Bill Text: NH HB156 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishing a committee to review state procurement policies and make recommendations to encourage local food production and conservation.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-06 - Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration House Journal 2 [HB156 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB156-Introduced.html
HB 156 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0568
08/11
HOUSE BILL 156
SPONSORS: Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 37; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to review state procurement policies and make recommendations to encourage local food production and conservation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0568
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study local agricultural procurement and conservation practices.
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) One member 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:
I. Assess current practices for procuring locally produced food.
II. Evaluate economic and environmental impacts of supporting conservation-focused farming.
III. Develop recommendations for potential incentive mechanisms.
IV. Align findings with state food system planning goals.
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 90 days of the effective date of this section. Three 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, 2025.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
