HB 1456  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2024 SESSION

24-2489

10/05

 

HOUSE BILL 1456

 

AN ACT relative to the appointment of the members of the board of tax and land appeals and the housing appeals board.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2

 

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

 

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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.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2489

10/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to the appointment of the members of the board of tax and land appeals and the housing appeals board.

 

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 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.  A member may be removed under RSA 71-B:3 according to the procedures in RSA 4:1.

2  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.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.