CHAPTER 31

HB 235 - FINAL VERSION

22Feb2023... 0148h

2023 SESSION

23-0404

05/08

HOUSE BILL 235

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the landlord tenant mediation program.

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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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a legislative committee 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22Feb2023... 0148h 23-0404

05/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the landlord tenant mediation program.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

31:1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study the landlord tenant mediation program.

31:2  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.

31:3  Duties.  The committee shall study the landlord tenant mediation program in the circuit courts.  The committee shall solicit information and testimony from the judicial branch, landlords, tenants, and others with experience or expertise relevant to the study

31:4  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.  Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

31:5  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, 2023.

31:6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 17, 2023

Effective Date: May 17, 2023