Bill Text: NH HB1456 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the appointment and removal of the members of the board of tax and land appeals and the housing appeals board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-07-30 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/26/2024; Chapter 267; eff. 01/01/2025 [HB1456 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1456-Amended.html
HB 1456 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
05/02/2024 1643s
2024 SESSION
24-2489
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1456
SPONSORS: Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires that the members of the board of tax and land appeals and the housing appeals board be appointed by the governor and council, after a public hearing before the executive council. This bill also changes the length of member's terms and modifies the removal procedures of the members to follow those procedures under RSA 4:1.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/02/2024 1643s 24-2489
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Board of Tax and Land Appeals; Appointment. Amend RSA 71-B:2 to read as follows:
71-B:2 Appointment; Term; Chairman. The members of the board shall be appointed by the [supreme court and commissioned by the] governor and executive council for a term of [3] 5 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term. The [supreme court] governor and council shall [designate] appoint one member as chairman to serve in that capacity for the duration of his or her term. The executive council shall hold a hearing prior to confirmation according to the procedures under RSA 4:44.
2 Removal. Amend RSA 71-B:3 to read as follows:
71-B:3 Removal. Any member may be removed according to the procedures under RSA 4:1 [by the same authority for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office; but, before removal, he shall be furnished with a copy of the charges against him, and have an opportunity to be heard in defense].
3 Housing Appeals Board; Appointment. Amend RSA 679:2 to read as follows:
679:2 Appointment; Term; Chair. The members of the board shall be appointed by the [supreme court and commissioned by the] governor and executive council for a term of 5 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that any vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term. The initial members of the board shall serve staggered terms of 3, 4, and 5 years. The [supreme court] governor and council shall [designate] appoint one member as chair to serve in that capacity for the duration of his or her term. The executive council shall hold a hearing prior to confirmation according to the procedures under RSA 4:44. A member may be removed under RSA 679:3 according to the procedures in RSA 4:1.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
