CHAPTER 165
HB 460 - FINAL VERSION
8Mar2017... 0155h
05/11/2017 1620s
2017 SESSION
17-0538
01/03
HOUSE BILL 460
AN ACT relative to minutes under the right-to-know law.
SPONSORS: Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. J. Edwards, Rock. 4; Rep. Torosian, Rock. 14; Rep. Brown, Graf. 16; Rep. Comeau, Carr. 5
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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This bill declares that a member of a public body may object to a discussion in a meeting of the body, including nonpublic session, if the member believes the discussion violates RSA 91-A. Upon request of the member who is objecting to the discussion, the public body shall record the member's objection in its minutes of the meeting.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Mar2017... 0155h
05/11/2017 1620s 17-0538
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to minutes under the right-to-know law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
165:1 New Paragraph; Right-to-Know Law; Objection by Member of Public Body. Amend RSA 91-A:2 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. If a member of the public body believes that any discussion in a meeting of the body, including in a nonpublic session, violates this chapter, the member may object to the discussion. If the public body continues the discussion despite the objection, the objecting member may request that his or her objection be recorded in the minutes and may then continue to participate in the discussion without being subject to the penalties of RSA 91-A:8, IV or V. Upon such a request, the public body shall record the member's objection in its minutes of the meeting. If the objection is to a discussion in nonpublic session, the objection shall also be recorded in the public minutes, but the notation in the public minutes shall include only the member's name, a statement that he or she objected to the discussion in nonpublic session, and a reference to the provision of RSA 91-A:3, II, that was the basis for the discussion.
165:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
Approved: June 28, 2017
Effective Date: January 01, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 8, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 13, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 11, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 28, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/28/2017; Chapter 165; eff 01/01/18
June 8, 2017: Enrolled 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 9
June 8, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 06/08/2017); SJ 20
June 1, 2017: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1620s (Rep. Hagan): MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 3
May 11, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1620s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
May 11, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-1620s, AA, VV; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
May 11, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1620s, 05/11/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22
April 13, 2017: Hearing: 04/13/2017, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 18
March 9, 2017: Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
March 8, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0155h: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 37
March 8, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0155h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 37
March 8, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0155h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 11-2; CC) HC 14 P. 17
Feb. 8, 2017: Executive Session: 02/08/2017 10:00 AM LOB 208
Jan. 24, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/24/2017 02:30 PM LOB 208
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 13