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SB461: requiring a 2/3 vote for the general court to adopt legislation incurring indebtedness.

Citation
2010 SB461
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Senate status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
SENATE Finance
Hearing
01/28/2010 at 11:10 AM
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Public finance Criminal justice and courts

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SB 461 – AS INTRODUCED

2010 SESSION

10-2909

10/01

SENATE BILL 461

AN ACT requiring a 2/3 vote for the general court to adopt legislation incurring indebtedness.

SPONSORS: Sen. Bragdon, Dist 11; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9

COMMITTEE: Finance

ANALYSIS

This bill requires that any legislation which incurs indebtedness not funded by revenues during a biennium be adopted only by a 2/3 vote of both the house or representatives and the senate.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10-2909

10/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT requiring a 2/3 vote for the general court to adopt legislation incurring indebtedness.

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

1 New Section; Budget and Appropriations; Adoption of Legislation Incurring Indebtedness; Vote Required. Amend RSA 9 by inserting after section 8-a the following new section:

9:8-b Adoption of Legislation Incurring Indebtedness; Vote Required. No legislation which incurs any indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by the state for the operation of state government, in any manner, which exceeds in that biennium the income and revenues provided for it within such biennium, shall become law without a 2/3 approval of each house of the general court.

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