SB 64 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0843
05/04
SENATE BILL 64
SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. Plett, Hills. 29; Rep. Hobson, Rock. 14; Rep. L. Walsh, Rock. 15
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study resident-owned manufactured housing park disputes and oversight of resident-owned manufactured housing parks.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0843
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT establishing a study committee on resident-owned manufactured housing park disputes and oversight of resident-owned manufactured housing parks.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study resident-owned manufactured housing park disputes and oversight of resident-owned manufactured housing parks.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
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:
I. Assess the nature and prevalence of disputes within resident-owned manufactured housing park communities, drawing on the knowledge and experience of residents and other manufactured housing industry resources.
II. Recommend legislation and policy changes which will support the creation of a dispute resolution process to resolve conflicts in resident-owned manufactured housing parks.
III. Determine if additional regulatory oversight of resident-owned manufactured housing parks is appropriate.
IV. Solicit testimony from any person or organization with relevant information or expertise.
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 senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 30 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 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.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.