HB 1550 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
06/04
HOUSE BILL 1550
AN ACT relative to conflicts of interest.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mirski, Graf 10; Rep. Winter, Merr 3; Rep. Newton, Straf 1
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires any state employee or official of a town to recuse himself or herself from participating in any decision-making process that involves a conflict 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2469
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to conflicts of interest.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Chapter; Conflicts of Interest. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 20-B the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 20-C
20-C:1 Duty to Recuse. Every employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions shall recuse himself or herself from participating in any decision-making process that occurs in the course of his or her employment, when such decision involves a conflict of interest as defined in RSA 21-G:21.
2 New Section; Conflict of Interest. Amend RSA 31 by inserting after section 4-a the following new section:
31:4-b Conflict of Interest. Every elected or appointed official of a town, every member of a board or commission of a town, and every employee of a town shall recuse himself or herself from participating in any decision-making process that occurs in the course of his or her term, membership, or employment, when such decision involves a conflict of interest as defined in RSA 21-G:21.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.