CHAPTER 183
HB 1483 - FINAL VERSION
22Feb2018... 0583h
2018 SESSION
18-2468
04/08
HOUSE BILL 1483
AN ACT amending the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute to include private communication networks.
SPONSORS: Rep. Wallace, Rock. 33; Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill adds any technology utilizing wireless entry points or access points to the definition of a communications common carrier.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2018... 0583h 18-2468
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT amending the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute to include private communication networks.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
183:1 Wiretapping and Eavesdropping; Definitions. Amend RSA 570-A:1, IX to read as follows:
IX. "Communications common carrier'' means a person engaged in providing communications services to the general public through transmission of any form of information between subscribers by means of wire, cable, radio or electromagnetic transmission, optical or fiber-optic transmission, or other means which transfers information without physical transfer of medium, whether by switched or dedicated facilities. A person engaged in radio or television broadcasting or any other general distribution of any form of communications shall not thereby be deemed a communications common carrier. "Communications common carrier" shall include any wireless technology that uses a wireless entry or access point to transmit or receive any form of information.
183:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
Approved: June 08, 2018
Effective Date: January 01, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 6, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 22, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 26, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 8, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/08/2018; Chapter 183; Eff. 1/1/2019
May 3, 2018: Enrolled 05/03/2018
May 3, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 05/03/2018); SJ 17
April 26, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/26/2018; SJ 14
April 26, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/26/2018; SC 18
April 17, 2018: Hearing: 04/17/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 17
March 8, 2018: Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
Feb. 22, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0583h: MA VV 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 6
Feb. 22, 2018: Amendment # 2018-0583h: AA VV 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 6
Feb. 22, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0583h for 02/22/2018 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 7 P. 6
Feb. 13, 2018: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/13/2018 LOB 204
Feb. 6, 2018: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/06/2018 LOB 204
Jan. 17, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/17/2018 11:30 AM LOB 204
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 12