HB 1461 – AS INTRODUCED
2014 SESSION
03/10
HOUSE BILL 1461
AN ACT relative to prohibited coercion of political contributions.
This bill expands the applicability of the prohibition on coercing political contributions to include the coercion of any public employee.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14-2215
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT relative to prohibited coercion of political contributions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Prohibited Coercion of Political Contributions; Public Employees. Amend RSA 664:4-a, I to read as follows:
I. No person shall knowingly coerce, or attempt to coerce, any [classified state] public employee to give or withhold a contribution to any political campaign or political committee, or to any candidate, party, or cause, for the purpose of promoting the success or defeat of any candidate or political party.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.