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HB1086: relative to concealment of a cause of action.
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- Patrick Abrami House ยท Rock 19
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HB 1086-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2218
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1086-FN
AN ACT relative to concealment of a cause of action.
ANALYSIS
This bill provides that if a cause of action is concealed, the period of time it is concealed shall not count against the time limitation for commencing the action.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2218
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to concealment of a cause of action.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Limitation of Actions; Concealment of Cause of Action. Amend RSA 508:4 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. If a person who would be a party to a personal action under this section purposely conceals the cause of such action from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring the action, the period of time of the concealment shall not count in determining the time limitation for commencing the action.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBA
22-2218
10/7/21
HB 1086-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to concealment of a cause of action.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE:
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Appropriation
$0
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$0
$0
Revenue
$0
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$0
Expenditures
$0
Indeterminable
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Indeterminable
Funding Source:
[ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other
METHODOLOGY:
This bill provides that if a cause of action is concealed, the period of time it is concealed shall not count against the time limitation for commencing the action. The Judicial Branch expects there may be additional lawsuits filed that are not currently filed due to the lapse in statutes of limitations. The Branch further expects it would receive additional motions and hold additional hearings to determine if the conditions set forth in the bill regarding statutes of limitations have been met. While the total fiscal impact is indeterminable, the Judicial Branch anticipates such fiscal impact would be relatively minor.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact would occur after FY 2022.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch