CHAPTER 53
HB 451-FN - FINAL VERSION
7Apr2021... 0221h
2021 SESSION
21-0672
11/05
HOUSE BILL 451-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Packard, Rock. 5; Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 11; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire State Council of the Knights of Columbus to issue decals for multi-use plates.
This bill also authorizes the New Hampshire division of veterans services to issue free of charge gold star family decals for motor vehicles owned by certain family members of persons killed while on duty in United States armed services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Apr2021... 0221h 21-0672
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
53:1 New Paragraphs; Multi-Use Decal Plates; Authorized Organizations. Amend RSA 261-B:9 by inserting after paragraph XV the following new paragraphs:
XVI. The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons in New Hampshire.
XVII. The New Hampshire State Council of the Knights of Columbus.
53:2 Multi-Use Veterans Decal Plates; Decals; Fee. Amend RSA 261-C:2, III to read as follows:
III. The department of military affairs and veterans services, division of veterans services may issue decals to eligible veterans who qualify under this chapter [and to gold star family members pursuant to RSA 261-C:3-a,] and shall collect a fee of $10 for the set of decals. The division of veterans services shall provide gold star family decals to those who qualify under RSA 261-C:3-a free of charge. Revenue collected under this paragraph shall be restricted revenue to the division of veterans services and shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the division.
53:3 Gold Star Family Decals; Fee. Amend RSA 261-C:3-a, V to read as follows:
V. Pursuant to RSA 261-C:2, the department of military affairs and veterans services, division of veterans services [may issue gold star family decals to eligible family members and shall collect a fee of $10 for the set of decals. Revenue collected under this paragraph shall be restricted revenue to the division of veterans services and shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the division.] shall provide gold star family decals to those who qualify under this section free of charge.
53:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 25, 2021
Effective Date: July 24, 2021