HB 1417 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2580
\t01/03
HOUSE BILL\t1417
AN ACT\trelative to records of convenings of public bodies.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Sylvia, Belk. 6; Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. D. Brown, Graf. 16
COMMITTEE:\tJudiciary
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires certain information be recorded in the minutes of convenings of a public body for the purposes of discussing strategy or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining or consultation with legal counsel.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2580
\t01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to records of convenings of public bodies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know; Meetings Open to the Public. Amend RSA 91-A:2 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
\t\tI-a. Records of all convenings of a quorum or majority of the members of a public body for the purposes of subparagraphs I(a) or (b) shall be kept and publicly disclosed within 72 hours of the convenings, and shall be treated as permanent public records. Such records shall include the specific exemption which is relied upon as the foundation for the convenings, names of members, persons appearing before the public body, meetings places, and beginning and ending times.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.