CACR 5, (New Title) relating to the rulemaking authority of the supreme court. Providing that supreme court may adopt rules that have the force and effect of law, and that the general court may regulate these matters by statute and may accept or reject any rule adopted by the supreme court, and that in the event of a conflict between a statute and a rule, the statute, if otherwise valid, shall supersede the rule.

SB 29, relative to amending warrant articles by political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting.

SB 87, relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.

SB 105, relative to instream flow plan requirements.

SB 112, relative to voter registration forms.

SB 146, relative to personal watercraft.

SB 173-FN-A, creating a business profits tax credit for certain donations made for science and technology equipment and facilities to the university system of New Hampshire or any of its component institutions.

SB 187-FN, requiring the state to pay for an independent appraiser in eminent domain proceedings.

SB 198-FN-A, expanding the authority of the sweepstakes commission to establish a 2-year pilot program for video lottery games at state liquor stores, and making an appropriation therefor.

SB 335, relative to prohibited political contributions.

SB 336, relative to political contributions.

SB 340, relative to alterations to party registration.

SB 382, relative to display of flags on condominium units.

SB 391-FN, relative to appeals from the compensation appeals board.

HB 157, (New Title) clarifying the immunity from liability of persons providing emergency care.

HB 193, establishing a committee to study state payments for court-ordered placements of special education pupils.

HB 226, relative to instructions to voters for straight-ticket voting.

HB 325-FN, relative to certain acts of sexual assault.

HB 466, relative to the selection of replacement justices for supreme court justices who are disqualified to hear cases.

HB 679, establishing a commission to examine models of out-of-school care for children in kindergarten through grade 12.

HB 748-FN-A-L, (2nd New Title) revising the definition of an adequate education and revising the weighted pupil formula used to calculate the cost of an adequate education.

Ought to Pass, Senator Larsen for the committee.

SB 394, relative to the duties of the advisory committee on international trade. Vote 5-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Johnson for the committee.

HB 681, (New Title) relative to billing by local exchange carriers, electric distribution companies, and gas distribution companies. Vote 5-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Below for the committee.

SB 327-FN, relative to a milfoil and other exotic plants prevention and research grant program and fund. Vote 3-0

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Johnson for the committee.

SB 305, establishing a committee to study methods for improving communication tower aesthetics. Vote 3-1

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Flanders for the committee.

SB 311-FN, establishing a no telemarketing sales calls statewide registry. Vote 3-0

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Francoeur for the committee.

SB 316, establishing a committee to study the fiscal relationship between the Pease development authority and the state and its political subdivisions. Vote 3-1

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Prescott for the committee.

SB 320, establishing a study committee to review independent living retirement communities. Vote 4-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Flanders for the committee.

SB 361-FN, relative to computerized telephone emergency warning systems. Vote 3-1

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Prescott for the committee.

SB 364, relative to the membership of the board of manufactured housing. Vote 3-2

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Francoeur for the committee.

SB 366, relative to biennial reports of the public utilities commission. Vote 4-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Prescott for the committee.

SB 371-FN, relative to the regulation of manufactured housing parks. Vote 3-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Francoeur for the committee.

SB 390, relative to the licensure of radiologic technologists. Vote 3-1

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Flanders for the committee.

SB 399, regulating demand drafts under the New Hampshire Uniform Commercial Code.

Vote 4-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Larsen for the committee.

HB 285-FN-L, relative to the adoption of a state building code. Vote 4-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Francoeur for the committee.

SB 177-FN-L, relative to computation of tax increments in municipal economic development and revitalization districts. Vote 4-1

Ought to Pass, Senator Larsen for the committee.

SB 331-FN, relative to the purchase of certain prior service credit by members of the retirement system. Vote 5-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Hollingworth for the committee.

SB 398-FN, authorizing an increase in admission fees for the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne Point state park in Rye, New Hampshire. Vote 3-2

Ought to Pass, Senator Hollingworth for the committee.

HB 180-FN, relative to criminal neglect of elderly, disabled, or impaired adults. Vote 5-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Larsen for the committee.

HB 295-FN, relative to medicaid recoveries from third party settlements. Vote 5-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Hollingworth for the committee.

HB 463-FN, relative to protective services to adults. Vote 5-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Gatsas for the committee.

SB 313, relative to penalties for misrepresenting age for the purpose of procuring liquor or beverage. Vote 3-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Roberge for the committee.

SB 314-FN, relative to Selective Service Act Compliance through driver's license applications. Vote 3-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Gordon for the committee.

SB 343-FN, relative to appeals in actions against tenants. Vote 4-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Fernald for the committee.

SB 360-FN, establishing criminal penalties for the introduction of computer contaminants. Vote 4-0

Interim Study, Senator Pignatelli for the committee.

SB 367, relative to the guardian ad litem board. Vote 5-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Gordon for the committee.

SB 368, granting probate courts the power to issue attachments and levies of execution. Vote 3-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Gordon for the committee.

SB 369, relative to compensation of guardians and conservators for administrative expenses. Vote 3-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Gordon for the committee.

SB 383, relative to the location of district courts within judicial districts. Vote 3-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Gordon for the committee.

SB 355-FN, relative to campaign contributions and expenditures. Vote 3-2

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Francoeur for the committee.

SB 363, establishing a committee to study economic distortions associated with property taxation. Vote 4-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Roberge for the committee.

SB 374, relative to campaign expenditures. Vote 3-2

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Roberge for the committee.

SB 397, prohibiting smoking in restaurants in New Hampshire. Vote 5-0

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Barnes for the committee.

SB 322-FN-A, relative to funding for kidney dialysis patients and making an appropriation therefor. Vote 3-1

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Prescott for the committee.

SB 373-FN-A, relative to state payments to foster care families and making an appropriation therefor. Vote 5-0

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Wheeler for the committee.

SB 379, relative to immune system therapy. Vote 3-0

Inexpedient to Legislate, Senator Boyce for the committee.

SB 386, establishing a committee to study a registry for automatic external defibrillators.

Vote 4-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator O'Hearn for the committee.

SB 400, establishing a committee to study issues concerning the Poison Information and Control Center. Vote 5-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Wheeler for the committee.

SB 401-FN-A, relative to long-term care funding and making an appropriation therefor. Vote 3-2

Ought to Pass, Senator Boyce for the committee.

SB 402-FN-A, establishing a committee to study long-term care funding and making an appropriation therefor. Vote 3-2

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator O'Hearn for the committee.

SB 413, establishing a committee to study background checks for nursing home employees.

Vote 4-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Wheeler for the committee.

SB 315-FN, relative to requiring safety and education training for persons registering snow traveling vehicles. Vote 5-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Flanders for the committee.

SB 414, relative to the committee allowing the use of business logo signing on the mainline of limited access and divided highways. Vote 4-0

Ought to Pass, Senator O'Neil for the committee.

SB 420-FN-A, making an appropriation for the purpose of hiring a recreational ride and lift investigator. Vote 4-0

Ought to Pass, Senator Eaton for the committee.

SB 423-FN-A, relative to fees collected by the department of safety and certificates of title. Vote 4-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Eaton for the committee.

HB 209-FN, relative to original and youth operators' licenses. Vote 3-0

Ought to pass with amendment, Senator Gordon for the committee.

HB 1110, relative to the sale of ferrets. Vote 5-0

Ought to Pass, Senator D'Allesandro for the committee.

Senate Executive Departments & Administration

February 8, 2002

2002-2516s

03/01

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:

1 Reports of Public Utilities Commission; Biennial; Recipients. Amend RSA 363:24 to read as follows:

363:24 Biennial. The commission shall publish and file with the governor and council, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report not later than December 1 of each odd numbered year. Such report shall contain such account of its proceedings for the 2 years last preceding, and such suggestions and recommendations as to needed legislation or as to other matters affecting public utilities as the commission may desire to submit.

2002-2516s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires that the public utilities commission file its biennial reports with the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.

Senate Executive Departments and Administration

February 6, 2002

2002-2482s

04/09

Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:

1 Regulation of Manufactured Housing Parks; Attorney’s Fees and Costs. Amend RSA 205-A:19 to read as follows:

205-A:19 Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. If the court finds that a tenant or a park owner has filed a frivolous petition for the purpose of harassing [the park owner] the other party, it shall assess the court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees against the petitioner.

2 Manufactured Housing Parks; Board of Manufactured Housing Membership. Amend RSA 205-A:25, I to read as follows:

I. There is hereby created a board of manufactured housing consisting of 9 members. The members of the board shall be:

(a) Two public members, appointed by the governor.

(b) [One member] Two members appointed by the governor, from a list of [2] 3 persons nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association.

[(c) One member appointed by the governor, from a list of 2 persons nominated by the New England Manufactured Housing Association.]

[(d)] (c) One member appointed by the governor, from a list of 2 persons nominated by the Mobile/Manufactured Homeowner and Tenants Association of New Hampshire.

[(e)] (d) One member appointed by the governor who is a resident of a manufactured housing park who is not a member of the Mobile/Manufactured Homeowner and Tenants Association of New Hampshire.

[(f)] (e) One member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, appointed by the president of such association.

[(g)] (f) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.

2002-2482s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill addresses the award of damages and attorneys fees in manufactured housing park disputes. The bill also amends the membership of the board of manufactured housing.

Senate Judiciary

February 8, 2002

2002-2506s

03/10

Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:

1 State College and University System; Selective Service Registration Awareness and Compliance Act; Application; Driver's License Added. Amend RSA 187-A:39 to read as follows:

187-A:39 Application. [I.] No person who is not in compliance with the Military Selective Service Act as provided in 50 U.S.C. app. section 451 et seq. shall:

[(a)] I. Be permitted to enroll in a state-supported institution of postsecondary or higher education.

[(b)] II. Be eligible to receive a loan, grant, scholarship, or other financial assistance for postsecondary higher education supported by state revenue, including federal funds, gifts, or grants accepted by the state, or to receive a student loan guaranteed by the state.

[(c)] III. Having attained the age of 18 years, be eligible for employment by or service to the state or any political subdivision of the state, including all state boards, commissions, departments, agencies, and institutions.

2 New Section; Drivers’ Licenses; Issuance of Licenses; Compliance With Federal Selective Service Requirements. Amend RSA 263 by inserting after section 5-b the following new section:

263:5-c Compliance With Federal Selective Service Requirements.

I. The application form for a driver's license or a renewal of a driver's license shall contain the following oath or affirmation:

"All men between the ages of 18 and 26 must check one of the following in order to be issued a driver’s license in the State of New Hampshire:

___ As required pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. section 453, I have registered with the Selective Service System.

___ I am not registered with the Selective Service System, but I hereby authorize the New Hampshire department of safety to register me with the Selective Service System.

___ I choose not to register with the Selective Service System.

___ I am not required to register with the Selective Service System pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. section 453.

_____________________________________

Signature of Applicant"

II. The director shall not issue a driver's license to a male applicant between the ages of 18 and 26 unless the applicant has completed the oath or affirmation required by paragraph I.

III. Notwithstanding RSA 260:14, the department shall forward to the Selective Service System in an electronic format the necessary personal information of the applicants who authorize the department to register them.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

2002-2506s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill provides that men between the ages of 18 and 26 who apply for a driver’s license must complete an oath or affirmation which indicates whether they have registered with the Selective Service System and permits them to authorize the department of safety to forward to the Selective Service System the necessary information for such registration.

Senate Judiciary

January 28, 2002

2002-2342s

06/09

Amend the bill by replacing section 4 with the following:

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Senate Judiciary

February 7, 2002

2002-2497s

09/01

Amend the bill by replacing section 2 with the following:

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Senate Judiciary

February 8, 2002

2002-2522s

09/01

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

AN ACT relative to the location of district courts within judicial districts and changing the names of certain judicial districts.

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:

1 District Court Facilities; Location. RSA 502-A:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

502-A:1 Judicial Districts.

I. A comprehensive system of judicial districts, each with a district court, is hereby organized, constituted and established as follows:

(a) PORTSMOUTH DISTRICT. The Portsmouth district shall consist of the city of Portsmouth and the towns of Newington, Greenland, Rye, and New Castle.

(b) HAMPTON-EXETER DISTRICT. The Hampton-Exeter district shall consist of the towns of Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, South Hampton, Seabrook, Exeter, Newmarket, Stratham, Newfields, Fremont, East Kingston, Kensington, Epping, and Brentwood.

(c) DERRY DISTRICT. The Derry district shall consist of the towns of Derry, Londonderry, Chester, and Sandown.

(d) AUBURN DISTRICT. The Auburn district shall consist of the towns of Auburn, Candia, Deerfield, Nottingham, Raymond, and Northwood.

(e) SALEM DISTRICT. The Salem district shall consist of the towns of Salem and Windham in Rockingham county and the town of Pelham in Hillsborough county.

(f) PLAISTOW DISTRICT. The Plaistow district shall consist of the towns of Plaistow, Hampstead, Kingston, Newton, Atkinson, and Danville.

(g) DOVER-SOMERSWORTH-DURHAM DISTRICT. The Dover-Somersworth-Durham district shall consist of the cities of Dover and Somersworth and the towns of Rollinsford, Durham, Lee, and Madbury.

(h) ROCHESTER DISTRICT. The Rochester district court shall consist of the city of Rochester and the towns of Barrington, Milton, New Durham, Farmington, Strafford, and Middleton.

(i) LACONIA DISTRICT. The Laconia district shall consist of the city of Laconia and the towns of Meredith, New Hampton, Gilford, Belmont, Alton, Gilmanton, Center Harbor, and Barnstead.

(j) DISTRICT COURT FOR NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY. The district for northern Carroll county shall consist of the towns of Conway, Bartlett, Jackson, Eaton, Chatham, Hart’s Location, Albany, Madison and the unincorporated places of Hale’s Location, Cutt’s Grant, Hadley’s Purchase, and those portions of the towns of Waterville and Livermore within the watershed of the Saco River and its tributaries.

(k) DISTRICT COURT FOR SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY. The district for southern Carroll county shall consist of the towns of Ossipee, Tamworth, Freedom, Effingham, Wakefield, Wolfeboro, Brookfield, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough, and Sandwich.

(l) CONCORD DISTRICT. The Concord district shall consist of the city of Concord, and the towns of Loudon, Canterbury, Dunbarton, Bow, Hopkinton, Pittsfield, Chichester, and Epsom.

(m) HOOKSETT DISTRICT. The Hooksett district shall consist of the towns of Allenstown, Pembroke, and Hooksett.

(n) FRANKLIN-TILTON DISTRICT. The Franklin district shall consist of the city of Franklin and the towns of Northfield, Danbury, Andover, Boscawen, Salisbury, Hill, and Webster in Merrimack county and the towns of Sanbornton and Tilton in Belknap county.

(o) HENNIKER-HILLSBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Henniker-Hillsborough district shall consist of the towns of Henniker, Warner, and Bradford in Merrimack county and the towns of Hillsborough, Deering, Windsor, Antrim and Bennington in Hillsborough county.

(p) NEW LONDON DISTRICT. The New London district shall consist of the towns of New London, Wilmot, Newbury, and Sutton.

(q) MANCHESTER DISTRICT. The Manchester district shall consist of the city of Manchester.

(r) NASHUA DISTRICT. The Nashua district shall consist of the city of Nashua and the towns of Hudson and Hollis.

(s) MERRIMACK DISTRICT. The Merrimack district shall consist of the towns of Merrimack, Litchfield, and Bedford.

(t) MILFORD DISTRICT. The Milford district shall consist of the towns of Milford, Brookline, Amherst, Mason, Wilton, Lyndeborough, and Mont Vernon.

(u) JAFFREY-PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Jaffrey-Peterborough district shall consist of the towns of Peterborough, Hancock, Greenville, Greenfield, New Ipswich, Temple, and Sharon in Hillsborough county and the towns of Jaffrey, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, and Rindge in Cheshire county.

(v) HENNIKER-HILLSBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Henniker-Hillsborough district shall consist of the towns of Henniker, Warner, and Bradford in Merrimack county and the towns of Hillsborough, Deering, Windsor, Antrim and Bennington in Hillsborough county.

(w) GOFFSTOWN DISTRICT. The Goffstown district shall consist of the towns of Goffstown, Weare, New Boston, and Francestown.

Cheshire County

(x) KEENE DISTRICT. The Keene district shall consist of the city of Keene and the towns of Stoddard, Westmoreland, Surry, Gilsum, Sullivan, Nelson, Roxbury, Marlow, Swanzey, Marlborough, Winchester, Richmond, Hinsdale, Harrisville, Walpole, Alstead, Troy, and Chesterfield.

(y) JAFFREY-PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Jaffrey-Peterborough district shall consist of the towns of Jaffrey, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Troy, and Rindge in Cheshire county and the towns of Peterborough, Hancock, Greenville, Greenfield, New Ipswich, Temple, and Sharon in Hillsborough county.

(z) CLAREMONT-NEWPORT DISTRICT. The Claremont-Newport district shall consist of the city of Claremont and the towns of Cornish, Unity, Charlestown, Acworth, Langdon, Plainfield, Newport, Grantham, Croydon, Springfield, Sunapee, Goshen, Lempster, and Washington.

Grafton County

(aa) HANOVER-LEBANON DISTRICT. The Hanover-Lebanon district shall consist of the towns of Hanover, Orford, Lyme, Lebanon, Enfield, Canaan, Grafton, and Orange.

(bb) HAVERHILL DISTRICT. The Haverhill district shall consist of the towns of Haverhill, Bath, Landaff, Benton, Piermont, and Warren.

(cc) LITTLETON DISTRICT. The Littleton district shall consist of the towns of Littleton, Monroe, Lyman, Lisbon, Franconia, Bethlehem, Sugar Hill, and Easton.

(dd) PLYMOUTH-BRISTOL-LINCOLN DISTRICT. The Plymouth-Lincoln district shall consist of the towns of Plymouth, Bristol, Dorchester, Groton, Wentworth, Rumney, Ellsworth, Thornton, Campton, Ashland, Hebron, Holderness, Bridgewater, Alexandria, Lincoln, Woodstock and those portions of the towns of Livermore and Waterville not within the watershed of the Saco River and its tributaries.

(ee) BERLIN-GORHAM DISTRICT. The Berlin-Gorham district shall consist of the city of Berlin and the towns of Gorham, Milan, Dummer, Shelburne, and Randolph and the unincorporated places of Cambridge, Success, Bean’s Purchase, Martin’s Location, Green’s Grant, Pinkham’s Grant, Sargent’s Purchase, Thompson and Meserve’s Purchase and Low and Burbank’s Grant.

(ff) COLEBROOK DISTRICT. The Colebrook district shall consist of the towns of Colebrook, Pittsburg, Clarksville, Wentworth’s Location, Errol, Millsfield, Columbia, Stewartstown, and Stratford and the unincorporated places of Dix’s Grant, Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, Second College Grant, Dixville, Erving’s Location, and Odell.

(gg) LANCASTER DISTRICT. The Lancaster district shall consist of the towns of Lancaster, Stark, Northumberland, Carroll, Whitefield, Dalton and Jefferson, and the unincorporated places of Kilkenny, Bean’s Grant, Chandler’s Purchase, and Crawford’s Purchase.

II. In each judicial district, the court shall be located in a city or town within the judicial district in a location and facility designated pursuant to RSA 490-B:3, having regard for the convenience of the communities within the district, provided, however, that the court shall not be located in any building which does not meet the minimum standards prescribed by the New Hampshire court accreditation commission pursuant to RSA 490:5-c. The court shall bear the name of the city or town in which it is located.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.

2002-2522s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill provides that suitable district court facilities shall be determined by the department of administrative services, upon recommendation of the supreme court.

The bill also changes the names of certain judicial districts to reflect their current configuration.

Public Institutions, Health and Human Services

February 12, 2002

2002-2589s

08/04

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

AN ACT relative to automated external defibrillators.

Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:

1 Statement of Purpose. The use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the state of New Hampshire has had a demonstrably positive impact on saving the lives of New Hampshire citizens in cardiac arrest. It is the intent of the legislature that access to AEDs be made widely available to businesses, schools, fire and police departments, and other public and private organizations throughout the state. The establishment of a statewide registry of AEDs will assist emergency personnel in saving the lives of New Hampshire citizens when responding to emergencies.

2 New Section; Automated External Defibrillators. Amend RSA 153-A by inserting after section 31 the following new sections:

153-A:32 Automated External Defibrillator Registry. There shall be established in the department of safety a registry for all automated external defibrillators in the state. The department is authorized to release information from the registry to first responders in an emergency through the enhanced 911 system. Registration shall include the address and precise location of the automated external defibrillator.

153-A:33 Registration Required.

I. The owner of an automated external defibrillator shall register with the department of safety under RSA 153-A:32 within 30 days of acquisition.

II. Manufacturers or distributors shall provide written notice to purchasers of the requirement to register automated external defibrillators with the department.

3 New Paragraph; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 153-A:20 by inserting after paragraph XXI the following new paragraph:

XXII. Implementation and administration of the automated external defibrillator registry established in RSA 153-A:32.

4 Subdivision Heading Change. Amend the subdivision title preceding RSA 153-A:28 to read as follows:

[Automatic] Automated External Defibrillator

5 Change from Automatic to Automated. Amend the following RSA provisions by replacing "automatic" with "automated": RSA 153-A:11, I, 153-A:28, the introductory paragraph of 153-A:29, 153-A:30, 153-A:31.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

2002-2589s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes an automated external defibrillator registry in the department of safety, and requires owners to register their devices.

Public Institutions, Health and Human Services

February 12, 2002

2002-2592s

01/09

Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:

3 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Five members of the senate, one of whom shall be from the long-term rate advisory committee established in RSA 151-E:6-a and one of whom shall be from the long-term care institute established in RSA 126-L, appointed by the president of the senate.

(b) Five members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the long-term rate advisory committee established in RSA 151-E:6-a and one of whom shall be from the long-term care institute established in RSA 126-L, appointed by the speaker of the house.

II. The committee may conduct hearings, retain independent consultants, and solicit testimony from any source the committee deems relevant.

III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

Amend the bill by replacing section 7 with the following:

7 Appropriation. The sum of $75,000 is hereby appropriated to the committee for the biennium ending June 30, 2003, for the purpose of retaining independent consultants. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, these funds shall be from the interest earnings of the health care fund established in RSA 167:70.

Senate Transportation

February 12, 2002

2002-2574s

04/03

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:

1 New Section; OHRVs; Snow Traveling Vehicles; Club Assistance Program Fee Added. Amend RSA 215-A by inserting after section 23-a the following new section:

215-A:23-b Snow Traveling Vehicles; Club Assistance Program Fee.

I. Any person required to register a snow traveling vehicle under RSA 215-A:23, I, II, or III shall at the time of registration pay a club assistance program fee of $30, unless exempted under paragraph II. Of the $30 fee, one dollar shall be retained by the registration agent as an administrative fee.

II. A person registering a snow traveling vehicle under RSA 215-A:23, I, II, or III who provides proof at time of registration that the person is a member of an organized New Hampshire nonprofit snowmobile club and a member of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association, shall be exempt from the payment of the fee in paragraph I.

III. All moneys collected by the fish and game department from the club assistance program fee under this section shall be appropriated to the department of resources and economic development for the bureau’s grant-in-aid program to be used by organized, nonprofit snowmobile clubs for the construction and maintenance of snowmobile trails and facilities as provided in RSA 215-A:23, VI(b).

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

2002-2574s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires a person registering a snow traveling vehicle to pay a club assistance program fee unless the person is a member of an organized nonprofit New Hampshire snowmobile club and the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association.

Senate Transportation

February 12, 2002

2002-2572s

03/04

Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:

3 Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles; Mailing of Certificate. Amend RSA 261:9 to read as follows:

261:9 Mailing of Certificate. The certificate of title shall be mailed to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. In the event the lien has been satisfied by a dealer, the dealer becomes the owner and the state is authorized to mail the title to the dealer.

Amend the bill by replacing section 6 with the following:

6 Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles; Fees; Distribution of Revenue. Amend RSA 261:20, IV to read as follows:

IV. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 3/5 of the fees collected under RSA 261:20, I(a)-(c) shall be deposited in the highway fund and 2/5 of the fees collected under RSA 261:20, I(a)-(c) shall be deposited as unrestricted revenue in the general fund, and 50 percent of the fees collected under [this section] RSA 261:20, I(d)-(i) shall be deposited as unrestricted revenue in the general fund and 50 percent of the fees collected under RSA 261:20, I(d)-(i) shall be deposited in the highway fund.

2002-2572s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Increases the fee for number plates from $2.50 to $4.00.

II. Establishes a fee for salvage vehicle decals.

III. Increases certain fees for certificates of title.

IV. Makes an appropriation to pay for the hiring of motor vehicle inspectors.

V. Increases the additional funding required for the DMV testing building which may be charged to the inventory fund established by RSA 228:25.

VI. Permits any dealer to become the owner of a vehicle by satisfying the first lien named in the certificate of title.

This bill was requested by the department of safety.

Senate Transportation

February 12, 2002

2002-2573s

03/04

Amend the bill by replacing all after section 5 with the following:

6 Administration of Motor Vehicle Laws; Identification Cards; Age Changed. Amend RSA 260:21, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) Is [16] 12 years of age or older and does not possess a driver's license,

7 Effective Date.

I. Section 6 of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2003.

2002-2573s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill provides for the expiration of youth operators’ licenses, modifies the restrictions on motor vehicle operation by youth operators, and changes the fee for such licenses. This bill also changes the age at which a person may obtain a nondriver’s identification card from 16 years of age to 12 years of age.

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PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Room 101, LOB

WAYS & MEANS, Room 103, SH

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Room 105-A, SH

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Room 105-A, SH

PUBLIC AFFAIRS, Room 105-A, SH

FISCAL COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL COURT Rooms 210-211, LOB

FISCAL COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL COURT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Room 102, LOB

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Berlin 12958-A, Replacement of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Bridge over Green St. (NH 110). Rehab of Green Street from Pleasant Street intersection to the First Avenue Intersection) Berlin City Hall Auditorium, 168 Main Street Berlin, NH

NH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Plaistow-Kingston 10044-B Transportation improvements for the NH Route 125 Corridor in Plaistow and Kingston) Plaistow Town Hall, 145 Main Street, Plaistow, NH

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Rooms 306-308, LOB

FISCAL COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL COURT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Room 102, LOB

ASSESSING STANDARDS BOARD (SB 193, Chapter 297:2, Laws of 2001) Room 301, LOB

EQUALIZATION STANDARDS BOARD (RSA 21-J:14-c) Room 301, LOB

NH LAND AND COMMUNITY HERITAGE AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS (RSA 227-M:4) Community Development Finance Authority, 14 Dixon Ave, Concord, NH

OIL FUND DISBURSEMENT (RSA 146-D:4) Room 305, LOB

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIP COMMISSION (HB 1390, Chapter 114:2, Laws of 2000) Room 205, LOB

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY WAITLIST FUND ALLOCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (HB 1182, Chapter 171-A:1-b) Room 205, LOB

JOINT HEALTH COUNCIL (RSA 326-B:12) NH Board of Nursing, Room17, 78 Regional Dr., Bldg. 2, Concord, NH

ADEQUATE EDUCATION AND EDUCATION FINANCING COMMISSION INVITES ALL HOUSE AND SENATE EDUCATION MEMBERS TO AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING ON (Federal Bill HR 1, no child shall be left behind.) Room 105-A, SH

PRIVACY TASK FORCE (HB 702, Chapter 256:8, Laws of 2001) Rooms 210-211, LOB

WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (RSA 281-A:62) Room 306, LOB

COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL EDUCATION (SB 503, Chapter 272:35, Laws of 1998) NH Technical Institute, Student Senate Room, 2nd Floor, Concord, NH

BOARD OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING (HB 639, Chapter 368:1, Laws of 1994) Room201, LOB

CERTIFICATE OF NEED STATUTE TASK FORCE (RSA 151-C:16) Room 203, LOB

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Rooms 306-308, LOB

LONG TERM CARE RATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RSA 151-E:6-a) Room 100, SH

1:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

CERTIFICATE OF NEED STATUTE TASK FORCE (RSA 151-C:16) Room 203, LOB

JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES Rooms 306-308, LOB

SOURCES THAT BURN VIRGIN PETROLEUM OR COAL TO COMPLY WITH AIR TOXIC CONTROL ACT (RSA 125-I), STUDY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS (SB 93, Chapter 88:1, Laws of 2001) Room 101, LOB

NH COLLEGE TUITION SAVINGS PLAN ADVISORY COMMISSION (RSA 195-H:2) Room 103, SH

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Senator Arthur P. Klemm Jr.

Senator Katherine Wheeler

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Senator Beverly A. Hollingworth

Senator Jane E. O'Hearn

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Senator Sylvia B. Larsen

Senator Harold W. Burns

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Senator Lou D’Allesandro

Senator Katherine Wells Wheeler

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Senator Sylvia B. Larsen

Senator Harold W. Burns

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JANUARY 2, 2002 CONVENING DAY

INTRODUCTION OF SENATE BILLS

(Calendar with all hearing published)

FEBRUARY 21, 2002 LAST DAY TO ACT ON SENATE BILLS

FEBRUARY 24, 2002 - MARCH 5, 2002 VACATION WEEK

APRIL 18, 2002 LAST DAY TO ACT ON ALL BILLS FROM OTHER BODY

APRIL 25, 2002 LAST DAY TO FORM COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCES

MAY 2, 2002 LAST DAY TO ACT ON COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE REPORTS

As a convenience to the members of the NH General Court, the Visitors’ Center offers the following schedule of schools and other groups visiting the State House in February 2002. These listings will replace individual notifications in an effort to reduce paper usage and to ensure all members will be notified in a timely manner. Our schedule is tightly booked for the remainder of the school year. Please contact the Visitors’ Center concerning school tour booking information. Thank you for your continued participation with your School Visitation Program.

Kenneth Leidner, Director

February 12, 2002 State of New Hampshire LTSR140

The members listed below have bills ready for signature

in Legislative Services.

Carol J. Holahan, Director

SPONSOR DISTRICT LSR NUMBER

Below, Clifton 05 2002-S-3182-R

D'Allesandro, Lou 20 2002-S-3126-L

Disnard, George 08 2002-S-3182-R

Eaton, Thomas 10 2002-H-2461-R

Eaton, Thomas 10 2002-S-3151-R

Eaton, Thomas 10 2002-S-3182-R

Flanders, Robert 07 2002-H-2461-R

Francoeur, Gary 14 2002-S-3140-R

Francoeur, Gary 14 2002-S-3157-R

Gordon, Edward (Ned) 02 2002-S-3182-R

Hollingworth, Beverly 23 2002-S-3126-L

Johnson, Carl 03 2002-S-3184-R

Klemm, Arthur 22 2002-S-3186-R

Larsen, Sylvia 15 2002-H-2451-R

Larsen, Sylvia 15 2002-S-3179-R

McCarley, Caroline 06 2002-S-3195-R