HB 165 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0112
05/01
HOUSE BILL 165
AN ACT prohibiting a public official from contracting out his or her duties.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marple, Merr. 24; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 37; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits a public official from entering into a contract with a third party to perform his or her official duties and establishes a criminal penalty for such a delegation of authority.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0112
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT prohibiting a public official from contracting out his or her duties.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Corrupt Practices; Delegation of Obligations Prohibited. Amend RSA 640 by inserting after section 7 the following new section:
640:8 Delegation of Obligations Prohibited. No elected or appointed public official shall enter into a contract with a third party to perform the public official's obligations and duties to the public. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 24, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 14, 2019: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 11
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 18-0; CC)
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/14/2019 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 11 P. 5
Jan. 24, 2019: Executive Session: 01/24/2019 02:00 pm LOB 306
Jan. 16, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/16/2019 11:00 am LOB 306
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 40