SB 317 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-3017
11/06
SENATE BILL 317
AN ACT relative to establishing a New Hampshire-Ireland trade council.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Packard, Rock. 16
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a New Hampshire-Ireland trade council.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-3017
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to establishing a New Hampshire-Ireland trade council.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; New Hampshire-Ireland Trade Commission. Amend RSA 12-O by inserting after section 22 the following new section:
12-O:22-a New Hampshire-Ireland Trade Council.
I. The general court finds as follows:
(a) Ireland’s ties to New Hampshire date back to 1719 when a group of Scots-Irish families built the settlement of Nutfield;
(b) Irish Americans were an important part of New Hampshire early history, such as Gen. John Sullivan, who helped win the American Revolution, served in the Continental Congress, and was New Hampshire’s third Governor;
(c) New Hampshire is the most Irish state in the nation, with more than 20 percent of Granite Staters boasting of Irish ancestry;
(d) Ireland is one of New Hampshire’s largest trade partners, exporting more than $400 million in Granite State goods to Ireland annually; and
(e) New Hampshire should build upon its historic, cultural, and economic ties with the Republican of Ireland.
II. The commissioner of business and economic affairs and the secretary of state shall have the authority to establish a New Hampshire-Ireland trade council to meet with one or more trade councils established by the Republic of Ireland. The members of the council shall include 2 senators appointed by the president of the senate, 2 house members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, the commissioner or designee, the secretary of state or designee, and such other members as the commissioner and secretary of state may appoint.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.