HB 286 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0449
06/11
HOUSE BILL 286
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the response of law enforcement and the
criminal justice system to homelessness in New Hampshire,
SPONSORS: Rep. Klein-Knight, Hills. 11; Rep. Moran, Hills. 34; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1; Rep.
Griffith, Hills. 18; Rep. Labranche, Hills. 22; Rep. Oxaal, Straf. 15; Rep.
Bouchard, Hills. 11; Rep. Stevens, Hills. 34
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the response of law enforcement and the criminal
justice system to homelessness in New Hampshire
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 286 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0449
06/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the response of law enforcement and the
criminal justice system to homelessness in New Hampshire,
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the response of law
2 enforcement and the criminal justice system to homelessness in New Hampshire.
3 2 Membership and Compensation.
4 I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
5 (a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
6 house of representatives.
7 (b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
8 II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to
9 the duties of the committee.
10 3 Duties. The committee shall study how law enforcement and the criminal justice system
11 respond to homelessness in New Hampshire..
12 4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from
13 among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house
14 member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this
15 section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
16 5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed
17 legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house
18 clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2021.
19 6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.