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HB1586: relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.

Citation
2022 HB1586
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House status
Conference Committee
Senate status
Conference Committee
Committee
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
Hearing
05/18/2022 at 11:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Executive administration

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HB 1586-FN-A - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

17Feb2022... 0345h

03/17/2022 1046s

2022 SESSION

22-2656

07/08

HOUSE BILL 1586-FN-A

AN ACT relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.

SPONSORS: Rep. DiLorenzo, Rock. 17; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 6; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 36; Rep. Cahill, Rock. 17; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill directs the joint legislative historical committee to accept and display a commemorative plaque of Wentworth Cheswill in the state house.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17Feb2022... 0345h

03/17/2022 1046s 22-2656

07/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.

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

1 Declaration of Purpose. Mr. Wentworth Cheswill was born on April 11, 1746 in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Mr. Cheswill, a man of color, has been said to have been the first African-American elected official in the United States. He was a Revolutionary War veteran and served under John Langdon in Langdon's Company of Light Horse Volunteers. He was an elected Newmarket town official and served the town in various elected town offices from 1768 until his death in 1817. In 1801, Mr. Cheswill was among the founders of the first free library in the town and provided in his will for public access to his personal library.

2 Commemorative Historical Plaque for Wentworth Cheswill. The joint legislative historical committee is authorized to accept a gift of a commemorative historical plaque for Wentworth Cheswill and oversee the placement of the plaque in the state house.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

LBA

22-2656

Amended 3/21/22

HB 1586-FN-A- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2022-1046s)

AN ACT relative to a likeness of Wentworth Cheswill at the state house.

FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None

METHODOLOGY:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended, has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

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