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Ex. NH-073 Order Primary source read

RSA 4:45 as amended effective June 25, 2021

State of Emergency Declaration; Powers (2021 amendment)

New Hampshire General Court (HB 2, 2021) · New Hampshire (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Hampshire
Level
State
Authority
2021 N.H. Laws ch. 91:459, 460
Issued
2021-06-25 June 25, 2021
Effective
2021-06-25
End
In force (further amended 2022, 2023) (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
June 25, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the Governor; the General Court
Functions reached
  • predicate; fixes the post-emergency legal landscape in Q3 2021
Collection
New Hampshire NH

Operative words

II.... (c) The legislature may terminate a state of emergency or any emergency order issued thereunder by a majority vote of both the senate and the house of representatives.... (d) Ninety days from the date of declaration of a state of emergency, and every 90 days thereafter, the governor shall call... and address a joint session of the general court... At such joint session, the legislature shall vote on whether to terminate the state of emergency... IV. Members of the legislature shall be exempt from any emergency orders that would infringe on their ability to travel and conduct their business as representatives of the people. Source. 2002, 257:4, eff. July 1, 2002. 2021, 91:459, 460, eff. June 25, 2021.

Enforcement

Statutory

Notes

Read at the archived gencourt.state.nh.us page (capture 20220602203843).

Retrieval note

Text read in full; PDF not produced (see NH-068 note).