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United States — New Hampshire
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If a vacancy occurs in the presiding officer role, the senate or house must choose a successor, and if not in session the branch must meet later to do so; the clerk must notify members.
United States — New Hampshire
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The general court must assemble every two years in December after the biennial election to organize. At that assembly, the senate and house must take the oath, elect specified officers, adopt organizational rules, and do other necessary organizational business.
United States — New Hampshire
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If a legislature officer moves out of the state, the office becomes vacant.
United States — New Hampshire
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The clerk of the house is treated as a full-time legislative employee, with compensation set by the house subcommittee and attendance days set by the speaker of the house.
United States — New Hampshire
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Assistant clerks’ compensation is set by the relevant legislative subcommittees, and the senate president or house speaker decides when the assistant clerk must attend.
United States — New Hampshire
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If there is a special legislative session, the clerks and assistant clerks are to be paid compensation for their services, in an amount voted by the legislature.
United States — New Hampshire
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If certain senate or house employees are absent from duty, their compensation is suspended during the absence unless the presiding officers decide otherwise for good cause.
United States — New Hampshire
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If a sworn member of the general court dies while it is in regular session, the treasurer must pay the balance of the member’s compensation to the surviving spouse, or to the estate if there is no surviving spouse, after a demand and a filed death record.
United States — New Hampshire
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When the legislature is not in session, the senate president and the house speaker may approve and pay certain legislative expenses, and may buy supplies and equipment for legislative operations.
United States — New Hampshire
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Certain full-time legislative and constitutional officers are entitled to Group I retirement benefits, but must make specified 4.6% payments for service credit and meet a buy-back deadline.
United States — New Hampshire
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A person attending a session as a member from a town or ward not authorized to elect a representative is not entitled to compensation for travel or attendance.
United States — New Hampshire
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A person who knowingly votes as a representative in the legislature without being lawfully entitled to the seat or legally elected commits a class B felony.
United States — New Hampshire
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The clerks of the senate and house must keep a true and fair record of proceedings in their branches, and convention proceedings must be recorded only in the house journal.
United States — New Hampshire
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This section establishes a fiscal committee and requires it to work with the legislative budget assistant, consider certain recommendations, and approve covered non-state funds over $100,000 before they are accepted and spent.
United States — New Hampshire
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The fiscal committee must appoint a legislative budget assistant before a regular legislative session is prorogued, and the assistant’s name must be filed with the secretary of state.
United States — New Hampshire
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The audit division must perform specified audits, report them to the fiscal committee, and follow committee directions. The fiscal committee also has approval and directing powers, and the executive officer may file a written response.
United States — New Hampshire
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The budget division must help legislative committees with budget-related staff support, prepare fiscal notes and fiscal impact statements, and provide budget orientation materials. The legislative budget assistant must attend state budget hearings.
United States — New Hampshire
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The cost of certain financial audits must be charged to the appropriate fund and transferred to the general fund.
United States — New Hampshire
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This section sets up the legislative budget assistant’s office, gives its divisions authority to investigate and examine public financial records, and requires state entities to provide requested information with confidentiality limits.
United States — New Hampshire
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Suitable office space in the state house must be assigned to the legislative budget assistant for use during legislative sessions and between sessions.