HB 1233 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2142
\t10/05
HOUSE BILL\t1233
AN ACT\trelative to the right of attendance by general court members at legislative proceedings.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Ulery, Hills. 37; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28
COMMITTEE:\tLegislative Administration
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill clarifies the right of members of the general court to attend noticed proceedings of the legislature without being affected by proceeding in civil cases.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2142
\t10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the right of attendance by general court members at legislative proceedings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Section; Members of the General Court; Attendance at Legislative Proceedings. Amend RSA 14-A by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
\t14-A:7 Attendance at Legislative Proceedings. Pursuant to Part II, Article 21 of the New Hampshire Constitution, no proceeding in a civil case or summons to appear in a civil action shall affect, prevent, or take precedence over the constitutional privilege of a member of the general court from going to, returning from, or attending any noticed hearing, meeting, or session of the New Hampshire house of representatives or New Hampshire senate or any committee thereof.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.