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HB77: relative to amendments to warrant articles.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2011 HB77
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Passed/Adopted
Committee
SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
Hearing
02/01/2011 at 09:15 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Public and Municipal Affairs

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CHAPTER 1

HB 77 – FINAL VERSION

26JAN2011… 0021h

2011 SESSION

11-0181

06/03

HOUSE BILL 77

AN ACT relative to amendments to warrant articles.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hoelzel, Rock 2; Rep. Comerford, Rock 9; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Jasper, Hills 27; Rep. Duarte, Rock 1; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill requires a town that has adopted official ballot voting to retain the substance of the subject matter of a warrant article when it is amended.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

26JAN2011… 0021h

11-0181

06/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to amendments to warrant articles.

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

1:1 New Subparagraph; Use of Official Ballot. Amend RSA 40:13, IV by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:

(c) No warrant article shall be amended to eliminate the subject matter of the article. An amendment that changes the dollar amount of an appropriation in a warrant article shall not be deemed to violate this subparagraph.

1:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: February 4, 2011

Effective Date: February 4, 2011