HB 1168 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2119
05/02
HOUSE BILL 1168
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the impact of the housing crisis on people with disabilities.
SPONSORS: Rep. Staub, Hills. 25; Rep. Hamer, Hills. 19; Rep. Baroody, Hills. 39; Rep. Grossman, Rock. 11; Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4
COMMITTEE: Special Committee on Housing
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the impact of the housing crisis on people with disabilities.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2119
05/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the impact of the housing crisis on people with disabilities.
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 impact of the housing crisis on people with disabilities.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member 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 consider the scope and severity of the housing problem for individuals with disabilities, the current availability of housing for people with disabilities, and potential remedies for increasing the supply of housing that is both affordable and suitable for people with disabilities. The committee shall solicit information and testimony from state agencies, advocates, and members of the disability community in furtherance of its objective.
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 president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2024.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.