Bill Text: NH HB61 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Creating a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-23 - Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources House Journal 2 [HB61 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB61-Introduced.html
HB 61 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0037
08/09
HOUSE BILL 61
AN ACT creating a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Sabourin, Rock. 30; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill creates a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0037
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT creating a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting.
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 laws relative to oyster harvesting and licensure for the purposes of expanding the industry in New Hampshire.
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 study the laws and rules relative to oyster harvesting and solicit testimony from people and groups that the committee considers stakeholders on the topic.
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, 2025.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
