HB 1371 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
7Mar2012… 0706h
2012 SESSION
10/01
HOUSE BILL 1371
AN ACT relative to conflicts of interest of county government officials.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bulis, Graf 1; Rep. Cebrowski, Hills 18; Rep. B. Patten, Carr 4; Rep. Gionet, Graf 3; Rep. Tholl, Coos 2; Rep. Case, Rock 1; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Bettencourt, Rock 4; Rep. Ladd, Graf 5; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 5; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill requires that county government officials not participate in matters they have an interest in, and establishes a procedure for review of complaints of conflicts of interest.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Mar2012… 0706h
12-2299
10/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to conflicts of interest of county government officials.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Prohibitions For County Officers; Conflicts of Interest. Amend RSA 30-A by inserting after section 2 the following new section:
30-A:3 Conflicts of Interest.
I. County government officials, elected and appointed, shall avoid conflicts of interest.
II. County government officials shall not participate in any matter in which they, or their spouse, parent, sibling, child, or dependents have a private interest, personal or pecuniary, which may directly affect or influence the performance of their duties.
III. Complaints of conflict of interest shall be submitted in writing to the county personnel committee, consisting of the chair, vice-chair, and clerk of the convention, as established in RSA 28:10-a, to review the allegation and issue a public censure if appropriate. The committee may establish reasonable rules of procedure for receiving and reviewing conflict of interest complaints.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.