Bill Text - HCR6 (2017)

Urging the New Hampshire general court to investigate whether a member of the general court who is a paid employee of an advocacy group is in violation of article 7 of the second part of the New Hampshire constitution.


Revision: Jan. 31, 2017, 8:20 a.m.

HCR 6 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2017 SESSION

17-0296

10/03

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 6

 

A RESOLUTION urging the New Hampshire general court to investigate whether a member of the general court who is a paid employee of an advocacy group is in violation of article 7 of the second part of the New Hampshire constitution.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. J. Moore, Hills. 21; Rep. V. Sullivan, Hills. 16

 

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This house concurrent resolution urges the general court to investigate whether a member of the general court who is a paid employee of an advocacy group is in violation of Part II, Article 7 of the New Hampshire constitution.

 

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17-0296

10/03

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

A RESOLUTION urging the New Hampshire general court to investigate whether a member of the general court who is a paid employee of an advocacy group is in violation of article 7 of the second part of the New Hampshire constitution.

 

Whereas, Article 7 of Part II of the New Hampshire constitution states that no member of the general court shall take fees, be of counsel, or act as advocate, in any cause before either branch of the legislature; and upon due proof thereof, such member shall forfeit his seat in the legislature; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the general court should investigate whether a member of the general court who is also a paid employee of an advocacy group is in violation of Part II, Article 7 of the New Hampshire constitution; and

That the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate should form a joint commission for such an investigation.