)
• CACR 12: relating to changing the minimum age requirement for governor, senator, and executive councilor from 30 to 25. capable of being elected as governor, senator, or executive councilor who is not at least 25 years of age. (Killed)
• CACR 13: relating to changing the highway fund to a transportation fund to comply with the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. that highway fund moneys may be appropriated for transportation, and that revenue from common carriers shall be appropriat (Killed)
• CACR 14: relating to the appointment of county attorneys and county sheriffs by the chief justice of the supreme court. 1998, county attorneys and county sheriffs shall be appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, instead of elected, and shall serve und (Killed)
• CACR 15: relating to revenue base sharing. percent of all general fund revenues resulting from any new taxes or fees and increases in rates of existing taxes or fees be returned to the cities, towns, school districts, and counties to assist in property tax relief (Killed)
• CACR 16: Relating to municipalities' home rule. providing that municipalities shall have home rule authority to exercise any powers not specifically prohibited by the state or federal constitutions or any statute adopted by the legislature. (Referred for interim study)
• CACR 17: relating to term limits for federal and state representatives and senators. U S Congress from New Hampshire shall be limited to 12 consecutive years, so long as such restriction does not violate the U S Constitution, and the terms for the members of theN (Killed)
• CACR 20: Relating to the distribution of revenue from taxes on earned and unearned income to municipalities to fund education. providing that all revenue from taxes on earned and unearned income shall be distributed to municipalities to fund education. (Killed)
• CACR 21: Relating to requiring that the attorney general be elected by the legislature. providing that the attorney general be chosen by joint ballot of the senators and representatives. (Killed)
• CACR 22: relating to legislative authority to limit civil and punitive damage awards. providing that the general court shall have the ability to limit the amount of civil and punitive damage awards granted in the state of New Hampshire. (Killed)
• CACR 23: relating to compensation for members of the general court. providing that members of the general court shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred for legislative business with certain limitations. (Referred for interim study)
• CACR 24: relating to compensation for public taking of private property. Providing that a person shall be justly and fairly compensated for the public taking of any part of such person's property. (Killed)
• CACR 25: relating to protecting natural resources. providing that the people are entitled to the protection of natural resources. (Killed)
• CACR 26: relating to increasing the executive council membership and the number of executive council districts. Providing that the executive council shall be increased from 5 to 10 members, and the number of executive council districts shall be increased from 5 t (Killed)
• CACR 27: relating to amending the New Hampshire constitution to provide for the accountability of judges, magistrates, and other persons acting in a judiciary capacity. Providing that a person who has filed an appeal or other action with the New Hampshire supremec (Killed)
• CACR 28: relating to new taxes and tax increases. providing that there shall be no new tax implemented in the state of New Hampshire, or increases in any existing tax, without the approval of 3/5 of the members of both houses of the general court. (Killed)
• CACR 29: relating to the election of judges.providing that judges be elected for specified terms. (Killed)
• CACR 30: relating to the state judiciary. Providing that abolishing the current method for selecting state judges and establishing the New Hampshire Bar as a pool from which state judges are chosen by lot. (Killed)
• CACR 31: relating to proposing amendments to the constitution. providing that the issue shall be warned at public meeting and a poll shall be taken from among the voters regarding revision of the constitution, and the constitutional question shall be inserted verbatim. (Killed)
• CACR 32: relating to interpretation of the constitution. providing that part I of the constitution rules over part II of the constitution. (Killed)
• CACR 33: relating to compensation for members of the general court. providing that members of the general court shall receive the annual sum of 5 cents per citizen of the state per week, divided by the number of legislators, for the term elected, and shall receive the usua (Killed)
• CACR 35: relating to 7-year terms for all state judges. providng that all state judges be commissioned for 7-year terms, which may be renewed. (Killed)
• CACR 36: relating to the appointment of superior, probate, and district court judges. providing that superior, probate, and district court judges be appointed for specified terms. (Killed)
• SB 1: relative to term limits. (Signed into law)
• SB 80: reinstating the charters of Dundee Mountain Development Corp., Cable Connector Corporation of America, Sigma General, Inc., Yipes Stripes of New Hampshire, Inc., and Jenesco, Incorporated. (Signed into law)
• SB 534: requiring candidates to report when either receipts or expenditures exceed a certain amount. (Killed)
• SB 575: relative to reporting requirements for candidates for local offices. (Killed)

And 200 bills in 3 earlier terms.

Recent Meetings

• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on October 15, 1996 for a subcommittee work session on HB 1528-FN.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on September 25, 1996 for a subcommittee work session on HB 1528-FN.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on September 24, 1996 for a subcommittee work session on HB 1398-LOCAL.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on September 18, 1996 for subcommittee work sessions on CACR 16 and CACR 23.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on September 4, 1996 for a work session on HB 1528-FN.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on August 21, 1996 for subcommittee work sessions on CACR 16 and CACR 23.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on July 24, 1996 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 1523 and HB 1467.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on June 12, 1996 for subcommittee work sessions on CACR 16, CACR 23 and CACR 5.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on May 16, 1996 for subcommittee work sessions on CACR 16, CACR 23 and CACR 5.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on March 27, 1996 for hearings on SB 534 and SB 575.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on February 14, 1996 for a hearing on HB 1513.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on February 7, 1996 for hearings on CACR 23, CACR 33, CACR 32 and CACR 31.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on February 6, 1996 for hearings on HB 1161 and HB 1467.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 31, 1996 for a subcommittee work session on HB 1176.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 30, 1996 for hearings on HB 1161, HB 1167, HB 1467 and HB 1511.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 25, 1996 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 1378, HB 1379 and HB 1401.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 24, 1996 for hearings on CACR 20, CACR 28, CACR 24 and CACR 25.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 23, 1996 for hearings on HB 1238, HB 1398-LOCAL, HB 1460-LOCAL, HB 1132 and CACR 35.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 18, 1996 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 1378, HB 1379 and HB 1401.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 17, 1996 for hearings on CACR 22, CACR 26, CACR 21 and HCR 20.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 16, 1996 for hearings on HB 1433, HB 1256-LOCAL, HB 1147 and HB 1523.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 11, 1996 for hearings on HB 1113, HB 1354, HB 1176 and HB 1579.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 10, 1996 for hearings on CACR 29, CACR 30, CACR 36 and CACR 27.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on January 9, 1996 for hearings on HB 1379, HB 1401, HB 1378 and HB 1297.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on October 24, 1995 for a subcommittee work session on HB 228.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on August 23, 1995 for a subcommittee work session on CACR 16.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on August 16, 1995 for a subcommittee work session on CACR 16.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on July 12, 1995 for a work session on CACR 16.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on June 1, 1995 for a subcommittee work session on CACR 16.
• The Committee on Constitutional and Statutory Revision met on May 23, 1995 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 148-LOCAL, HB 279 and CACR 5.

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