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Public Affairs

The Senate Committee on Public Affairs.

Bills Referred, 2003-2004

  • HB 85-FN-LOCAL: relative to the budget adoption procedure in political subdivisions which have adopted official ballot voting. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
  • HB 86: relative to the membership of the permissible fireworks review committee. (Signed into law)
  • HB 127: establishing a committee to study the effectiveness and fairness of county government. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
  • HB 151: authorizing the county convention to contract and fund performance audits of county departments, authorizing employees of the Hillsborough and Rockingham county delegations, and relative to adoption of revisions and the budget process in city charters. (Signed into law)
  • HB 194: relative to appeals in landlord/tenant actions. (Killed)
  • HB 259: relative to the regulation of gift certificates under the consumer protection act and establishing a study committee relative to the regulation of gift certificates. (Signed into law)
  • HB 311: repealing the obligation to provide persons applying for a marriage license with a list of family planning services and with brochures on fetal alcohol syndrome and the human immunodeficiency virus. (Died on the table)
  • HB 360-FN-A-LOCAL: establishing a civil legal services fund consisting of court filing fee surcharges for the purpose of establishing and operating a New Hampshire Legal Assistance office in Nashua and relative to a New Hampshire Legal Assistance pilot project on serving the near-poor. (Killed)
  • HB 413-LOCAL: relative to certain appeals proceedings when the taxpayer prevails. (Became law unsigned)
  • HB 426: relative to the certification of property assessors and assessing officials, the updating of tax maps by municipalities, the form for abatement applications, the enforcement of discretionary preservation easements, the annual appraisal of real estate, and reports on the status of monthly tax refunds. (Signed into law)
  • HB 431: eliminating application of the rule against perpetuities to instruments that contain safeguards relative to the continued alienability of property. (Signed into law)
  • HB 461: establishing a commission to study financial exploitation of the elderly and persons with disabilities. (Signed into law)
  • HB 493: relative to the municipal budget act. (Signed into law)
  • HB 506: relative to health club membership initiation fees and renewal practices. (Signed into law)
  • HB 654-FN: relative to criminal liability for the destruction or disconnection of a smoke detector by a tenant in a rental dwelling. (Signed into law)
  • HB 664-FN: relative to the requirements for the sale of permissible fireworks and prohibiting the retail sale of certain fireworks. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
  • HB 713-FN: relative to the penalty for violating a zoning ordinance and relative to residences in industrial or commercial zones. (Signed into law)
  • HB 753: establishing the fourth Monday in April as General John Stark Day. (Signed into law)
  • HB 758-FN: relative to the criteria for medicaid eligibility. (Signed into law)
  • HB 761: enabling municipalities to adopt subdivision and site plan review regulations that require innovative land use controls on certain lands when supported by the master plan, making a change in an innovative land use control, and relative to the preliminary review of subdivisions. (Signed into law)
  • HB 778-LOCAL: relative to the city of Manchester school district. (Signed into law)
  • HB 796-FN-LOCAL: relative to the taxation of manufactured housing and relative to notice required prior to the sale of a recreational campground. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • HB 1133: relative to disclosures required prior to a condominium sale. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1155: clarifying alternative budget adoption procedures in school administrative units. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1160: relative to the membership of the board of professional geologists. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1172-LOCAL: relative to compensation of county convention members for county business. (Killed)
  • HB 1210: relative to self-service storage facility liens. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1225-FN-A: making administrative changes to the historic agricultural structure matching grants program. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1259: relative to the medical certification required for a walking disability plate or placard. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1263: establishing a committee to study the feasibility of creating a trust fund to support a family and disability leave program. (Killed)
  • HB 1302: relative to rental contracts or leases entered into by individuals who are subsequently called to service in the armed forces. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1326: relative to the requirements for the sale of permissible fireworks and prohibiting the retail sale of certain fireworks and establishing a study committee to examine the classification of consumer and display fireworks. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1372: defining certain terms relating to military service. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1374: relative to lightning protection systems. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1376: relative to agency fees assessed pursuant to public employer collective bargaining agreements. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1380-FN: relative to unauthorized video surveillance. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1428-FN: relative to the administration of the medical assistance program for home care for children with severe disabilities; establishing a commission to review the medical assistance program for home care for children with severe disabilities; and relative to the use of standardized health statements and renewals of certain insurance policies. (Signed into law)
  • HCR 8: urging the United States Congress to improve the prescription drug program provided to veterans. (Adopted by both chambers)
  • HCR 17: urging the posthumous promotion of Colonel Edward Ephraim Cross to brigadier general. (Adopted by both chambers)
  • SB 20: relative to the qualifications for the property tax exemption for the disabled. (Died on the table)
  • SB 32: relative to municipal budget recommendations. (Signed into law)
  • SB 34: relative to independent living retirement communities. (Became law unsigned)
  • SB 43: relative to archives and records management. (Signed into law)
  • SB 45: relative to the adoption procedure, eligibility, and amounts of property tax exemptions and credits and the property tax deferral program. (Signed into law)
  • SB 52: relative to a voluntary certification program for police dogs and handlers. (Signed into law)
  • SB 54-FN-LOCAL: relative to the local inventory of property values for assessment of property taxes, and relative to municipal property assessment certification guidelines of the department of revenue administration. (Signed into law)
  • SB 62: relative to the application and enforcement of the state building code and the membership of the state building code review board. (Signed into law)
  • SB 92-FN: regulating home improvement contractors. (Killed)
  • SB 98-FN: prohibiting telemarketers from contacting customers on a federal do-not-call registry. (Signed into law)
  • SB 112-FN-LOCAL: relative to state use of domestic steel. (Died on the table)
  • SB 126-FN-A: exempting transfers of title between spouses from the real estate transfer tax. (Killed)
  • SB 134: relative to the regulation of real estate brokers by the real estate commission. (Signed into law)
  • SB 139: relative to exhibition fees charged by the boxing and wrestling commission. (Signed into law)
  • SB 143: establishing a commission to study and review the regulation of the building trades. (Killed)
  • SB 148-FN: relative to the regulation of water treatment equipment installers by the plumber's board. (Killed)
  • SB 154: relative to landlord access to rental properties. (Became law unsigned)
  • SB 156: relative to law enforcement officer's collective bargaining. (Killed)
  • SB 176: relative to standards for plats recorded in the registry of deeds. (Signed into law)
  • SB 187: relative to designating local emergency management directors. (Killed)
  • SB 192-FN: relative to domicile for persons needing assistance. (Killed)
  • SB 228: relative to the preservation of historic barns and similar historic agricultural structures by municipalities. (Killed)
  • SB 312-FN: establishing a state code of ethics. (Signed into law)
  • SB 336-LOCAL: relative to certain costs in the development of a high school in the town of Bedford. (Signed into law)
  • SB 348: relative to the sale of manufactured housing and the management of manufactured housing parks. (Signed into law)
  • SB 353-FN: relative to the regulation and servicing of fire sprinkler systems. (Killed)
  • SB 354: relative to the regulation and servicing of fire alarm and detection systems. (Killed)
  • SB 355: relative to the regulation and servicing of portable fire extinguishers and fixed fire extinguishing systems, fire sprinkler systems, and fire alarm and detection systems. (Signed into law)
  • SB 359: relative to construction of buildings on certain pre-existing streets. (Signed into law)
  • SB 364: increasing the penalties for littering. (Killed)
  • SB 387-FN: relative to the taxation of manufactured housing. (Killed)
  • SB 400: relative to real estate appraisals conducted for mortgage loan applicants. (Killed)
  • SB 407-FN-LOCAL: relative to default budgets in the budget adoption procedure in political subdivisions which have adopted official ballot voting. (Signed into law)
  • SB 414-FN: clarifying the laws relative to municipal impact fees, off-site exactions, vesting of development rights, and waiver of subdivision regulations. (Signed into law)
  • SB 442: relative to manufactured housing installation standards. (Signed into law)
  • SB 456: relative to record books maintained by registers of deeds. (Signed into law)
  • SB 459: making certain changes to the real estate practice act. (Signed into law)
  • SB 461: relative to the regulation of gift certificates under the consumer protection act. (Signed into law)
  • SB 483: relative to a landlord's obligation to store personal property of a tenant after the tenant has vacated the premises. (Killed)
  • SB 492: relative to registration requirements for home inspectors. (Killed)
  • SB 531: permitting the state veterans advisory committee to adopt bylaws and relative to eligibility for the veteran’s property tax credit, and relative to other optional tax credits. . (Signed into law)
  • SB 533: relative to licensing requirements for certain recreation and child care programs. (Signed into law)

And 737 bills in 7 earlier terms.

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on April 28, 2004 for hearings on HB 1428-FN and HB 426.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on April 14, 2004 for hearings on HB 1210, HB 1302, HB 1326, HB 1372 and HB 1374.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on April 7, 2004 for hearings on HB 1133, HB 1172-LOCAL, HB 1210 and HB 1225-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 31, 2004 for hearings on HB 1263, HB 1376, HB 1380-FN and HB 761.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 24, 2004 for hearings on HB 1155, HB 761, HB 85-FN-LOCAL and HCR 17.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 10, 2004 for hearings on HB 1259, HB 426, HB 493 and HB 713-FN.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 3, 2004 for hearings on HB 1160, HB 664-FN, SB 531 and SB 533.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on February 18, 2004 for a hearing on SB 442.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on February 11, 2004 for hearings on SB 492, SB 459 and SB 461.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on February 4, 2004 for hearings on SB 407-FN-LOCAL, SB 456 and SB 483.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on January 28, 2004 for hearings on SB 387-FN, SB 400 and SB 414-FN.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on January 21, 2004 for hearings on SB 312-FN, SB 336-LOCAL, SB 359 and SB 364.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on January 14, 2004 for hearings on SB 353-FN, SB 354, SB 355 and SB 348.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on May 14, 2003 for hearings on HB 194, HB 753, HB 311 and HB 431.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on May 7, 2003 for hearings on HB 360-FN-A-LOCAL, HB 758-FN, HB 654-FN and HB 796-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on April 23, 2003 for hearings on HB 461 and HB 506.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on April 16, 2003 for hearings on HB 259, HB 413-LOCAL and HB 778-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on April 2, 2003 for hearings on HB 86 and HB 127.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 26, 2003 for hearings on HCR 8 and HB 151.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 12, 2003 for hearings on SB 187, SB 192-FN and SB 228.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 5, 2003 for hearings on SB 156, SB 154, SB 148-FN and SB 143.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on February 19, 2003 for hearings on SB 126-FN-A, SB 134, SB 139 and SB 176.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on February 12, 2003 for hearings on SB 112-FN-LOCAL and SB 98-FN.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on February 5, 2003 for hearings on SB 92-FN, SB 62 and SB 54-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on January 29, 2003 for hearings on SB 45, SB 52, SB 34 and SB 43.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on January 22, 2003 for hearings on SB 20 and SB 32.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on April 9, 2002 for hearings on HB 1196, HB 1221, HB 1246, HB 1308, HB 1393 and HB 1440-FN-A-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on April 2, 2002 for hearings on HB 1410-LOCAL, HB 1407, HB 1415, HB 1344-LOCAL, HB 517-LOCAL, HB 522-LOCAL, HB 673 and HB 722.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 28, 2002 for hearings on HB 1314, HB 1274, HB 1215, HB 556-FN-A, HB 1247, HB 1254, HB 1288, HB 1284, HB 1121 and HB 1156.
  • The Committee on Public Affairs met on March 26, 2002 for hearings on HB 617, HB 1193-LOCAL, HB 392 and HB 701.

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