Bill Text - HB145 (2011)

Permitting the audio and video recording of any public official while in the course of his or her official duties.


Revision: Jan. 13, 2011, midnight

HB 145 – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 145

AN ACT permitting the audio and video recording of any public official while in the course of his or her official duties.

SPONSORS: Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 3; Rep. Jennifer Coffey, Merr 6; Rep. Hikel, Hills 7; Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 27; Rep. Itse, Rock 9

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill permits the audio and video recording of any public official while in the course of his or her 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT permitting the audio and video recording of any public official while in the course of his or her official duties.

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

1 New Subparagraph; Audio and Video Recording of Public Official in the Course of Official Duties Permitted. Amend RSA 570-A:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following new subparagraph:

(m) Any person to make an audio or video recording, or both, of any public official while in the course of his or her official duties. This subparagraph shall not apply to emergency medical personnel.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.