Bill Text: NH HB1243 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishing a committee to study the requirements of the deposit of certain checks.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-07 - House Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote; House Journal 21, PG.1289 [HB1243 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2012-HB1243-Introduced.html

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HB 1243 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

12-2604

08/09

HOUSE BILL 1243

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the requirements of the deposit of certain checks.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hawkins, Hills 18

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study the requirements of the deposit of certain checks.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2604

08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the requirements of the deposit of certain checks.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the requirements of the deposit of instruments from a trust account to a checking account when both are owned by the same party.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall the requirements of the deposit of instruments from a trust account to a checking account when both are owned by the same party.

4 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. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2012.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.