RSA 14:9-a Effective Dates.
Title: I - THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter: 14 - LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS
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 ca