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HB1356: (New Title) relative to construction of the terms "resident, " "inhabitant, " "residence, " and "residency."

Citation
2016 HB1356
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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Laid on Table
Committee
SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
Hearing
05/04/2016 at 09:15 AM
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Public and Municipal Affairs

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HB 1356 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

9Mar2016... 0566h

2016 SESSION

16-2512

03/09

HOUSE BILL 1356

AN ACT relative to construction of the terms "resident," "inhabitant," "residence," and "residency."

SPONSORS: Rep. Bates, Rock. 7; Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 26; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. Hoelzel, Rock. 3; Rep. Packard, Rock. 5; Rep. Hunt, Ches. 11; Rep. Chandler, Carr. 1; Rep. Kurk, Hills. 2; Rep. Hogan, Hills. 34; Rep. D. Thomas, Rock. 5

COMMITTEE: Election Law

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill modifies the general statutory definitions of "resident or inhabitant" and "residence or residency."

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

9Mar2016... 0566h 16-2512

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to construction of the terms "resident," "inhabitant," "residence," and "residency."

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

1 Statutory Construction; Resident; Inhabitant. Amend RSA 21:6 to read as follows:

21:6 Resident; Inhabitant. A resident or inhabitant or both of this state and of any city, town or other political subdivision of this state shall be a person who is domiciled or has a place of abode or both in this state and in any city, town, or other political subdivision of this state, and who has, through all of his or her actions, demonstrated a current intent to designate that place of abode as his or her principal place of physical presence [for the indefinite future] to the exclusion of all others.

2 Statutory Construction; Residence; Residency. Amend RSA 21:6-a to read as follows:

21:6-a Residence. Residence or residency shall mean a person's place of abode or domicile. The place of abode or domicile is that designated by a person as his or her principal place of physical presence [for the indefinite future] to the exclusion of all others. Such residence or residency shall not be interrupted or lost by a temporary absence from it, if there is an intent to return to such residence or residency as the principal place of physical presence.

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