HB 1323-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2419
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1323-FN-A
AN ACT making an appropriation for the printing costs of the New Hampshire state constitution.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hobson, Rock. 14; Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7
COMMITTEE: Finance
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes an appropriation to the secretary of state to fund the printing costs of the New Hampshire state constitution.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2419
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT making an appropriation for the printing costs of the New Hampshire state constitution.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Appropriation; Secretary of State; New Hampshire State Constitutions. The sum of $15,500 for the biennium ending June 30, 2025 is hereby appropriated to the secretary of state. Said appropriation shall be used by the secretary of state to print 10,000 New Hampshire state constitutions and shall not be used for any other purposes. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-2419
11/30/23
HB 1323-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT making an appropriation for the printing costs of the New Hampshire state constitution.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures | $0 | $15,500 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $15,500 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] Yes • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill appropriates $15,500 from General Funds to the Secretary of State to be used to print 10,000 copies of the New Hampshire State Constitution. The Department of State indicates this bill appropriates $1.55 per copy of the constitution, however the most recent cost, June 2023, was $1.48 per copy of the constitution. However, the price may vary over time.
It is assumed any fiscal impact from this bill would not occur until FY 2025.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of State