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Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs

The Senate Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs.

Bills Referred, 2015-2016

  • HB 148: limiting the authority of delegates to Article V conventions. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • HB 407: establishing a committee to study the classifications of military vehicles and equipment that may be purchased by the state and its political subdivisions. (Signed into law)
  • HB 416-LOCAL: relative to compensation for members of the Coos county convention. (Signed into law)
  • HB 423: designating the bobcat as the New Hampshire state wildcat. (Signed into law)
  • HB 458: revising the legislative ethics laws and the guidelines of the legislative ethics committee. (Signed into law)
  • HB 526: relative to transfers of appropriations in Carroll county. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1486: relative to membership of the state house bicentennial commission. (Signed into law)
  • HCR 12: urging support of the 65/25 initiative in New Hampshire. (Adopted by both chambers)
  • CACR 26: relating to the appointment of the attorney general. Providing that the attorney general shall be appointed by a vote of the general court. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 48: relative to the New Hampshire commission on Native American affairs. (Signed into law)
  • SB 136: establishing a committee to review constitutional amendments pending in Congress regarding the Citizens United decision and related cases that have been introduced in the United States Supreme Court. (Killed)
  • SB 354: requiring the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the department of education to be confirmed by a joint session of the general court. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 355: requiring the members of the state board of education to be elected by a joint session of the general court. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 425: establishing an independent redistricting commission. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 429: changing statutory references from the "Workforce Investment Act" to the "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act" and relative to the provision of aggregate statistical reports to certain workforce training programs. (Signed into law)
  • SCR 1: recognizing the contribution of Bhutanese refugees to New Hampshire, and requesting the United States government to work diligently on resolving the Bhutanese refugee crisis, reaching an agreement to allow the option of repatriation, and promoting human rights and democracy in Bhutan. (Adopted by both chambers)
  • SCR 2: urging Congress to discontinue foreign aid to Argentina until financial disputes are resolved. (Died on the table)
  • SCR 3: applying to the United States Congress to convene a limited convention for the exclusive purpose of proposing amendments to the federal Constitution concerning election reform that do not abrogate or amend the first amendment to the federal Constitution. (Died on the table)
  • SCR 4: applying for an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes fiscal restraints on the federal government. (Died on the table)

And 15 bills in 1 earlier term.

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on April 20, 2016 for hearings on HCR 12 and HB 1486.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on January 14, 2016 for hearings on HB 458, SCR 4, SCR 3, SB 429, SB 425, SB 354, SB 355 and CACR 26.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on April 16, 2015 for hearings on HB 423 and HB 458.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on March 24, 2015 for hearings on HB 148, HB 407, HB 416-LOCAL and HB 526.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on March 18, 2015 for hearings on SCR 1 and SCR 2.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on January 29, 2015 for hearings on SB 48 and SB 136.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on April 24, 2014 for hearings on HB 1444, HB 1279 and HB 1451.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on March 4, 2014 for hearings on SB 314, CACR 17, CACR 19 and SB 307.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on April 25, 2013 for hearings on HB 140, HB 262, HB 363, HB 410 and HB 602.
  • The Committee on Rules, Enrolled Bills and Internal Affairs met on February 6, 2013 for a hearing on SB 112.

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