HB 456 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
06Mar2007… 0278h
2007 SESSION
08/01
HOUSE BILL 456
AN ACT limiting liability for town health officers and overseers of public welfare when acting in the course of their official duties.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gorman, Hills 23
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill limits liability for town health officers and overseers of public welfare when acting in the course of their official duties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06Mar2007… 0278h
07-0518
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT limiting liability for town health officers and overseers of public welfare when acting in the course of their official duties.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Health Officers and Overseers of Public Welfare; Liability. Amend RSA 31:104 to read as follows:
31:104 Liability of Municipal Executives. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, no member of the governing board of any municipal corporation or political subdivision[;], no member of any other board, commission, or bureau of any municipal corporation or political subdivision created or existing pursuant to a statute or charter, and no chief executive officer of such municipal corporation or political subdivision, including but not limited to city councilors and aldermen, selectmen, county convention members, members of boards of adjustment, members of planning boards, school board members, mayors, city managers, town managers, county commissioners, regional planning commissioners, town health officers, overseers of public welfare, and school superintendents shall be held liable for civil damages for any vote, resolution, or decision made by said person acting in his or her official capacity in good faith and within the scope of his or her authority.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.