Bill Text - HB299 (2009)

Prohibiting banks from requiring blood samples, fingerprints, and DNA samples in order to complete a banking transaction.


Revision: Jan. 13, 2009, midnight

HB 299 – AS INTRODUCED

2009 SESSION

09-0359

08/10

HOUSE BILL 299

AN ACT prohibiting banks from requiring blood samples, fingerprints, and DNA samples in order to complete a banking transaction.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sapareto, Rock 5; Rep. Kurk, Hills 7

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits banks from requiring blood samples, fingerprints, and DNA samples in order to complete a banking transaction.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

09-0359

08/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT prohibiting banks from requiring blood samples, fingerprints, and DNA samples in order to complete a banking transaction.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subparagraph; Negotiable Instruments; Presentment; Unreasonable Forms of Identification. Amend RSA 382-A:3-501 by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:

(c) Reasonable identification shall not include blood samples, finger prints, or DNA samples.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.