HB334 (2016) Detail

(New Title) establishing a committee to study ways of requiring Internet entities to keep the personal information of customers confidential.


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HB 334 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

7Jan2016... 2359h

2015 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL\t\t334

 

AN ACT\testablishing a committee to study ways of requiring Internet entities to keep the personal information of customers confidential.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. Ratzki, Merr 1

 

COMMITTEE:\tScience, Technology and Energy

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill establishes a committee to study ways of requiring Internet entities to keep the personal information of customers confidential.

 

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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 

7Jan2016... 2359h\t15-0240

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

 

AN ACT\testablishing a committee to study ways of requiring Internet entities to keep the personal information of customers confidential.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

\t1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study ways of requiring Internet entities to keep the personal information of customers confidential.

\t2  Membership and Compensation.

\t\tI.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

\t\t\t(a)  Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

\t\t\t(b)  Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

\t\tII.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

\t3  Duties.  The committee shall:

\t\tI.  Define “Internet service providers”.

\t\tII.  Define “personally identifiable information”.

\t\tIII.  Establish criteria for protecting the personally identifiable information of New Hampshire residents from being shared by entities that obtain such information by providing Internet service.

\t4  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member.  The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

\t5  Report.  The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2016

\t6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.