HB 269-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
5Jan2012… 2714h
04/25/12 1731s
2011 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 269-FN
AN ACT relative to the office of the secretary of state.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bowers, Sull 3; Rep. Mirski, Graf 10; Rep. Avard, Hills 20; Sen. White, Dist 9
This bill states that the department of state is not a department of the state in the execution of the constitutional duties of the office of the secretary of state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Jan2012… 2714h
04/25/12 1731s
11-0586
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to the office of the secretary of state.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Department of State. Amend RSA 5:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Pursuant to RSA 9:1 the term "department" shall not apply to the department of state in the execution of the constitutional duties of the office of the secretary of state.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
11-0586
Amended 01/11/12
HB 269 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the office of the secretary of state.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Administrative Services states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment 2011-2714h), will have no impact on state revenues or expenditures. There will be no impact on county and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Administrative Services states this bill would increase the threshold for which transfers would need to be approved by the fiscal committee of the general court, which may reduce agency workload and be absorbed in current budgets.