New Hampshire Revised Statutes 6:12-i – Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds
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I. A joint committee on dedicated funds is hereby established to review the finances and purpose of all dedicated funds on a rotating basis every 5 years and recommend continuance, amendment, or repeal of relevant provisions. The joint committee shall be composed of 3 members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, 2 from the ways and means committee and one from the finance committee, and 2 members of the senate appointed by the senate president, at least one of whom shall come from the ways and means committee. The speaker of the house of representatives also shall appoint 2 alternate members to the committee and the senate president shall appoint one alternate member. The first meeting shall be within 60 days after the effective date of this paragraph and called by the first-named house member.
II. The joint committee shall file reports with recommendations for legislation to modify or repeal certain funds and to add newly discovered dedicated funds to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 6:12, I, on or before November 1 of each year, with the speaker of the house, the senate president, the governor, and the commissioner of revenue administration. Reports required by this section shall be made available to the general public on the general court’s website.
II. The joint committee shall file reports with recommendations for legislation to modify or repeal certain funds and to add newly discovered dedicated funds to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 6:12, I, on or before November 1 of each year, with the speaker of the house, the senate president, the governor, and the commissioner of revenue administration. Reports required by this section shall be made available to the general public on the general court’s website.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 6:12-i
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.