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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:3 - General Provisions.

12-P:3 General Provisions. –
I. Upon the recommendation of the commissioner after consultation with division directors concerned, the governor and council are authorized to approve revisions in internal administrative departmental organization as the governor and council find from time to time may improve or make more economical the administration of the department.
II. The department of energy is authorized to work with the department of business and economic affairs, the public utilities commission, and the department of administrative services to coordinate the implementation of the establishment of the department, and to transfer appropriations and create the proper expenditure lines, if needed, for the establishment of their respective operations, including but not limited to the relocation of personnel, work stations, books, papers, personnel record files, and equipment, with the approval of the governor and council and of the director of personnel.
III. The department shall have the authority to petition for any proceeding before the public utilities commission and shall automatically be a party to all proceedings before the commission. Any person or party that initiates a proceeding before the public utilities commission by petition or otherwise shall provide a copy to the department at the time of filing. Any person or party filing confidential information in any proceeding in which the department may appear, or exchanging confidential information in discovery or otherwise, shall provide the department with such confidential information. In adjudicative proceedings as defined by RSA 541-A:1, I, the public utilities commission and the department shall be subject to RSA 541-A:36.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021. 2022, 245:1, 2, eff. Aug. 20, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:6 - Division of Administration.

12-P:6 Division of Administration. –
There is established within the department the division of administration, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of administration. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigned to it by the commissioner or laws enacted by the general court.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:7 - Division of Policy and Programs.

12-P:7 Division of Policy and Programs. –
There is established within the department the division of policy and programs, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of policy and programs. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigned to it by the commissioner or laws enacted by the general court. In addition, the division shall administer fuel assistance contracts and weatherization contracts. In administering fuel assistance and weatherization contracts, the division shall ensure that when an individual applies for fuel assistance or weatherization, the individual shall be provided with application forms and information about the Link-Up New Hampshire and Lifeline Telephone Assistance programs, and shall be provided assistance in applying for these programs.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:7-b - Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development Established.

12-P:7-b Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development Established. –
I. There is established in the department of energy the office of offshore wind industry development. The office shall be under the supervision of a classified director of the office of offshore wind industry development, who shall serve under the supervision of the commissioner. The director shall provide administrative oversight and ensure that the responsibilities of the office described in this section are fulfilled.
II. The office of offshore wind industry development shall:
(a) Support the work of the New Hampshire members of the Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force administered by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
(b) Support the work of the offshore wind commission established in RSA 374-F:10.
(c) Assist the offshore wind commission to develop and implement offshore wind development strategies including:
(1) Assessment of port facilities.
(2) Economic impact analyses.
(3) Supply chain analyses.
(4) Outcome and performance measurements.
(d) Collaborate with key state agencies and partners on offshore wind industry development initiatives.
(e) Coordinate offshore wind industry economic development policy, including:
(1) Development of workforce.
(2) Identification of and recruitment of offshore wind development employers.
(3) Identification and recruitment of offshore wind supply chain employers.
(4) Promotion of New Hampshire's benefits to the various components of the offshore wind industry.
(5) Provide updates and guidance to the general court with regard to policy and funding.
(f) Advise the governor, state agencies, the public utilities commission, and the legislature on the development of clean energy resources in the Gulf of Maine and the purchase of power by New Hampshire public utilities from these resources.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021. 2022, 177:1, eff. June 7, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:8 - Division of Enforcement.

12-P:8 Division of Enforcement. –
There is established within the department the division of enforcement, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of enforcement. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigned to it by the commissioner or laws enacted by the general court.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:9 - Division of Regulatory Support.

12-P:9 Division of Regulatory Support. –
There is established within the department the division of regulatory support, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of regulatory support. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for all functions, duties, and responsibilities which may be assigned to it by the commissioner or laws enacted by the general court.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021. 2022, 245:5, eff. Aug. 20, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:10 - Specific Answers.

12-P:10 Specific Answers. –
The department or the commission may require any public utility or entity subject to its jurisdiction to make specific answers to questions upon which the department or commission may need information.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:11 - Transfer of Functions, Powers, Duties.

12-P:11 Transfer of Functions, Powers, Duties. –
All of the functions, powers, duties, records, personnel, and property of the public utilities commission incorporated in the statutes establishing the department of energy and which replace the authority of the commission with the authority of the department of energy, are hereby transferred, as of July 1, 2021, to the department of energy.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:12 - Repealed by 2022, 245:34, I, eff. Aug. 20, 2022.

12-P:12 Repealed by 2022, 245:34, I, eff. Aug. 20, 2022. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:13 - Pipeline Operation Safety.

12-P:13 Pipeline Operation Safety. –
I. The department of energy shall apply annually to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation for authorization to take such actions on its behalf to oversee pipeline operation safety, security, monitoring, and compliance through an inspection process.
II. The department of energy shall report annually to the house science, technology, and energy committee prior to October 1 on the status of pipeline safety, new and proposed projects, any deficiency in state law that limits the department's ability to oversee interstate pipelines, or state regulations for pipelines that do not meet the minimum federal standard.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:14 - Transfer of Rules, Orders, Approvals.

12-P:14 Transfer of Rules, Orders, Approvals. –
Existing rules, orders, and approvals of the public utilities commission which are associated with any functions, powers, and duties, transferred to the department of energy pursuant to RSA 12-P:11 or any other statutory provision, shall continue in effect notwithstanding any provision of RSA 541-A:17, II to the contrary, and be enforced by the commissioner of the department of energy or the commission, as applicable, until they otherwise expire or are repealed or amended in accordance with applicable law, or for a period of 5 years, whichever occurs first. To the extent the department acts pursuant to an existing rule, order, or approval, the department shall not be subject to RSA 541-A:29 or RSA 541-A:29-a.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021. 2022, 245:6, eff. Aug. 20, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 12-P - Department of Energy › Section 12-P:15 - Suppliers of Natural Gas and Aggregators of Natural Gas Customers; Rulemaking.

12-P:15 Suppliers of Natural Gas and Aggregators of Natural Gas Customers;  Rulemaking. –
I. The department is authorized to adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing requirements for suppliers of natural gas and the aggregators of natural gas customers, including registration of such suppliers and aggregators before soliciting or doing business in the state, registration fees, disclosure of information to customers, standards of conduct, submission to commission jurisdiction for mediation and resolution of disputes, imposition of penalties for failure to comply with commission requirements, and consumer protection and assistance requirements.
II. The department of energy shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A which require all natural gas companies to report to the department, the senate president, and the speaker of the house of representatives, in a uniform manner, lost and unaccounted for gas for each year.
(a) Such rules shall include a method using operational and billing data to determine the total amount of lost and unaccounted for gas and to identify and measure each of its components.
(b) The department may grant waivers from the rules as necessary for the development of innovative projects to reduce lost and unaccounted for gas. Such innovative projects shall be intended to reduce costs to ratepayers and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. An application for a waiver shall include the goals of the innovative project, the expected cost, the expected benefit to ratepayers and the expected reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
(c) For the purposes of this paragraph, "lost and unaccounted for gas" shall mean an amount of gas that is the difference between the total gas purchased by a gas company and the sum of: (1) total gas delivered to customers; and (2) total gas used by a gas company in the conduct of its operations.
III. This section shall not in any way affect the utility or non-utility status of any supplier of natural gas or aggregator of natural gas customers, nor shall it be construed to limit the commission's and the department of energy's existing authority with regard to the regulation of gas utilities or the scope of the commission's and the department's authority in considering whether to expand the availability of competitive natural gas supplies through the distribution system of gas utilities.
Source.
2021, 91:187, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 13 - Financial Assistance to Counties, Towns and Cities › Section 13:1 - Application for Assistance.

13:1 Application for Assistance. –
Any town, city or county which is or shall hereafter be unable to finance the ordinary needs of government, or to meet outstanding or maturing obligations to pay, owing to the inability to collect taxes already assessed, or the extraordinary demands made upon it for unemployment relief, and which is or may become unable to borrow through the ordinary banking channels or the issuance and sale of bonds sufficient money to meet such governmental needs, or outstanding or maturing obligations to pay, may apply to the governor and council for financial assistance from the state. Such application may be made by either the selectmen or town meeting in the case of a town, the mayor or council in the case of a city or the county commissioners or county convention in the case of a county.
Source.
1933, 63:1. 1945, 112:1, eff. April 4, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 13 - Financial Assistance to Counties, Towns and Cities › Section 13:2 - Emergency Certificates.

13:2 Emergency Certificates. –
If, upon investigation, the governor and council shall determine that an emergency exists in such town, city or county, and that such town, city or county is unable to borrow money through the usual banking channels, upon reasonable conditions as regards payment of interest or otherwise, or is prevented by the existing laws of the state relating to borrowing by towns, cities or counties and the issuance of bonds, or is unable to place loans owing to its impaired financial condition, the governor and council are hereby authorized to issue a certificate under the seal of the state declaring the existence of such emergency and authorizing such town, city or county to issue emergency notes or bonds, in such amounts payable at such times and with such rates of interest as the governor and council may determine, and when necessary the governor and council are hereby authorized in the name of the state to guarantee the payment of said notes or bonds and the interest thereon.
Source.
1933, 63:2. 1945, 112:1, eff. April 4, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 13 - Financial Assistance to Counties, Towns and Cities › Section 13:3 - Issuance of Notes or Bonds.

13:3 Issuance of Notes or Bonds. –
Said notes or bonds, when issued, shall be legal obligations of said town, city or county and shall be executed and issued in the manner now provided by law for the execution and issuance of notes or bonds by such political subdivisions, but the governor and council shall act as agent of said town, city or county for the sale of said notes or bonds and their action in reference thereto shall be binding upon said town, city or county.
Source.
1933, 63:3. 1945, 112:1, eff. April 4, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 13 - Financial Assistance to Counties, Towns and Cities › Section 13:4 - Distribution of Proceeds of Loans; Fiscal Agent.

13:4 Distribution of Proceeds of Loans;  Fiscal Agent. –
All money realized from such emergency loans shall be deposited with the state treasurer or in such banks as the governor and council may determine, and shall be paid over to the disbursing officer of such town, city or county only on the order of the governor, in such amounts as he may determine. The governor is hereby authorized to appoint a fiscal agent to supervise and direct the incurring of obligations against, and the expenditure of, said funds. If it becomes necessary, said funds, on order of the governor, may be paid over to such fiscal agent, to be by him disbursed for the benefit of such town, city or county.
Source.
1933, 63:4. 1945, 112:1, eff. April 4, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 13 - Financial Assistance to Counties, Towns and Cities › Section 13:5 - Orders Countersigned.

13:5 Orders Countersigned. –
If in the opinion of the governor and council it shall become necessary, they are hereby authorized, at any time before said loans are paid, to empower the fiscal agent appointed by the governor to countersign all warrants or orders for the payment of any money drawn upon any funds held by the treasurer of the political subdivision whose emergency loans authorized by this act shall remain unpaid, and after being notified by the governor and council of such action the treasurer of such political subdivision shall pay out no money unless upon warrant or order countersigned by such fiscal agent.
Source.
1933, 63:5. 1945, 112:1, eff. April 4, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 13 - Financial Assistance to Counties, Towns and Cities › Section 13:6 - Conditions Imposed.

13:6 Conditions Imposed. –
The governor and council, before such certificate is issued or the payment of such loans is guaranteed by the state, may impose such further restrictions, conditions and stipulations as will protect the state's interest and insure an orderly, economical and efficient conduct of the fiscal affairs of the political subdivision for which said money is borrowed.
Source.
1933, 63:6. 1945, 112:1, eff. April 4, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 13 - Financial Assistance to Counties, Towns and Cities › Section 13:7 - Expenses.

13:7 Expenses. –
All expenses incident to the making of said loans or the compensation of any fiscal agent shall be paid from the proceeds of such loans on order of the governor.
Source.
1933, 63:7. 1945, 112:1, eff. April 4, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:2 - Removal of Officer From State.

14:2 Removal of Officer From State. –
If any officer of the legislature removes from the state, the office shall thereupon become vacant.
Source.
1890, 1:1. PS 4:1. PL 4:2. RL 9:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:2-a - Presiding Officer; Vacancy.

14:2-a Presiding Officer;  Vacancy. –
Within 30 days after a vacancy occurs in the office of president of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives, the senate or house of representatives, as the case may be, shall select a successor from among its members. If the senate or house is not in session when such a vacancy occurs, the branch concerned shall assemble at the state house not sooner than 7 days nor later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs on a date determined by the second ranking officer of the branch concerned. The clerk of that branch shall notify the members of the branch of the vacancy and the date on which selection of a successor is to take place.
Source.
1975, 465:4, eff. June 22, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:2-b - Organizational Convening.

14:2-b Organizational Convening. –
Pursuant to the constitution, the general court shall assemble biennially on the first Wednesday of December following the biennial election for organizational purposes. At such assembly, the senate and the house shall take the oath of office, elect the secretary of state, the state treasurer and such other officers and employees, adopt such organizational procedures and rules and perform such other organizational business as they deem necessary. The nomination of the secretary of state and the state treasurer may be by any member of the general court and shall be without regard to the party affiliation of the candidate. The election of the secretary of state or of the state treasurer shall be conducted without regard to the party affiliation of the candidates and by secret ballots, if more than one person is nominated for election to such position.
Source.
1976, 45:1. 1983, 151:1. 1997, 106:1, eff. Aug. 8, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:3 - Clerks.

14:3 Clerks. –
The clerks of the senate and house of representatives shall keep a true and fair record of all proceedings of their respective branches. The proceedings in convention shall be recorded only in the journal of the house.
Source.
1860, 2369:4, 7. GS 271:28. GL 289:28. PS 4:3. PL 4:3. RL 9:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:4 - Assistant Clerks.

14:4 Assistant Clerks. –
In case of vacancy in the office of clerk of the senate or house of representatives, or of his absence or disability, the assistant clerk shall perform all the duties of the office, including the duties imposed upon the clerk by the provisions of this chapter. While an assistant clerk is performing the duties of clerk under this section, he shall be entitled to the compensation of the clerk.
Source.
1860, 2369:5. GS 271:29. GL 289:29. 1890, 1:2. PS 4:4. PL 4:4. RL 9:4. RSA 14:4. 1969, 300:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:5 - Tenure of Clerks.

14:5 Tenure of Clerks. –
The clerks of the senate and house shall act as clerks of the next succeeding senate and house respectively until clerks thereof are chosen and sworn.
Source.
GS 3:5. GL 3:5. PS 4:5. PL 4:5. RL 9:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:5-a - Legal Counsel.

14:5-a Legal Counsel. –
The president of the senate may appoint a legal counsel who shall be an attorney. The compensation of the legal counsel shall be set at a rate to be determined by the senate subcommittee of the legislative facilities committee established under RSA 17-E:5. The legal counsel shall provide advice and assistance to the president of the senate and to the senate members.
Source.
1957, 218:1. 1986, 109:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:6 - Roll of the House.

14:6 Roll of the House. –
The clerk of the house of representatives shall prepare a roll of members elected, for use in its organization, and shall place upon it only the names of those who present certificates of election issued in conformity to law; and if certificates are presented for more representatives than any town or ward is entitled to, the clerk shall not enter any name on said roll from such town or ward until the house, after organization, so orders.
Source.
GL 35:19. 1878, 67:5. 1883, 82:1. PS 4:6. PL 4:6. RL 9:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:7 - Journals of Proceedings.

14:7 Journals of Proceedings. –
As soon as possible after every final adjournment of a session of the general court, and in any case consistently with the schedule of performance set forth in contracts for printing and binding of the journals of the general court, the clerks of each house shall file with the printers of the permanent journals a copy of the proceedings of the respective houses in proper form for printing and corrected page proofs of each. The clerks, with the approval of the respective house or senate subcommittee of the joint committee on legislative facilities, may correct clerical errors or formal imperfections in the printed and bound permanent journals.
Source.
1951, 245:4. RSA 14:7. 1963, 74:1. 1969, 300:5. 1975, 472:1, eff. June 23, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:8 - Enrollment of Laws.

14:8 Enrollment of Laws. –
All bills and resolutions which have passed both branches of the legislature shall be forwarded to the office of legislative services to be there enrolled and prepared for submission to the governor. After such enrollment the bill or resolution shall be forwarded by the secretary of state to the committee on enrolled bills for final approval. The secretary of state shall keep such bills and resolutions as public records of the state.
Source.
RS 3:1. CS 3:1. GS 3:6, 7; 4:1. GL 3:6, 7; 4:1. PS 4:8. 1893, 64:1. 1905, 6:1. PL 4:8. RL 9:8. RSA 14:8. 1969, 32:1, eff. Mar. 7, 1969. 2016, 183:2, eff. Aug. 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:9 - Presentation for Approval.

14:9 Presentation for Approval. –
After any bill or joint resolution has been enrolled and approved, as provided by RSA 14:8, and signed by the speaker of the house, or his designee, and by the president of the senate, or his designee, it shall be presented by the secretary of state to the governor for his approval, and the secretary shall note thereon the day and hour of presentation for approval, and shall make a similar entry in the records of his office. No designee shall sign a bill under the authority of this section unless his name has been filed by the speaker of the house or president of the senate with the secretary of state prior to such signing.
Source.
1864, 4034:1. GS 3:7. GL 3:7. PS 4:9. 1898, 64:1. 1905, 6:1. PL 4:9. RL 9:9. RSA 14:9. 1969, 32:2. 1971, 125:1, eff. May 19, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:9-a - Effective Dates.

14:9-a Effective Dates. –
I. Except as provided in paragraphs II and III, and except for resolutions, which shall take effect upon their passage, each law passed by the general court shall take effect 60 calendar days following passage, excluding the date on which it is signed by the governor, or the last date on which the general court acts on the matter, as the case may be.
II. The office of legislative services shall include a section in each bill drafted for introduction specifying the act's effective date, if passed. The effective date section shall indicate that the law shall take effect as follows or at such other time as the bill's prime sponsor shall indicate in writing:
(a) Each law affecting judicial practice and procedure, or establishing or eliminating criminal prohibitions, civil causes of action or remedies, or limitations of actions, shall take effect on the January 1 following passage.
(b) Each law affecting local property taxes shall take effect on the April 1 following passage.
(c) Each law affecting state tax laws and statutory fees shall take effect on the July 1 following passage.
(d) If the law affects only one particular person, town, city, or political subdivision, it shall take effect upon its passage.
(e) Each law making appropriations shall take effect on the July 1 following passage.
(f) Each law establishing a legislative committee shall take effect upon its passage.
(g) All other laws shall take effect 60 days after the bill's passage.
III. A law may be repealed in the bill enacting the law, with the repeal taking effect at a prospective date specified in the bill.
IV. The office of legislative services shall, at the request of the sponsor of an amendment, include in the amendment the effective date requested by the sponsor of the amendment.
V. Unless specifically provided otherwise, each law enacted by the general court shall take effect at midnight, 12:00 a.m., on the date the law becomes effective.
VI. The secretary of state shall record the date each law was enacted and its effective date on all enrolled and printed copies of such law, and such record shall be conclusive.
Source.
1983, 278:2. 1995, 308:42. 2000, 223:1. 2005, 152:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:10 - Preservation of Committee Papers.

14:10 Preservation of Committee Papers. –
The clerk of each senate, house, and joint committee shall properly classify, arrange, and file all papers laid before his committee, and preserve those which are not returned to the senate or house, and at the close of the session shall deposit them with the clerk of that branch of the legislature from which the business to which they relate was sent to the committee.
Source.
RS 2:5; 3:1. CS 2:5; 3:1. GS 3:4; 4:1. GL 3:4; 4:1. 1883, 79:1. PS 4:10, 11. PL 4:10. RL 9:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:11 - Preservation of Papers of General Court.

14:11 Preservation of Papers of General Court. –
The clerks of each house at the close of each session shall properly classify, arrange, file and preserve all papers in their possession, except that all bills and joint resolutions having final action shall be deposited by them with the secretary of state, who shall preserve them.
Source.
RS 2:5; 3:1. CS 2:5; 3:1. GS 3:4; 4:1. GL 3:4; 4:1. 1883, 79:1. PS 4:10, 11. PL 4:11. RL 9:11. RSA 14:11. 1975, 472:2, eff. June 23, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:12 - Stenographic and Clerical Assistants.

14:12 Stenographic and Clerical Assistants. –
The clerks may employ such stenographic and other clerical assistance as the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives may deem necessary.
Source.
1919, 3:3. PL 4:12. RL 9:12.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:12-a - Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Required.

14:12-a Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Required. –
Interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing, licensed under RSA 326-I, shall be provided to persons who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing if such persons wish to meet with their senator or representative on the state house campus. Persons who would like an interpreter pursuant to this section shall provide sufficient notice to the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, as appropriate.
Source.
2019, 31:1, eff. July 14, 2019. 2021, 86:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:14 - Oaths of Witnesses.

14:14 Oaths of Witnesses. –
Any senator or representative, while acting as a member of a committee of the legislature, may administer an oath to any person who may be examined before such committee.
Source.
RS 2:6. CS 2:6. GS 3:9. GL 3:9. PS 4:13. PL 4:14. RL 9:14.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:14-a - Non-Legislative Use of Chambers.

14:14-a Non-Legislative Use of Chambers. –
I.
House. No person shall use the house chamber, anterooms, or cloakrooms at any time for any purpose other than a meeting of the house, of a committee thereof, or of a joint committee of the house and senate, without prior permission of the speaker of the house or his designee.
II.
Senate. No person shall use the senate chamber, anterooms, or cloakrooms at any time for any purpose other than a meeting of the senate, or a committee thereof, or of a joint committee of the house and senate, without prior permission of the president of the senate or his designee.
Source.
1969, 29:1, eff. May 3, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:14-b - Office Space and Parking Facilities.

14:14-b Office Space and Parking Facilities. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the following shall be assigned for use by the speaker of the house and the president of the senate:
I. The legislative parking facilities;
II. The legislative office building and Upham-Walker house; and
III. All rooms and other spaces of the state house with the exception of those areas under the use and control of the executive branch, including the governor's offices, the executive council chamber and offices, and the secretary of state's offices.
Source.
1975, 479:2. 1979, 434:91. 2004, 257:35, eff. June 15, 2004. 2021, 143:2, eff. Sept. 21, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:14-c - Joint Committee on Employee Classification.

14:14-c Joint Committee on Employee Classification. –
I. There is hereby established a joint committee on employee classification.
II. The committee shall consist of 3 members of the senate, appointed by the senate president, one of whom shall be a member of the senate finance committee, and 3 members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the house finance committee and 2 of whom shall be members of the house committee on executive departments and administration. Members shall be appointed for their term of office. All members shall be eligible for reappointment so long as they are qualified under this section. Members shall be appointed no later than December 30 of the year of their election to the general court, except that vacancies shall be filled for an unexpired term within 30 days of the creation of such vacancy. The chairperson shall be elected by the committee members and shall alternate every 2 years between the house and senate members.
III. Relative to unclassified employees:
(a) The committee shall, while the general court is in session and during the interim, review the provisions of RSA 94, including the salaries listed in RSA 94:1-a, I, and shall recommend changes to salaries, position titles, or other matters related to the compensation of state officers.
(b) The committee shall establish procedures to review the allocation decisions submitted to it by the acting directors or administrative heads of state agencies or departments under RSA 94:1-d and shall set a temporary letter grade allocation for each position referred. The committee shall propose legislation recommending permanent salary levels for each position for introduction in the next regular session of the general court.
IV. Relative to classified employees, the committee shall establish procedures to hear appeals submitted by any commissioner or department head regarding reclassification decisions made by the director of personnel pursuant to RSA 21-I:54, III, and the committee's decision in such matters shall be final.
Source.
2006, 290:17, eff. June 15, 2006. 2021, 202:2, Pt. I, Sec. 4, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:15-a - Travel Allowance for Members.

14:15-a Travel Allowance for Members. –
A member of the general court shall be allowed mileage by choosing the method in either paragraph I or II prior to the first mileage reimbursement payment in the term:
I. (a) In the computation of mileage under the provisions of this paragraph, the word "day" shall be deemed to be a calendar day; and, whenever a legislative session shall be continued beyond 12 o'clock midnight, the members present shall be entitled to additional mileage for another day's attendance; provided, however, that any member of the general court absent for any cause from such attendance shall not be allowed mileage for the day the member is so absent.
(b) A member of the general court shall be allowed mileage for the round trip to and from the member's home to the state house in Concord or, as of January 1, 2022, any location where the member's body convenes for each day of attendance at the following rates:
(1) For the first 45 miles, $.38 per mile; and
(2) For all miles in excess of 45 miles, $.19 per mile.
II. A member of the general court shall be allowed compensation for actual travel expenses of the round trip to and from the member's home to the state house in Concord or, as of January 1, 2022, any location where the member's body convenes. Mileage shall be paid at the maximum rate established in the United States Internal Revenue Code and Regulations for the number of miles traveled.
Source.
1909, 160:1. PL 4:16. 1935, 136:1. RL 9:15. 1943, 14:1. 1949, 117:1. 1951, 251:3. RSA 14:15. 1955, 228:1. 1957, 272:1. 1961, 203:1. 1963, 284:1. 1965, 337:1. 1975, 438:1. 1979, 294:1; 434:109. 1983, 38:1. 1997, 110:1, eff. Aug. 8, 1997. 2022, 1:1, eff. Jan. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:15-b - Computation of Distance.

14:15-b Computation of Distance. –
I. Each member of the general court shall at the organizational session of the legislature furnish to the committee on mileage a statement of the distance from his home to the state house in Concord. The committee on mileage shall then compute the mileage allowance to be allowed said member and said committee shall be arbiters of all disputes and claims involving payment of mileage to members. Said committee may consult with the department of transportation relative to the distances as set forth in the statement furnished by the member but the establishment of the distance shall be made by the committee, from its study and investigation.
II. If a member's body convenes at a location other than the state house in Concord, the committee shall use that location in computing distance for that day.
Source.
1862, 2615:1. GS 3:8. GL 3:8. PS 4:14. PL 4:15. 1927, 120:1. 1935, 13:1. RL 9:16. 1943, 14:2. 1949, 117:2. 1951, 251:4. RSA 14:16. 1955, 228:2. 1963, 284:1. 1976, 45:3. 2004, 257:34, eff. June 15, 2004. 2022, 1:2, eff. Jan. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:18 - Travel Allowance to Officers and Employees.

14:18 Travel Allowance to Officers and Employees. –
Any officer or employee of the senate or house of representatives shall be allowed mileage at the same rate as other state employees for each day of attendance up to a maximum of 100 miles for the round trip. Any fractional part of a mile shall be deemed to be one mile for the purposes hereof. The committee on mileage shall be the arbiters of all disputes and claims involving payment of mileage to such officers and employees.
Source.
1893, 74:1. PL 4:17. 1935, 136:1. RL 9:17. 1943, 214:1. 1949, 117:3. 1951, 251:5. RSA 14:18. 1955, 132:1; 330:1. 1965, 4:4, eff. Jan. 6, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:19 - Senate Clerk.

14:19 Senate Clerk. –
The compensation of the clerk of the senate shall be set at a rate to be determined by the senate subcommittee of the legislative facilities committee as established by RSA 17-E:5. The clerk of the senate shall be deemed to be a full-time legislative employee under the direction of the president who shall determine what days the clerk shall be in attendance, and as such eligible for fringe benefits as provided for full-time legislative employees.
Source.
1860, 2369:2. GS 271:27. GL 289:27. PS 286:22. 1895, 84:1. PL 4:22. RL 9:20. 1951, 85:1, par. 20. RSA 14:19. 1955, 335:5. 1961, 280:1. 1969, 300:1. 1976, 45:4. 1977, 600:106, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:20 - House Clerk.

14:20 House Clerk. –
The compensation of the clerk of the house shall be set at a rate to be determined by the house subcommittee of the legislative facilities committee as established by RSA 17-E:5. The clerk of the house shall be deemed to be a full-time legislative employee under the direction of the speaker of the house who shall determine what days the clerk shall be in attendance, and as such eligible for fringe benefits as provided for full-time legislative employees.
Source.
1860, 2369:1, 7. GS 271:26. GL 289:26. PS 286:23. 1895, 84:2. PL 4:21. RL 9:19. 1951, 85:1, par. 19. 1953, 266:13. RSA 14:20. 1961, 280:6. 1969, 300:2. 1976, 45:5. 1977, 600:80, eff. July 1, 1977. 2019, 108:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:21 - Assistant Clerks.

14:21 Assistant Clerks. –
The compensation of the assistant clerks of the senate and of the house shall be set at a rate to be determined by the appropriate house or senate subcommittees of the legislative facilities committee as established by RSA 17-E:5. The president of the senate or the speaker of the house, as the case may be, shall determine what days the assistant clerk shall be in attendance.
Source.
1866, 4308:1. GS 271:20. GL 289:20. PS 286:25. 1895, 84:3. PL 4:22. RL 9:20. 1951, 85:1, par. 20. RSA 14:21. 1955, 335:6. 1961, 280:7. 1965, 1:1. 1969, 300:3. 1976, 45:6. 1977, 600:81, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:22 - Special Sessions.

14:22 Special Sessions. –
If there is a special session of the legislature the clerks and assistant clerks shall be paid such compensation for services thereat as shall be voted them by the legislature.
Source.
GL 289:26, 27. PS 286:24. PL 4:23. RL 9:21.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:26 - Absence From Duties.

14:26 Absence From Duties. –
In case any one of the clerks, assistant clerks, stenographers, mileage clerks, attaches or other employees of the senate or house of representatives shall be absent from his or her duties, his or her compensation shall be suspended during said absence from duty, unless the presiding officers of the senate or the presiding officers of the house of representatives shall otherwise determine, for good cause shown.
Source.
1953, 2:2. RSA 14:26. 1995, 9:6, eff. June 11, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:27-a - Deceased Members Compensation.

14:27-a Deceased Members Compensation. –
In the event a member of the general court shall die after being sworn and while the general court is in regular session, the treasurer is directed and authorized to pay, upon demand and filing of a record of death with the secretary of state, to the surviving spouse, and if there be none, to the estate of such deceased member the balance of his compensation.
Source.
1963, 73:1. 1997, 325:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:27-b - Expenses of the General Court During Interim.

14:27-b Expenses of the General Court During Interim. –
During the period when the legislature is not in session, no expenditure shall be charged against the legislative appropriation for the expenses of the legislature, exclusive of appropriations included therein for the office of the legislative budget assistant to the house and senate finance committees, and the office of the director of legislative services, without the authorization and approval of the president of the senate in the case of expenditures for the senate and the speaker of the house in the case of expenditures for the house. Authority is also granted hereby to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house to purchase supplies and equipment and to cause payment of expenses incidental to the operation and business of the legislature while the legislature is not in session. Such purchasing or payments shall be a charge upon the legislative appropriation, except such expenses as are otherwise specifically provided for by law.
Source.
1965, 239:17. 1967, 379:18. 1995, 9:7. 2003, 319:157, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:28 - No Compensation.

14:28 No Compensation. –
Any person attending at any session, as a member from a town or ward that is not authorized by law to elect a representative, shall not be entitled to receive any compensation for his travel or attendance.
Source.
1858, 2085:10. GS 2:10. 1874, 63:1. GL 2:10. PS 4:15. PL 4:26. RL 9:24.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:29 - Penalty for Acting.

14:29 Penalty for Acting. –
If a person shall attend a session of the legislature and vote therein as a representative from any town or city, knowing that, by reason of want of the requisite number of inhabitants in said town or in the ward of the city which he represents, he is not lawfully entitled to a seat in the house of representatives, or that he was not legally elected a representative of such town or ward, he shall be guilty of a class B felony.
Source.
1858, 2085:10. GS 2:10. 1874, 63:1. GL 2:10. PS 4:16. PL 4:27. RL 9:25. RSA 14:29. 1973, 528:3, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title I - The State and Its Government › Chapter 14 - Legislative Officers and Proceedings › Section 14:30 - Appointment and Compensation.

14:30 Appointment and Compensation. –
Prior to the prorogation of any regular session of the legislature, the fiscal committee shall appoint a legislative budget assistant whose name shall be filed with the secretary of state. Said officer shall receive such salary as may be determined by the legislature and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses when engaged in the duties of his office.
Source.
1953, 10:1, par. 33. RSA 14:30. 1969, 281:1, eff. June 24, 1969.