CHAPTER 234
HB 170 - FINAL VERSION
9Mar2017... 0380h
05/31/2017 2032s
22Jun2017... 2379EBA
2017 SESSION
17-0261
01/03
HOUSE BILL 170
AN ACT relative to posting notice and minutes of public meetings on the public body's website.
SPONSORS: Rep. Comeau, Carr. 5
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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This bill clarifies the procedure for posting minutes and meeting notices on the public body's Internet website.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2017... 0380h
05/31/2017 2032s
22Jun2017... 2379EBA 17-0261
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to posting notice and minutes of public meetings on the public body's website.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
234:1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know; Meetings Open to the Public. Amend RSA 91-A:2 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a.(a) If a public body maintains an Internet website or contracts with a third party to maintain an Internet website on its behalf, it shall either post its approved minutes in a consistent and reasonably accessible location on the website or post and maintain a notice on the website stating where the minutes may be reviewed and copies requested.
(b) If a public body chooses to post meeting notices on the body's Internet website, it shall do so in a consistent and reasonably accessible location on the website. If it does not post notices on the website, it shall post and maintain a notice on the website stating where meeting notices are posted.
234:2 Contingent Renumbering. If HB 460 of the 2017 regular legislative session becomes law, RSA 91-A:2, II-a as inserted by section 1 of this act shall be renumbered to RSA 91-A:2, II-b.
234:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
Approved: July 18, 2017
Effective Date: January 01, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 11, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 17, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 8, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 4, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 31, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 18, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 234; Eff. 1/1/2018
June 22, 2017: Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 27
June 22, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
June 22, 2017: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2379e: AA VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 23
June 22, 2017: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2379e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/22/2017); SJ 20
June 8, 2017: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2032s (Rep. Hagan): MA VV 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 5
May 31, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-2032s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/31/2017; SJ 18
May 31, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-2032s, AA, VV; 05/31/2017; SJ 18
May 31, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-2032s, 05/31/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 25
April 4, 2017: Hearing: 04/04/2017, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 17
March 9, 2017: Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
March 9, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0380h: MA DV 313-45 03/09/2017 HJ 10 P. 17
March 9, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0380h: AA VV 03/09/2017 HJ 10 P. 17
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 8, 2017: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0380h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 13-1; RC)
Feb. 8, 2017: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/08/2017 10:00 AM LOB 208
Jan. 17, 2017: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/17/2017 01:00 PM LOB 208
Jan. 11, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/11/2017 10:00 AM LOB 208
Jan. 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 19