SB456 (2016) Detail

Relative to reporting of receipts and expenditures by candidates and candidate committees.


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CHAPTER 102

SB 456-FN - FINAL VERSION

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2016 SESSION

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SENATE BILL\t456-FN

 

AN ACT\trelative to reporting of receipts and expenditures by candidates and candidate committees.

 

SPONSORS:\tSen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Pierce, Dist 5; Rep. Moody, Rock. 17; Rep. Hoelzel, Rock. 3; Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27

 

COMMITTEE:\tPublic and Municipal Affairs

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

\tThis bill authorizes an electronic system for reporting of political receipts and expenditures by candidates and candidate committees.

 

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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to reporting of receipts and expenditures by candidates and candidate committees.

 

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

 

\t102:1  New Section; Reports of Receipts and Expenditures Filed Electronically.  Amend RSA 664 by inserting after section 9-a the following new section:

\t664:9-b  Reports of Receipts and Expenditures Filed Electronically.  A political committee of a candidate or a candidate may electronically report receipts and expenditures, as required by RSA 664:6, 664:7, and 664:7-b, by uploading the report to the secretary of state's website.  The report shall be publicly available on the website on or before the date that an itemized statement of receipts and expenditures is due.  The committee or candidate may publicly release receipt and expenditure information under this section more frequently than is required by RSA 664:6, 664:7, and 664:7-b provided the receipt and expenditure report is up to date when due.

\t102:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 19, 2016

Effective Date: July 18, 2016