Bill Text - HB523 (2018)

(New Title) establishing a committee to study the use and regulation of biometric information.


Revision: May 25, 2018, 11:18 a.m.

CHAPTER 21

HB 523 - FINAL VERSION

 

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2018 SESSION

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05/10

 

HOUSE BILL 523

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use and regulation of biometric information.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Kurk, Hills. 2; Rep. King, Hills. 33; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study the use and regulation of biometric information.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use and regulation of biometric information.

 

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

 

21:1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study the use and regulation of biometric information.

21:2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b)  One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

21:3  Duties.  The committee shall determine the appropriate level of regulation for the collection and use of biometric information.  The committee may solicit information and testimony from any individual or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.

21:4  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member.  The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

21:5  Report.  The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2018.

21:6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

Approved: May 15, 2018

Effective Date: May 15, 2018