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HB1481: relative to intervention in administrative law cases and matters before the public utilities commission by members of the general court.

Citation
2018 HB1481
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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
House Legislative Administration
Hearing
01/10/2018 at 09:30 AM
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Topics

Legislative Administration Criminal justice and courts Energy and utilities

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HB 1481 - AS INTRODUCED

2018 SESSION

18-2453

10/01

HOUSE BILL 1481

AN ACT relative to intervention in administrative law cases and matters before the public utilities commission by members of the general court.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Oxenham, Sull. 1; Rep. Backus, Hills. 19; Rep. McConnell, Ches. 12; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Berch, Ches. 1; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill allows members of the general court to intervene in contested cases before administrative agencies and before the public utilities commission on matters that affect the interests of the residents, businesses, or communities they represent.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2453

10/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to intervention in administrative law cases and matters before the public utilities commission by members of the general court.

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

1 New Paragraph; Administrative Procedures; Contested Cases; Intervention. Amend RSA 541-A:32 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

VI. A petition for intervention submitted by a member or members of the general court in a contested case before the agency where the contested matter directly affects the interests of the residents, businesses, or communities they represent, shall be granted.

2 New Section; Public Utilities Commission; Proceedings; Intervention. Amend RSA 365 by inserting after section 10-a the following new section:

365:10-b Intervention by Members of the General Court. A member or members of the general court shall be permitted to intervene in a nonadjudicative or adjudicative proceeding before the commission where the matter before the commission directly affects the interests of the residents, businesses, or communities they represent.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.