Legislature refuses to study Constitution wording discrepancies
House bill 397 was killed in the Senate with a vote 12-10.
Voting "YES" -- to kill the measure: Frederick King, Carl Johnson, Leo Fraser,
Caroline McCarley, Clesson Blaisdell, James Squires, Sylvia Larsen,
John Barnes, John King, Richard Russman, Richard Danais, Katherine Wheeler,
Joseph Delahunty, and Burton Cohen.
Voting "NO" -- Edward Gordon, Jim Rubens, Amy Patendaude, Allen Whipple, Sheila
Roberge, David Wheeler Debora Pignatelli, Gary Francoeur, Eleanor
Podles, and Beverly Hollingsworth.
HB 397, establishing a house study committee to examine the adoption of
articles 41, 72-a and 73-a of the second part of
the New Hampshire constitution. (Hemon, Straf 11; Weber, Graf
11; P. Taylor, Hills 34; McCann, Straf 11; Cobbin, Graf
11: Judiciary and Family Law)
AS INTRODUCED
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1997 SESSION HOUSE BILL 397
establishing a house study committee to examine the adoption of
articles 41, 72-a and 73-a of the second part of the New
Hampshire constitution.
This bill establishes a house study committee to examine the adoption
of part II, article 41 of the state constitution, relative to the powers
of the governor, and the adoption of part II, articles 72-a and 73-a of
the state constitution, relative to the judicial powers of the courts
and the supreme court and its administration.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears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.
1 House Committee Established. There is established a committee
to study the 1966 adoption of part II, article 41 of the constitution,
relative to the powers of the governor; the 1966 adoption of part II,
article 72-a of the constitution, relative to the judicial powers of
the courts; and the 1977 adoption of part II, article 73-a, relative
to the supreme court and its administration. The committee shall
examine why the wording for these articles in the questions approved
by the voters differed from the wording for these articles which is
currently in the constitution; whether fraud was involved; and
how this situation can be remedied.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be 7 members of the house of
representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative
rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a
chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee
shall be called by the first-named house member.
The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the
effective date of this section.
4 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any
recommendations
for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the
house
of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and
the state library on or before November 1, 1997.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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