HB 235 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0404
05/08
HOUSE BILL 235
SPONSORS: Rep. DiLorenzo, Rock. 10; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 10; Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 10; Rep. Hamblet, Rock. 26; Rep. Staub, Hills. 25; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Mangipudi, Hills. 11; Rep. Vogt, Rock. 21; Rep. Schultz, Merr. 29; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a commission to study the landlord and tenant mediation program in circuit courts.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0404
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Commission to Study Landlord and Tenant Mediation Program in Circuit Court. Amend RSA 490-F by inserting after section 19 the following new section:
490-F:20 Commission Established.
I. There is established a commission to study the landlord and tenant mediation program in circuit court.
II. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(c) The administrative judge of the circuit court, or designee.
(d) A representative of New Hampshire Legal Assistance, appointed by the organization.
(e) A representative of the New Hampshire Bar Association, appointed by the association.
(f) A representative of the New Hampshire Apartments Association, appointed by the association.
III. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
IV. The commission shall study the landlord and tenant mediation program in circuit court.
V. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2023.
2 Repeal. RSA 490-F:20, relative to the commission to study the landlord and tenant mediation program in circuit court, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2023.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.