Bill Text - SB35 (2017)

(Second New Title) relative to the guidelines of the legislative ethics committee.


Revision: June 2, 2017, 11:04 a.m.

SB 35 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

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2017 SESSION

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05/10

 

SENATE BILL 35

 

AN ACT relative to the guidelines of the legislative ethics committee.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Giuda, Dist 2

 

COMMITTEE: Rules and Enrolled Bills

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill revises the definition of special interest in RSA 14-B and the legislative ethics guidelines.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT relative to the guidelines of the legislative ethics committee.

 

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

 

1  Legislative Ethics Committee; Definition of Special Interest.  RSA 14-B:1, V is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

V.  "Special interest'' means any financial or non-financial personal interest in the outcome of a matter that is the subject of official activity, distinct from and greater than the interests of the public at large.

(a)  A financial interest exists where a legislator or household member could stand to gain or lose anything of material value as a result of the official activity.

(b)  A non-financial personal interest exists where a legislator or household member has a responsibility for the welfare of an organization by virtue of holding a position with a fiduciary responsibility, such as a board member, trustee, or director.

2  Legislative Ethics Guidelines; Definition of Special Interest.  Upon the effective date of this act, the definition of special interest in paragraph XIII of section 2 of the legislative ethics guidelines is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

XIII.  "Special interest'' means any financial or non-financial personal interest in the outcome of a matter that is the subject of official activity, distinct from and greater than the interests of the public at large.

(a)  A financial interest exists where a legislator or household member could stand to gain or lose anything of material value as a result of the official activity.

(b)  A non-financial personal interest exists where a legislator or household member has a responsibility for the welfare of an organization by virtue of holding a position with a fiduciary responsibility, such as a board member, trustee, or director.

3  Legislative Ethics Guidelines; Legislator's Non-Financial Personal Interests Disclosure Form.  Upon the effective date of this act, the legislator's non-financial personal interests disclosure form provided in section 5 of the legislative ethics guidelines shall be amended to read as follows:

GENERAL DISCLOSURE OF

NON-FINANCIAL PERSONAL INTERESTS FORM

A “non-financial personal interest” exists where a legislator or household member is a member of a public body, or has a responsibility for the welfare of an organization[. A legislator or household member has a responsibility for the welfare of an organization when the legislator or household member holds] by virtue of holding a position with a fiduciary responsibility, such as a board member, trustee, or director.

 

Description of Non-Financial Personal Interest

Identify and describe below the non-financial personal interest you or a household member may have. A “household member” is any person living in the same domicile as you who shares a common economic interest in the expenses of daily living, including, but not limited to, a spouse, child, or parent.

 

Please identify each “non-financial personal interest.”

NAME OF LEGISLATOR:

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LIST [PUBLIC BODIES AND/OR] ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUR POSITION:

___________________________________________________________________________

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NAME OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AND RELATIONSHIP TO YOU:

___________________________________________________________________________

LIST [PUBLIC BODIES AND/OR] ORGANIZATIONS AND POSITION:

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Signature Date

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Printed Name of Legislator

4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.