SB 389-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/03/2016 0588s
2016 SESSION
16-2855
04/09
SENATE BILL 389-FN
AN ACT relative to the penalty for possession of multiple firearms.
SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the provisions of the armed career criminal statute to address the issues raised in State of New Hampshire v. Kevin Balch (167 N.H. 329, 2015).
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/03/2016 0588s
16-2855
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to the penalty for possession of multiple firearms.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Pistols and Revolvers; Armed Career Criminals. Amend RSA 159:3-a, I to read as follows:
I. No person who has been convicted of any combination of 3 or more felonies in this state or any other state under homicide, assault, sexual assault, arson, burglary, robbery, extortion, child pornography, or controlled drug laws, shall own or have in his or her possession or under his or her control, [a pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, or any other firearm] one or more firearms.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
16-2855
Amended 3/8/16
SB 389-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the penalty for possession of multiple firearms.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2016-0588s), has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2020.