Bill Text: NH SB134 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to jury trials under the consumer protection act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-03-16 - Senate Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; Senate Journal 9, Pg.138 [SB134 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2011-SB134-Introduced.html

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SB 134-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

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05/09

SENATE BILL 134-FN

AN ACT relative to jury trials under the consumer protection act.

SPONSORS: Sen. Boutin, Dist 16

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a right to jury trial for claims brought under the consumer protection act.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-1004

05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to jury trials under the consumer protection act.

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

1 New Paragraph; Consumer Protection Act; Private Actions; Jury Trial. Amend RSA 358-A:10 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. In any action pending in the superior court pursuant to this section on or after the effective date of this paragraph, except those in which the amount in controversy does not exceed $1,500, the parties have a right to a trial by jury.

2 New Paragraph; Consumer Protection Act; Class Actions; Jury Trial. Amend RSA 358-A:10-a by inserting after paragraph X the following new paragraph:

XI. In any action pending in the superior court pursuant to this section on or after the effective date of this paragraph, except those in which the amount in controversy does not exceed $1,500, the parties have a right to a trial by jury. For the purposes of this section, the separate claims of the proposed members of the class may be aggregated to meet the minimum amount in controversy required.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.

LBAO

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02/02/11

SB 134-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to jury trials under the consumer protection act.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Judicial Branch. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.