Revision: Dec. 14, 2015, midnight
\t \t\tHB 1288 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2297
\t05/08
HOUSE BILL\t1288
AN ACT\trelative to the National Guard force protection policy.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Edelblut, Hills. 38; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Tamburello, Rock. 5; Rep. Pitre, Straf. 2; Rep. Moore, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE:\tState-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill prohibits the New Hampshire national guard from adopting a force protection policy that declares any facility owned or maintained by the guard to be a gun-free zone. The bill also permits members of the guard to carry concealed weapons at national guard facilities.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2297
\t05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the National Guard force protection policy.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Paragraph; National Guard Facilities; Force Protection Policy. Amend RSA 110-B:28 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
\t\tVII. The adjutant general shall not adopt a force protection policy that declares any facility owned, leased, or maintained by the New Hampshire national guard to be a gun-free zone. The force protection policy shall permit members of the guard to carry a concealed pistol or revolver upon their person in accordance with the rules, regulations, and training requirements prescribed by the adjutant general.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.