SB 345 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/22/06 1496s
2006 SESSION
05/10
SENATE BILL 345
AN ACT relative to lobbyist registration requirements.
SPONSORS: Sen. Estabrook, Dist 21; Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Green, Dist 6; Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9
This bill permits the attorney general to impose a civil penalty on lobbyists who file late financial statements under RSA 15.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/22/06 1496s
06-2791
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to lobbyist registration requirements.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Lobbyists; Penalty; Civil Fine for Late Filing. Amend RSA 15:5 to read as follows:
15:5 Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. The attorney general may impose a civil penalty of $25 per day, per client, for late filing of the statement required under RSA 15:3. Whoever shall make and file any statement under this chapter which is to his knowledge false shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished accordingly.
2 Lobbyists; Penalty; Civil Fine for Late Filing. Amend RSA 15:8 to read as follows:
15:8 Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. The attorney general may impose a civil penalty of $25 per day, per client, for late filing of the statement required under RSA 15:6. Whoever shall make and file any statement under this chapter which is to his or her knowledge false shall be deemed guilty of perjury and punished accordingly.
3 Contingency. If SB 206-FN of the 2006 general session becomes law, section 1 of this act shall not take effect and section 2 of this act shall take effect on June 2, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. If SB 206-FN of the 2006 general session does not become law, section 1 of this act shall take effect upon its passage and section 2 of this act shall not take effect.
4 Effective Date.
I. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect as provided in section 3 of this act.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.