Revision: Feb. 18, 2010, midnight
HB 1372 – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1372
AN ACT establishing a commission to study the provisions of RSA 570-A, the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute, and to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties.
SPONSORS: Rep. Winters, Hills 17; Rep. R. Holden, Hills 7
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes a commission to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2439
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT establishing a commission to study the provisions of RSA 570-A, the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute, and to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) One member from the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, appointed by such association.
(d) One member from the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, appointed by such organization.
II. Members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
3 Duties. The commission shall study the provisions of RSA 570-A, the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute, to determine if revisions are needed to update the statute and shall study any issues associated with permitting any person to make a video and audio recording of a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties. The commission may solicit testimony from any person with information or expertise relevant to the commission’s objective.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2010.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.