HB 1193 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 1193
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the constitutionality of the federal income tax and constitutional abuses in the collection of the income tax and its effects on New Hampshire citizens.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 13; Rep. Ober, Hills 66; Rep. Cady, Rock 73
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill establishes a committee to study the constitutionality of the federal income tax and constitutional abuses in the collection of the income tax, specifically as it affects New Hampshire citizens
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-2171
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the constitutionality of the federal income tax and constitutional abuses in the collection of the income tax and its effects on New Hampshire citizens.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the constitutional validity of the federal income tax and constitutional abuses in the collection of the income tax, specifically as it affects New Hampshire citizens.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the constitutional validity of the federal income tax. The committee shall investigate whether the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was properly ratified by the states and whether payment of the federal income tax may be considered voluntary. The committee shall also study constitutional abuses in the collection of the income tax, specifically as it affects New Hampshire citizens.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2004.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.