HB 1473 – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 1473
AN ACT relative to requiring lobbyists to file an annual statement.
SPONSORS: Rep. Nixon, Hills 17; Rep. Rowe, Hills 6; Rep. Ramsey, Hills 8; Rep. DiFruscia, Rock 4
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
This bill requires lobbyists to file an additional annual statement detailing the names of clients and consideration paid, and contributions to legislators and candidates.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2244
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to requiring lobbyists to file an annual statement.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Lobbyists; Statement Required. Amend RSA 15:6 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII.(a) In addition to any filing and reporting requirements in this section, each lobbyist shall file with the secretary of state a single clear, concise, and accurate statement, detailing:
(1) The name, addresses, and contact numbers of the lobbyist.
(2) The names of each client of the lobbyist and the amount of consideration paid to such lobbyist by each client.
(3) The amount or amounts said lobbyist, his or her employer, his or her family members, and any officers or other employees of his or her employer, have contributed to legislators and legislative candidates, or to the campaigns of or any group, including a political committee, of legislators and legislative candidates.
(b) Said statements shall be filed on or before December 1, of each year, and shall include all information, consideration, and contributions as described in subparagraph (a) made since December 1st of the preceding year.
(c) Said statements shall be on forms prescribed by the secretary of state, signed under oath by the filing lobbyist, and retained by the secretary of state as freely available to the public for a period of 6 years, after which they may be destroyed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.