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HB1368: establishing a committee to study means of interdicting and preventing the distribution of controlled substances in New Hampshire.

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HB 1368 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-2176

04/01

HOUSE BILL 1368

AN ACT establishing a committee to study means of interdicting and preventing the distribution of controlled substances in New Hampshire.

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study means of interdicting and preventing the distribution of controlled substances in New Hampshire.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-2176

04/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT establishing a committee to study means of interdicting and preventing the distribution of controlled substances in New Hampshire.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study means of interdicting and preventing the distribution of controlled substances in New Hampshire.

2 Membership and Compensation.

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

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.

(b) Three members 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.

3 Duties. The committee shall study the importation and distribution of controlled substances into New Hampshire, identify more effective means of interdicting and preventing the distribution of such substances, and provide additional civil and criminal penalties where appropriate. The committee shall further study jurisdictional issues between state and federal law enforcement functions in order to enhance the state's authority and ability to prevent the flow of controlled substances. The committee shall also study any other issue deemed relevant to its purpose.

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. 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 speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2004.

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