HB 1368 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
19Feb2014… 0450h
05/15/14 1783s
4Jun2014… 1927CofC
2014 SESSION
06/03
HOUSE BILL 1368
AN ACT relative to consideration of criminal records for occupational and professional licensing.
SPONSORS: Rep. Heffron, Rock 18
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill prohibits certain regulatory boards and commissions from denying a license to any person because of a prior conviction of a crime in and of itself.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19Feb2014… 0450h
05/15/14 1783s
4Jun2014… 1927CofC
14-2036
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to consideration of criminal records for occupational and professional licensing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Criminal Conviction. Amend RSA 332-G by inserting after section 7 the following new section:
332-G:8 Criminal Conviction. No board or commission shall disqualify a person from practicing, pursuing, or engaging in any occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or business for which a license, permit, certificate, or registration is required under this title, nor suspend or revoke such license, certificate, or registration because of a prior conviction of a crime in and of itself. However, a board or commission may deny a license or certificate, or the renewal of a license or certificate, or may suspend or revoke such license or certificate, because of a prior conviction after considering the nature of the crime and whether there is a substantial and direct relationship to the occupation, trade, vocation, or profession for which the person has applied, and may consider information about the rehabilitation of the convicted person, and the amount of time that has passed since the conviction or release.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.
LBAO
14-2036 Amended 05/19/14
HB 1368-FN FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to consideration of criminal records for occupational and professional licensing.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended by the Senate (Amendment #2014-1783s), will have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local expenditures or revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill prohibits a board or commission from disqualifying a person from practicing, pursuing, or engaging in any occupation, trade, vocation, profession, or business for which a license, permit, certificate, or registration is required under this title, nor suspend or revoke such license, certificate, or registration because of a prior conviction of a crime in and of itself. However, a board or commission may deny a license or certificate, or the renewal of a license or certificate, because of a prior conviction after a reviewing and considering the circumstances for that individual. The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill will have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local expenditures or revenue.