Revision: Jan. 22, 2013, midnight
HB 406 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
10/03
HOUSE BILL 406
AN ACT relative to the availability of contribution information in lobbyist statements on the Internet.
SPONSORS: Rep. P. Sullivan, Hills 10
This bill requires the secretary of state to publish contribution reports in lobbyist statements on the Internet.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0368
10/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to the availability of contribution information in lobbyist statements on the Internet.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Lobbyists; Publication of Statements. Amend RSA 15:6, VI to read as follows:
VI. The secretary of state shall maintain the statements required by this section for 6 years from the date of filing, after which time the statements may be destroyed. The public information on the forms shall be available to the public in the form of a photocopy or an electronic record. [The secretary of state shall, as soon as is practical, implement an electronic record keeping system that makes lobbyist registration forms and fee and expense reports available to the public through the internet.] The secretary of state shall also publish on the department’s Internet site the contributions reported in each lobbyist statement under this section and maintain such contributions reports for at least 2 years after the date of the statement.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.