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HB509: relative to constitutionality of law.

Citation
2007 HB509
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Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Judiciary
Hearing
02/20/2007 at 02:30 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 509 – AS INTRODUCED

2007 SESSION

07-0166

03/05

HOUSE BILL 509

AN ACT relative to constitutionality of law.

SPONSORS: Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 27

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill declares authority of the general court to determine constitutionality of law.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07-0166

03/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to constitutionality of law.

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

1 New Section; Statutory Construction; Constitutionality of Law. Amend RSA 21 by inserting after section 50 the following new section:

21:51 Constitutionality of Law. Whereas there is no constitutional delegation of authority to government on the constitutionality of any law, be it hereby enacted that the elected general court shall be the sole determinant of the constitutionality of law.

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