CHAPTER 173
HB 1265 - FINAL VERSION
04/19/2018 1430s
2018 SESSION
18-2386
04/03
HOUSE BILL 1265
AN ACT relative to the release of criminal conviction records.
SPONSORS: Rep. Keans, Straf. 23; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits the release of criminal conviction records to a defendant in a criminal proceeding or counsel for the defendant.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/19/2018 1430s 18-2386
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the release of criminal conviction records.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
173:1 State Police; Criminal Records. Amend RSA 106-B:14, I-a(a) to read as follows:
(a) No individual, or public or private agency receiving criminal conviction record information from the division shall resell, rent, trade, transfer, make available, or otherwise disclose such information to another person for any purpose, other than to a client of the individual, a defendant in a criminal proceeding or counsel for a defendant in a criminal proceeding, or public or private agency, without permission of the director.
173:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 08, 2018
Effective Date: August 07, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 22, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 10, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 19, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Date | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 3, 2018 | Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 5 | |
| Jan. 24, 2018 | Public Hearing: 01/24/2018 10:20 AM LOB 204 | |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | Executive Session: 02/13/2018 LOB 204 | |
| Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC) | ||
| Feb. 22, 2018 | Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/22/2018 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 7 P. 5 | |
| Feb. 22, 2018 | Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 5 | |
| March 8, 2018 | Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 | |
| April 10, 2018 | Hearing: 04/10/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 16 | |
| April 19, 2018 | Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1430s, 04/19/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 | |
| April 19, 2018 | Committee Amendment # 2018-1430s, AA, VV; 04/19/2018; SJ 13 | |
| April 19, 2018 | Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1430s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/19/2018; SJ 13 | |
| April 26, 2018 | House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1430s (Rep. Welch): MA VV 04/26/2018 HJ 14 P. 2 | |
| May 3, 2018 | Enrolled (In recess 05/03/2018); SJ 17 | |
| May 3, 2018 | Enrolled 05/03/2018 | |
| June 8, 2018 | Signed by Governor Sununu 06/08/2018; Chapter 173; Eff. 8/7/2018 |